Bob Marley & The WailersBest Bob Marley & The Wailers Albums Ranked

Catch a Fire (Deluxe Edition)

rollingstone

10

“The deluxe edition of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1973 breakthrough, Catch a Fire, is like one of those before-and-after photos of dieters: Disc One offers the unretouched — and little-heard — original Jamaican mix, Disc Two the familiar international version produced several months later by Marley and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. This is […]”

Legend – The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers

pitchfork

9.0

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the ubiquitous 1984 Bob Marley compilation Legend, a woefully incomplete portrait of the Jamaican artist that, nevertheless, became legendary.”

Exodus (2013 Remaster)

pitchfork

8.4

“Bob Marley's best-selling studio album features a good chunk of the songs you can find on the reggae singer's venerable cash-cow Legend, but that's no reason for newcomers to overlook it. This reissue adds a DVD featuring Marley's legendary 1977 London Rainbow performance in its entirety.”

One Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

pitchfork

8.0

“2xCD collection gathers 40 Wailers ska tracks recorded between 1963 and 1966 for Clement Dodd's incomparable Studio One label.”

Rastaman Vibration (Deluxe Edition)

rollingstone

8.0

“It is hard to believe that in 1976, when Rastaman Vibration was first released in America, it took Bob Marley into the Top Ten alongside disco records and corporate rock. Despite the good cheer of the title track and the upbeat "Roots, Rock, Reggae," Rastaman Vibration contains some of Marley’s most intense images of oppression, […]”

Talkin' Blues

rollingstone

8.0

“Bob Marley remains the indisputable king of reggae. In the ten years since Jamaica’s favorite musical son succumbed to the ravages of cancer, the search for a worthy successor — a "new Marley" with comparable vision, personality and musical nerve, not to mention the magic crossover touch — has yielded only flawed contenders, including Marley’s […]”

Exodus (2013 Remaster)

Miguel

8.9

“Incredible, iconic album from Bob Marley & The Wailers. So many classic songs in this album & an album filled with love and positivity. Bob Marley was a one of a kind, special human being and this album encapsulates everything he is about. You don’t have to like reggae to love this album. Top songs are “Natural Mystic” “Exodus” “Jamming” “Waiting In Vain” “Turn Your Lights Down Low” “Three Little Birds” “One Love / People Get Ready””