# The best Bob Marley songs

Marley's greatest songs as ranked by Rolling Stone, The A.V. Club, Gold Radio and voters, from "Get Up, Stand Up" to "Redemption Song".

- 72 votes · 18 items
- Mar 6, 2025 · Jasmine R.
- https://even.best/en/l/2735/the-best-bob-marley-songs

## Top 18

1. **Redemption Song** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 1980. Just Bob and an acoustic guitar.
2. **Could You Be Loved** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 1980. Reggae you can dance to anywhere.
3. **One Love / People Get Ready** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1977. A call for unity.
4. **Get Up, Stand Up** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1973. Number one in Rolling Stone's list of his 50 greatest songs.
5. **Buffalo Soldier** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 1983. A posthumous hit about Black soldiers in the US Army.
6. **No Woman, No Cry** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1974. Most famous in the 1975 live version.
7. **Three Little Birds** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1977. His most comforting song.
8. **Jamming** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1977. An ebullient groove from Exodus.
9. **Is This Love** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1978. A simple, sunny love song.
10. **Exodus** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1977. The title track of his landmark album.
11. **War** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1976. Lyrics from a speech by Haile Selassie.
12. **I Shot the Sheriff** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1973. Made even more famous by Eric Clapton.
13. **Natural Mystic** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1977. The fade-in that opens Exodus.
14. **Concrete Jungle** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1973. The opener of Catch a Fire.
15. **Lively Up Yourself** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — An early Wailers favourite.
16. **Stir It Up** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — First written in 1967; a hit for Johnny Nash in 1972.
17. **Turn Your Lights Down Low** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1977. Later a duet hit with Lauryn Hill.
18. **Waiting in Vain** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1977. A gentle love song.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.