The best Bob Marley songs
The top 3 according to 72 votes from people: Redemption Song · Could You Be Loved · One Love / People Get Ready. (Updated Mar 6, 2025.)
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".
Top 18
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1
Redemption Song
1980. Just Bob and an acoustic guitar.
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2
Could You Be Loved
1980. Reggae you can dance to anywhere.
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3
One Love / People Get Ready
1977. A call for unity.
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4
Get Up, Stand Up
1973. Number one in Rolling Stone's list of his 50 greatest songs.
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5
Buffalo Soldier
1983. A posthumous hit about Black soldiers in the US Army.
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6
No Woman, No Cry
1974. Most famous in the 1975 live version.
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7
Three Little Birds
1977. His most comforting song.
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8
Jamming
1977. An ebullient groove from Exodus.
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9
Is This Love
1978. A simple, sunny love song.
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10
Exodus
1977. The title track of his landmark album.
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11
War
1976. Lyrics from a speech by Haile Selassie.
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12
I Shot the Sheriff
1973. Made even more famous by Eric Clapton.
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13
Natural Mystic
1977. The fade-in that opens Exodus.
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14
Concrete Jungle
1973. The opener of Catch a Fire.
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15
Lively Up Yourself
An early Wailers favourite.
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16
Stir It Up
First written in 1967; a hit for Johnny Nash in 1972.
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17
Turn Your Lights Down Low
1977. Later a duet hit with Lauryn Hill.
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18
Waiting in Vain
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.
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Comments (1)
Redemption Song gives me chills every single time