Artist	Song
Desmond Dekker & The Aces	Israelites
from This Is Desmond Dekkar (2009)
Toots & The Maytals	Pressure Drop
from Trojan Reggae: Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics, 1967-1974 (2007)
Jimmy Cliff	Many Rivers to Cross
from Many Rivers to Cross - The Best of Jimmy Cliff (2008)
Bob Marley & The Wailers	Trench Town Rock
from Original Cuts (2005)
Dandy	Rudy, a Message to You
from Ska (2010)
Tony Tribe	Red, Red Wine
from Trojan Reggae: Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics, 1967-1974 (2007)
The Paragons	The Tide Is High
from Ska (2010)
Dave & Ansel Collins	Double Barrel
from Trojan Reggae: Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics, 1967-1974 (2007)
Dennis Brown	Money In My Pocket
from Money In My Pocket (2010)
Symarip	Skinhead Moonstomp
from Reggae Chartbusters, Vol. 1 (2009)
The Melodians	Rivers of Babylon
from Trojan Reggae: Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics, 1967-1974 (2007)
Harry J Allstars	The Liquidator
from Trojan Instrumentals Box Set (2008)
Roland Alphonso & The Skatalites	Guns of Navarone
from 100 Reggae & Ska Hits (2011)
Ken Boothe	Everything I Own
from Everything I Own : The Best of Ken Boothe (2009)
Jacob Miller	Tenement Yard
from Collector's Classics (2008)
Judy Mowatt & The Gaytones	I Shall Sing
from Tighten Up, Vol. 4 (2010)
The Pioneers	Long Shot Kick de Bucket
from Trojan Reggae: Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics, 1967-1974 (2007)
Johnny Clarke	None Shall Escape the Judgement
from The Mighty Trojan Sound (Don Letts Presents) (2008)
U-Roy, John Holt & The Paragons	Wear You to the Ball
from The Mighty Trojan Sound (Don Letts Presents) (2008)
Junior Byles	Curley Locks
from I Am the Upsetter - The Story of the Lee "Scratch" Perry Golden Years (2008)
Eric Donaldson	Cherry Oh Baby
from World Classics: Green Line (2006)
Max Romeo	Wet Dream
from Trojan X-Rated Box Set (2008)
Peter Tosh	Maga Dog
from Uptown Top Ranking: Joe Gibbs Reggae Productions (1970-1978) (2011)
The Ethiopians	Train to Skaville
from Everything Crash: The Best of the Ethiopians (2009)
The Slickers	Johnny Too Bad
from Trojan Reggae: Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics, 1967-1974 (2007)

Comment:

For many here in America, Desmond Dekker and the Aces' "Israelites" was their first encounter with reggae. Dekker sprang onto the charts in 1969, before Bob Marley became the music's international face. Alas, "Israelites" was a novelty hit, and reggae wouldn't make an impact on the U.S. charts until after the movie [i]The Harder They Come[/i] was released in the '70s. (A note to wanna-be rock historians: When UB40 covered "Red Red Wine," it was the Tony Tribe arrangement of the Neil Diamond song they were updating.)

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