Artist	Song
Madness	One Step Beyond
from One Step Beyond... (2011)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	The Impression That I Get
from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Live from the Middle East (1998)
Millie	My Boy Lollipop
from Ska Madness! (2010)
The Specials	A Message to You Rudy
from The Best of the Specials (Remastered) (2008)
The English Beat	Tears of a Clown
from Beat This! The Best of The English Beat (2004)
Prince Buster	Al Capone
from King Of Blue Beat (2007)
The Skatalites	Don de Lion
from The Skatalites, Vol. 2 (2010)
Sublime	Wrong Way
from Sublime (1996)
Bob Marley & The Wailers	Simmer Down
from One Love at Studio One (2006)
Rancid	Time Bomb
from ...And Out Come the Wolves (2008)
No Doubt	Just a Girl
from Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Don Drummond	Eastern Standard Time
from Trojan Instrumentals Box Set (2008)
Reel Big Fish	Sell Out
from Reel Big Fish: Greatest Hit and More (2006)
Bad Manners	Lip Up Fatty / Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu
from The Bad Manners Collection (2008)
Save Ferris	Come On Eileen
from It Means Everything (1997)
Goldfinger	Here In Your Bedroom
from Goldfinger (1990)
The Selecter	Too Much Pressure
from Selected Selecter Selections (1989)
Eric "Monty" Morris & Justin Hinds & The Dominoes	Penny Reel
from Knock Out Ska - Treasure Isle Ska (2001)
Less Than Jake	Liquor Store
from Pezcore (2008)
Toasters, The	Weekend In L.A.
from Skaboom! (2004)
Derrick Morgan	Forward March
from Moon Hop - Best of the Early Years 1960-'69 (2009)
Dance Hall Crashers	Lost Again
from Honey I'm Homely (1997)
Theo Beckford	Easy Snappin'
from Clancy Eccles & Friends - Fatty Fatty (1967-1970) (2010)
The Aquabats!	Super Rad
from The Fury of the Aquabats (1997)
The Skatalites	Phoenix City
from Greetings from Skamania (2005)
The Specials	Too Much Too Young
from This Is... 1980 (2008)
Operation Ivy	Healthy Body
from Operation Ivy (2007)
Prince Buster	Intro / Madness
from King Of Blue Beat (2007)
Madness	Madness
from One Step Beyond... (2011)
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes	Carry Go, Bring Come
from Ska After Ska After Ska (1998)
The English Beat	Whine and Grine / Stand Down Margaret
from Beat This! The Best of The English Beat (2004)
Smash Mouth	Why Can't We Be Friends?
from Fush Yu Mang (1997)
The Equals	Baby Come Back
from The Equals (2010)
Jimmy Cliff	King of Kings
from Anthology (2003)
The Bodysnatchers	Easy Life
from Easy Life / Too Experienced - Single (2009)
Bad Manners	Special Brew
from The Bad Manners Collection (2008)
Patsy Todd & Stranger Cole	When I Call Your Name
from Ska After Ska After Ska (1998)
Fishbone	Party At Ground Zero
from Fishbone 101 - Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' the Fonkay (1996)
The Police	Canary In a Coalmine
from The Police (2007)
The Maytals	Six and Seven Books of Moses
from Never Grow Old (1997)
The Selecter	On My Radio
from Selected Selecter Selections (1989)
Robert Marley	Judge Not
from Songs of Freedom (1999)
The Untouchables	I Spy
from The Specials & Friends (2007)
Rico	Sea Cruise
from Sea Cruise - Single (2009)
Derrick Morgan & Patsy Todd	Housewives Choice
from Moon Hop - Best of the Early Years 1960-'69 (2009)
Bim Skala Bim	Bangin'
from Tuba City (1989)
Stranger Cole	Rough and Tough
from Ska After Ska After Ska (1998)
The Slackers	Sarah
from Better Late Than Never (2008)
The Special A.K.A.	Gangsters
from The Best of the Specials (Remastered) (2008)
Don Drummond	Man In the Street
from More Intensified - Original Ska 1963-67 (2009)
Mephiskapheles	The Bumble Bee Tuna Song
from God Bless Satan (Bonus Track Version) [Remastered] (1994)
Mustard Plug	Beer
from Mustard Plug: Masterpieces, 1991-2002 (2006)
Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Soulettes	Doctor Dick
from Trojan X-Rated Box Set (2008)
Hepcat	Dance Wid' Me
from Out of Nowhere (2008)
Eric "Monty" Morris	Strongman Sampson
from Ska After Ska After Ska (1998)
The Piranhas	Getting Beaten Up
from The Piranhas - The Attrix Collection (1995)
The Pietasters	Out All Night
from Willis (2008)
Lord Tanamo	I'm In the Mood for Ska (a.k.a. I'm In the Mood for Love)
from Ska (2010)
Voodoo Glow Skulls	Charlie Brown
from Firme (2008)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires	Jamaica Ska
from Ska Down Jamaica - The Best of Ska (2004)
Let's Go Bowling	Let's Go Bowling
from Mashin' Up the Nation, Vol. 1 and 2 (1995)
Skankin' Pickle	Hussein Skank
from Skankin' Pickle Fever (2009)
MU330	The Struggle of Helen
from Crab Rangoon (1997)
Buck-O-Nine	My Town
from Twenty-Eight Teeth (1997)
The Planet Smashers	Pee In the Elevator
from The Planet Smashers (2004)
The Skeletones	Telephone
from The Skeletones (2005)
Lynn Taitt & The Baba Brooks Band	Magnificent Ska
from Ska After Ska After Ska (1998)
The Akrylykz	Smart Boy
from Smart Boy - Single (2007)
Skavoovie & The Epitones	She Sure Can Cook
from Skanarchy (1994)
Clue J & His Blues Blasters & Owen Grey	Jezebel
from Streets of Ska (1995)
Arthur Kay & The Originals	Play My Record
from Rare N Tasty (2009)
Fatter Than Albert	Fatter Than You!
from Erin's Runaway Imagination (2006)
The Papers	How Many More (For the Third World War)
from Fahrenheit In a Centigrade World (2006)

Comment:

Before reggae, ska was the sound of Jamaica. It was born in the '60s when a new breed of Jamaican visionaries turned American R&B inside out and spiced it up with an island flavor, giving the world a new groove to move to. Some of the biggest names in reggae launched their careers with ska, including Bob Marley himself. Later, post-punk-era Brits brought about a revival that crossed over to rockers and reggae fans alike, and a third wave arrived when American bands mashed it all up with U.S. punk. There’s a line that runs from blue-beat heroes Prince Buster and the Skatalites through to 2 Tone titans like Madness and the Specials, all the way to such ska-punk supermen as Rancid and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The crucial cuts we’ve tied together trace that line from end to end, without missing a single, skankin’ beat.

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