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Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters


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Featuring performances by an array of Jamaican legends, both the 2LP and CD includes 4 unforgettable UK chart-toppers, with many of the remaining recordings making the country’s Top 20!

Overflowing with positive vibes, memorable melodies, and irresistible rhythms, this essential feel-good collection is guaranteed to get feet moving, fill dancefloors and spread joy any time of the year.

Tracklist

2LP

SIDE A:

  1. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
  2. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites
  3. The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
  4. Susan Cadogan - Hurt so Good
  5. The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number
  6. Greyhound - Moon River
  7. Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner

SIDE B:

  1. Bob & Marcia – (To Be) Young Gifted and Black
  2. Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
  3. Nicky Thomas - Love of the Common People
  4. Greyhound - Black and White
  5. Horace Faith - Black Pearl
  6. Bruce Ruffin - Rain
  7. Ken Boothe - Crying Over You

SIDE C:

  1. Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
  2. John Holt - Help Me Make It Through the Night
  3. Errol Dunkley - OK Fred
  4. Sophia George - Girlie Girlie
  5. Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket
  6. Bob & Marcia - Pied Piper
  7. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek

SIDE D:

  1. Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
  2. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town)
  3. The Upsetters - Return of Django
  4. Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine
  5. The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick de Bucket
  6. Harry J Allstars - Liquidator
  7. Dandy - Rudy, a Message to You

2CD

CD1:

  1. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
  2. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites
  3. The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
  4. Susan Cadogan - Hurt so Good
  5. The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number
  6. Greyhound - Moon River
  7. Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner
  8. Bob & Marcia - (To Be) Young Gifted and Black
  9. Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
  10. Nicky Thomas - Love of the Common People
  11. Greyhound - Black and White
  12. Horace Faith - Black Pearl
  13. Bruce Ruffin - Rain
  14. Dennis Brown - Man Next Door
  15. Ken Boothe - Crying over You
  16. Dandy - Let’s Do Rock Steady
  17. The Maytals - Monkey Man
  18. The Ethiopians - Train to Skaville
  19. Derrick Morgan - Moon Hop
  20. The Upsetters - Dollar in the Teeth
  21. Tito Simon - This Monday Morning Feeling
  22. Dandy Livingstone - Think About That
  23. John Holt - The Tide Is High
  24. Dennis Brown - Halfway Up, Halfway Down
  25. Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)

CD2:

  1. Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
  2. John Holt - Help Me Make It Through the Night
  3. Errol Dunkley - OK Fred
  4. Sophia George - Girlie Girlie
  5. Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket
  6. Bob & Marcia - Pied Piper
  7. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek
  8. Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil
  9. The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon
  10. Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
  11. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town)
  12. The Upsetters - Return of Django
  13. The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick de Bucket
  14. Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine
  15. Harry J Allstars - Liquidator
  16. Dandy - Rudy, a Message to You
  17. Desmond Dekker - Sing a Little Song
  18. Dennis Brown - Love Has Found Its Way
  19. Errol Dunkley - Sit Down and Cry
  20. Greyhound - I Am What I Am
  21. The Pioneers - Give and Take (Give a Little, Take a Little)
  22. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Pickney Gal
  23. The Melodians - Sweet Sensation
  24. The Hot Shots - Snoopy Versus the Red Baron
  25. Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You