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Best calypso songs of the 1970s

Prog and hard rock spent the middle of the decade getting longer while dub and krautrock quietly assembled the rhythmic machinery that pop is still borrowing. Then punk turned up and told all of them to get to the point.

Songs from the calypso albums of the 1970s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Sparrow vs. The Rest cover№ 1We Kinda MusicMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  1. 2Sparrow vs. The Rest coverPan Jam FeteMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  2. 3Sparrow vs. The Rest coverThe StatueMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  3. 4Sparrow vs. The Rest coverFatmanMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  4. 5Sparrow vs. The Rest coverMy WomanMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  5. 6Sparrow vs. The Rest coverWitch DoctorMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  6. 7Sparrow vs. The Rest coverSaltfishMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  7. 8Sparrow vs. The Rest coverMusic & RhythmMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  8. 9Sparrow vs. The Rest coverHow You Jammin' SoMighty Sparrow · Sparrow vs. The Rest
  9. 10Eddy Grant coverI Wish I Knew the AnswerEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  10. 11Eddy Grant coverNobody's Got TimeEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  11. 12Eddy Grant coverShame on YouEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  12. 13Eddy Grant coverBad Bad BrotherEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  13. 14Eddy Grant coverBaby You're Moving RightEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  14. 15Eddy Grant coverWhere Are You Going to My FriendsEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  15. 16Eddy Grant coverStone Cold CatEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  16. 17Eddy Grant coverWhy Can't We SeeEddy Grant · Eddy Grant
  17. 18Eddy Grant coverMy Queen TonightEddy Grant · Eddy Grant

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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