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Best dub artists 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.

Everyone who released a dub album in the 1970s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Bob Marley & The Wailers№ 1Bob Marley & The Wailers2 albums here4.1Weighted score4.3 avg · 6 ratings
  1. 2Public Image Ltd.Public Image Ltd.1 album here4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Mikkey DeeMikkey Dee1 album here3.63.1 avg · 4 ratings
  3. 4The RutsThe Ruts1 album here2 ratings
  4. 5Linval ThompsonLinval Thompson1 album here1 rating
  5. 6The UpsettersThe Upsetters11 albums here
  6. 7Lee “Scratch” PerryLee “Scratch” Perry7 albums here
  7. 8Horace AndyHorace Andy6 albums here
  8. 9Augustus PabloAugustus Pablo9 albums here
  9. 10AswadAswad2 albums here
  10. 11The SkatalitesThe Skatalites1 album here
  11. 12Linton Kwesi JohnsonLinton Kwesi Johnson2 albums here
  12. 13King TubbyKing Tubby3 albums here
  13. 14DillingerDillinger3 albums here
  14. 15Johnny OsbourneJohnny Osbourne2 albums here
  15. 16ScientistScientist1 album here
  16. 17Prince Far IPrince Far I4 albums here
  17. 18The AggrovatorsThe Aggrovators4 albums here
  18. 19Keith HudsonKeith Hudson2 albums here
  19. 20Joe Gibbs & The ProfessionalsJoe Gibbs & The Professionals1 album here
  20. 21Joe GibbsJoe Gibbs1 album here
  21. 22Creation RebelCreation Rebel1 album here
  22. 23Mikey DreadMikey Dread4 albums here

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