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Best reggae-pop 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 reggae-pop albums of the 1970s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

1000 Volts of Holt cover№ 1Stick by Me (and I'll Stick by You)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  1. 21000 Volts of Holt cover(There Is) No LoveJohn Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  2. 31000 Volts of Holt cover(Give Her) All the Love I've GotJohn Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  3. 41000 Volts of Holt coverTalking LoveJohn Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  4. 51000 Volts of Holt coverToo Much Love (extended version) (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  5. 61000 Volts of Holt coverWhich Way You Going Baby (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  6. 71000 Volts of Holt coverGirl From Ipanema (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  7. 81000 Volts of Holt coverKilling Me Softly With Her Song (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  8. 91000 Volts of Holt coverMr. Bojangles (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  9. 101000 Volts of Holt coverHelp Me Make It Through the Night (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  10. 111000 Volts of Holt coverBaby I'm a Want You (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  11. 121000 Volts of Holt coverStoned Out of My Mind (Jamaican mix)John Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  12. 131000 Volts of Holt coverWhich Way You Going BabyJohn Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  13. 141000 Volts of Holt coverGirl From IpanemaJohn Holt · 1000 Volts of Holt
  14. 15Let's Get It On coverThat's the Way Nature Planned, Part 2Ken Boothe · Let's Get It On
  15. 16Let's Get It On coverWhole World's Down on MeKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  16. 17Let's Get It On coverDum DumKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  17. 18Let's Get It On coverIs It Because I'm BlackKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  18. 19Let's Get It On coverLet's Get It OnKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  19. 20Let's Get It On coverPlayground of My MindKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  20. 21Let's Get It On coverCome Back BabyKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  21. 22Let's Get It On coverLeaving MeKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  22. 23Let's Get It On coverThat's the Way Nature Planned ItKen Boothe · Let's Get It On
  23. 24Everything Is Great coverI've Learned My LessonInner Circle · Everything Is Great
  24. 25Everything Is Great coverPlaying ItInner Circle · Everything Is Great
  25. 26Everything Is Great coverEverything Is GreatInner Circle · Everything Is Great
  26. 27Everything Is Great coverRoots Rock SymphonyInner Circle · Everything Is Great
  27. 28Everything Is Great coverStop Breaking My HeartInner Circle · Everything Is Great
  28. 29Everything Is Great coverMary MaryInner Circle · Everything Is Great
  29. 30Everything Is Great coverMusic MachineInner Circle · Everything Is Great
  30. 31Aux armes et cætera coverPlanteur punchSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  31. 32Aux armes et cætera coverMarilou reggae (dub)Serge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  32. 33Aux armes et cætera coverPas long (dub)Serge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  33. 34Aux armes et cætera coverEau et dub à tous les étagesSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  34. 35Aux armes et cætera coverDaisy DubSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  35. 36Aux armes et cætera coverDub RastaquouèreSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  36. 37Aux armes et cætera coverDaisy Temple (version chantée inédite)Serge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  37. 38Aux armes et cætera coverMarilou reggae (version inédite)Serge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  38. 39Aux armes et cætera coverPlanteur punch (inédit)Serge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  39. 40Aux armes et cætera coverMarilou reggae dubSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  40. 41Aux armes et cætera coverPas long feuSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  41. 42Aux armes et cætera coverEau et gaz à tous les étagesSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  42. 43Aux armes et cætera coverRelax Baby Be CoolSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  43. 44Aux armes et cætera coverVieille Canaille (You Rascal You)Serge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  44. 45Aux armes et cætera coverBrigade des stupsSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  45. 46Aux armes et cætera coverDes laids des laidsSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  46. 47Aux armes et cætera coverLes LocatairesSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera
  47. 48Aux armes et cætera coverAux armes et cæteraSerge Gainsbourg · Aux armes et cætera

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