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Rocksteady is a Jamaican music genre that emerged in the mid-1960s as a slower, more soulful evolution of ska, featuring prominent bass lines and romantic vocal harmonies. The genre flourished briefly between 1966 and 1968, bridging ska and reggae while reflecting Kingston's urban culture and dance scene. Its relaxed tempo and emphasis on melody made it ideal for intimate dancing and laid the foundation for reggae's worldwide influence.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
9 1966 The Wailers The Wailing Wailers
78 1967 Desmond Dekker & The Aces 007 Shanty Town
86 1967 Hopeton Lewis Take It Easy
74 1967 The Paragons On the Beach
81 Cover for Derrick Harriott's Rocksteady Party 1967 Derrick Harriott Derrick Harriott's Rocksteady Party
54 Cover for She Was a Rough Rider 1968 Prince Buster She Was a Rough Rider
31 1969 Delroy Wilson Good All Over
93 1970 Derrick Morgan Moon Hop
32 1970 The Cables What Kind of World
47 1970 Alton Ellis Sunday Coming
95 Cover for Big 5 1971 Prince Buster Big 5
45 Cover for Platinum, The Greatest Hits Of Slim Smith 1971 Slim Smith Platinum, The Greatest Hits Of Slim Smith
90 1972 Junior Byles Beat Down Babylon
18 Cover for Hits And Misses 1972 Dennis Alcapone Hits And Misses
41 Cover for Caltone Special 1972 Various Artists Caltone Special
52 Cover for Midnight Confessions 1972 Phyllis Dillon Midnight Confessions
77 Cover for Studio One Ska 1972 Various Artists Studio One Ska
1 Cover for The Life Of Riley 1973 B.B. King The Life Of Riley
100 Cover for The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1973 Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
56 Cover for The Birth Of Trojan: Duke Reid Rocksteady 1967 1973 Various Artists The Birth Of Trojan: Duke Reid Rocksteady 1967
6 Cover for Checkin' Out The Hits 1975 Derrick Harriott Checkin' Out The Hits
64 Cover for Resurrection 1975 Slim Smith Resurrection
53 1977 Bob Marley & The Wailers The Birth of a Legend
57 Cover for I'm Still In Love With You; Featuring Hortense Ellis 1977 Alton Ellis I'm Still In Love With You; Featuring Hortense Ellis
69 Cover for The Vintage Series 1980 Pat Kelly The Vintage Series
75 Cover for You Can Get It If You Really Want 1980 Jimmy Cliff You Can Get It If You Really Want
80 1980 Bad Manners Loonee Tunes!
37 Cover for Magnetism 1981 Bad Manners Magnetism
29 1982 Bad Manners Forging Ahead
67 Cover for Cool, Cool Rocksteady 1983 Owen Gray Cool, Cool Rocksteady
15 1985 Bad Manners Mental Notes
44 Cover for One Step Beyond 1987 Madness One Step Beyond
34 Cover for Give 'Em The Boot 1987 Various Artists Give 'Em The Boot
39 Cover for Trojan Sixties Box Set (disc 2: Motor City Influences) 1989 Various Artists Trojan Sixties Box Set (disc 2: Motor City Influences)
70 Cover for Return Of The Ugly 1989 Bad Manners Return Of The Ugly
20 Cover for Reggae in Your Jeggae 1989-08-31 Dandy Reggae in Your Jeggae
5 Cover for Stop That Train! 1991 Keith & Tex Stop That Train!
11 Cover for The Story Of Jamaican Music 1991 Theophilus Beckford The Story Of Jamaican Music
72 1992 Dennis Alcapone Ba-Ba-Ri-Ba Skank
82 Cover for Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn Bread 1992 Lee Perry Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn Bread
66 Cover for Burnin' (The Definitive Remasters) 1993 The Wailers Burnin' (The Definitive Remasters)
84 Cover for The Techniques - Run Come Celebrate: Their Greatest Reggae Hits 1993 The Techniques The Techniques - Run Come Celebrate: Their Greatest Reggae Hits
85 Cover for FABulous Greatest Hits 1993 Prince Buster FABulous Greatest Hits
3 1994 The Selecter The Happy Album
96 Cover for Golden Hits 1995 The Paragons Golden Hits
58 1996 The Paragons Heaven & Earth
76 1996 The Gaylads Fire and Rain
33 1996-04-02 The Slackers Better Late Than Never
68 1997 Alton Ellis Soul Groover
21 1997-01-01 The Slackers Redlight
19 1998 Inspector Blanco y Negro
60 1998 The Uniques Watch This Sound
83 Cover for Train To Skaville: Anthology 1966-1975 1998 The Ethiopians Train To Skaville: Anthology 1966-1975
63 Cover for The Pioneer of Jamaican Music 1999 Laurel Aitken The Pioneer of Jamaican Music
2 1999 Laurel Aitken En Espanol
61 Cover for Rethinking The Weather 1999 Common Rider Rethinking The Weather
26 1999-05 Common Rider Last Wave Rockers
25 Cover for Keyboard King Of Studio One 2000 Jackie Mittoo Keyboard King Of Studio One
7 Cover for Best Place in the World 2000 Lord Tanamo Best Place in the World
14 2000-01-31 Jackie Mittoo The Keyboard King at STUDIO ONE
17 Cover for Reggae Hit The Town 2000-05-02 The Ethiopians Reggae Hit The Town
51 Cover for SCAtegory 2000-05-05 Scafull King SCAtegory
16 Cover for Play the Roots 2001 Jim Murple Memorial Play the Roots
23 2001 Giuliano Palma & The BlueBeaters The Wonderful Live
50 Cover for Stretching Out 2001 The Skatalites Stretching Out
55 Cover for Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers 2002 The Pioneers Give and Take - The Best of the Pioneers
27 Cover for From Paris With Love 2002-06-17 The Skatalites From Paris With Love
46 2002-10-28 Dandy Livingstone Suzanne Beware Of The Devil: The Best Of Dandy Livingstone
8 2002-11 The Slackers The Slackers and Friends
42 2003-07-01 Jimmy Cliff Anthology
94 Cover for Everything I Own: The Best Of Ken Boothe 2003-07-22 Ken Boothe Everything I Own: The Best Of Ken Boothe
36 2003-09-15 Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Brothers Last Train to Skaville
43 Cover for Bigger is Tough 2003-11-10 Dr. Woggle & the Radio Bigger is Tough
30 Cover for Sees America [Megalith Release] 2004 Mr. T-Bone Sees America [Megalith Release]
79 2004 La Kinky Beat Made in Barna
98 Cover for International War Criminal 2004-06-08 The Slackers International War Criminal
91 2005-08-26 The Slackers Slack in Japan
35 Cover for Valley of Decision 2006 Alton Ellis Valley of Decision
89 Cover for On The Beach With The Paragons 2006-03-28 The Paragons On The Beach With The Paragons
22 Cover for Dog Sled Crossing 2006-08-12 Alaska Dog Sled Crossing
40 2007-03-16 Anger Management League Why You Bad Soh?
99 Cover for Strictly Rude 2007-03-20 Big D And The Kids Table Strictly Rude
97 2007-06-05 The Aggrolites Reggae Hit L.A.
65 2007-07-05 JT25 The DarkStep
49 Cover for preview I 2008 the sonic boom foundation preview I
4 2009 Various Artists Trojan Rocksteady Box Set
48 Cover for Studio One Lovers 2009 Various Artists Studio One Lovers
59 Cover for Trojan Jamaican R&B Box Set 2009 Laurel Aitken Trojan Jamaican R&B Box Set
71 Cover for Trojan Ska Revival Box Set 2009 Various Artists Trojan Ska Revival Box Set
92 Cover for Trojan Rude Boy Box Set 2009 Various Artists Trojan Rude Boy Box Set
10 Cover for Fatty Fatty 2010-03 Eric Morris Fatty Fatty
24 Cover for Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-68 2010-10-19 The Uniques Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-68
13 Cover for Cool Down 2011 TOMMY TORNADO Cool Down
38 Cover for Les Inrocks-Avril 2003 2015 Jim Murple Memorial Les Inrocks-Avril 2003
73 Cover for Treasure Isle Records - The Ultimate Collection 2020 The Paragons Treasure Isle Records - The Ultimate Collection
28 2022-04-14 Various Artists Unearthed Gold of Rocksteady Vol. 2
62 2023 Various Artists Feel Like Jumping: The Best of Studio One Women
88 Cover for Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-68 2023 Various Artists Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-68
12 Busty Brown Fatty Fatty
87 Multi Interprètes Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-68