Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska and Reggae Chartbusters

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.

2LP Tracklist

SIDE A:

['Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking', 'Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites', 'The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah', 'Susan Cadogan - Hurt so Good', 'The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number', 'Greyhound - Moon River', 'Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner']

SIDE B:

['Bob & Marcia – (To Be) Young Gifted and Black', 'Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want', 'Nicky Thomas - Love of the Common People', 'Greyhound - Black and White', 'Horace Faith - Black Pearl', 'Bruce Ruffin - Rain', 'Ken Boothe - Crying Over You']

SIDE C:

['Ken Boothe - Everything I Own', 'John Holt - Help Me Make It Through the Night', 'Errol Dunkley - OK Fred', 'Sophia George - Girlie Girlie', 'Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket', 'Bob & Marcia - Pied Piper', 'Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek']

SIDE D:

['Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel', 'Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town)', 'The Upsetters - Return of Django', 'Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine', 'The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick de Bucket', 'Harry J Allstars - Liquidator', 'Dandy\t- Rudy, a Message to You']

2CD Tracklist

CD1:

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

CD2:

['Ken Boothe - Everything I Own', 'John Holt - Help Me Make It Through the Night', 'Errol Dunkley - OK Fred', 'Sophia George - Girlie Girlie', 'Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket', 'Bob & Marcia - Pied Piper', 'Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek', 'Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil', 'The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon', 'Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel', 'Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town)', 'The Upsetters - Return of Django', 'The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick de Bucket', 'Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine', 'Harry J Allstars - Liquidator', 'Dandy - Rudy, a Message to You', 'Desmond Dekker - Sing a Little Song', 'Dennis Brown - Love Has Found Its Way', 'Errol Dunkley - Sit Down and Cry', 'Greyhound - I Am What I Am', 'The Pioneers - Give and Take (Give a Little, Take a Little)', 'Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Pickney Gal', 'The Melodians - Sweet Sensation', 'The Hot Shots - Snoopy Versus the Red Baron', 'Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You']