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Most Famous Jamaican Musicians

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124 BM Bob Marley Bob Marley Jamaican Singer 1945–1981
3,832 PT Peter Tosh Peter Tosh Jamaican Singer 1944–1987
4,051 SP Sean Paul Jamaican Singer b. 1973
5,512 JC Jimmy Cliff Jimmy Cliff Jamaican Singer b. 1948
6,790 L" Lee "Scratch" Perry Lee "Scratch" Perry Jamaican Composer b. 1936
24,404 SR Shabba Ranks Shabba Ranks Jamaican Music b. 1966
27,544 S Sizzla Sizzla Jamaican Singer b. 1976
34,800 IK Ini Kamoze Ini Kamoze Jamaican Singer b. 1957
37,522 O( Omi (singer) Omi (singer) Jamaican Singer b. 1986
56,504 JM Judy Mowatt Judy Mowatt Jamaican Singer b. 1952
77,747 JM Jackie Mittoo Jamaican Music 1948–1990
86,949 WW Wayne Wonder Wayne Wonder Jamaican Singer b. 1972
119,772 ED Eric Donaldson Jamaican Singer b. 1947
150,195 JH Joseph Hill Joseph Hill Jamaican Songwriter 1949–2006
226,015 JL Jah Lloyd Jah Lloyd Jamaican Singer 1947–1999
289,234 TB Theophilus Beckford Jamaican Pianist 1935–2001
437,775 P( Perfect (musician) Perfect (musician) Jamaican Singer b. 1980
634,403 GF George Faith Jamaican Singer 1946–2003
652,531 CB Charly Black Jamaican Singer b. 1980
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Inside Jamaica Musicians

19 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous jamaica musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Jamaica Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 8 people.

What Jamaica Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Jamaica Musicians's biggest group — 74% of all notables (14).

Jamaica Musicians over-index on singer — 31.5× the global rate.

  1. Singer14
  2. Music2
  3. Composer1
  4. Songwriter1
  5. Pianist1
  1. Singer1431.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Jamaica Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.