The Caribbean
The best Jamaican albums of the 1980s
24 records, ranked by how much there is to say about them.
Living My Life
Grace Jones
1982
Nightclubbing
Grace Jones
1981
Island Life
Grace Jones
1985
Slave to the Rhythm
Grace Jones
1985
Inside Story
Grace Jones
1986
Uprising
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1980
Confrontation
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1983
Rebel Music
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1986
Legend – The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1984
Chances Are
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1981
Bulletproof Heart
Grace Jones
1989
Warm Leatherette
Grace Jones
1980
Belafonte '89
Harry Belafonte
1989
Paradise in Gazankulu
Harry Belafonte
1988
Living Dub Vol. 2
Burning Spear
1980
People of the World
Burning Spear
1986
Resistance
Burning Spear
1985
Hail H.I.M.
Burning Spear
1980
Live in Paris Zenith '88
Burning Spear
1989
The Fittest Selection
Burning Spear
1987
Time Boom X De Devil Dead
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1987
History, Mystery & Prophesy
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1984
Battle of Armagideon
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1986
The Fittest of the Fittest
Burning Spear
1983