Artist profile

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley and The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band that became central figures in bringing reggae music to international audiences. Led by vocalist and guitarist Bob Marley, the group developed a distinctive sound rooted in ska, rocksteady, and reggae, often infusing their music with themes of social justice and spirituality. Their influence on popular music and global culture remains substantial.

19 tracksCaribbean· 1970–2024

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Artist profile

Bob Marley & The Wailers

19 tracksCaribbean· 1970–2024

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Sound profile

Bob Marley & The Wailers is a moderate-energy with strong groove and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Caribbean

Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Caribbean pocket.

How this compares to Caribbean

Across 19 analysed tracks, Bob Marley & The Wailers averages 64% groove — groovier than 75% of individual Caribbean tracks.

Measured against 681 Caribbean tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 74–155 BPM with a median of 123 · predominantly minor keys (74% minor) · most common key: 10A (B Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread

70–74

75–79

85–89

90–94

95–99

100–104

120–124

125–129

130–134

135–139

140–144

150–154

155–159

Key distribution

1A 1B 2A1 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B1 5A1 5B 6A1 6B1 7A 7B 8A3 8B1 9A2 9B 10A5 10B 11A1 11B2 12A 12B

Sound profile evolution

How Bob Marley & The Wailers’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Caribbean tempo.

Sound profile shift

1970–1997·16 tracks

1998–2024·1 tracks

Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100

Hover for exact values · click any metric to toggle

Tempo migration · yearly average

This artistTypical Caribbean

What changed

Across Bob Marley & The Wailers's catalog, warmth has receded; tempos have eased from ~128 to ~100 BPM; vocal content has increased.

Release volume by decade

1970s

1980s

1990s

2020s

Tracks in catalog

19 total · sortable

Could You Be Loved

Bob Marley & The Wailers

103 BPM · 10A · Caribbean · 31% Warm-up

Caribbean

103

10A · B min

31%Warm-up

1980

One Love / People Get Ready

Bob Marley & The Wailers

152 BPM · 6B · Caribbean · 37% Sustainer

Caribbean

152

6B · B♭ maj

37%Sustainer

1978

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley & The Wailers

74 BPM · 11B · Caribbean · 39% Sustainer

Caribbean

11B · A maj

39%Sustainer

1977

Jamming - FISHER Rework

Bob Marley & The Wailers, FISHER

126 BPM · 10A · Tech House · 55% Sustainer

Tech House

126

10A · B min

55%Sustainer

2024

Jamming

Bob Marley & The Wailers

124 BPM · 10A · Caribbean · 36% Sustainer

Caribbean

124

10A · B min

36%Sustainer

1980

Roots, Rock, Reggae

Bob Marley & The Wailers

137 BPM · 10A · Caribbean · 22% Warm-up

Caribbean

137

10A · B min

22%Warm-up

1976

Get Up, Stand Up

Bob Marley & The Wailers

155 BPM · 5A · Caribbean · 39% Sustainer

Caribbean

155

5A · C min

39%Sustainer

1973

Could You Be Loved (with LP Giobbi)

Bob Marley & The Wailers, LP Giobbi

123 BPM · 10A · Dance · 59% Builder

Dance

123

10A · B min

59%Builder

1980

I Shot The Sheriff

Bob Marley & The Wailers

96 BPM · 6A · Caribbean · 36% Sustainer

Caribbean

6A · G min

36%Sustainer

1993

Redemption Song

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Ami Faku

94 BPM · 9A · Caribbean · 50% Sustainer

Caribbean

9A · E min

50%Sustainer

1980

Waiting In Vain - US Version

Bob Marley & The Wailers

79 BPM · 4B · Reggae / Dancehall / Dub · 27% Warm-up

Reggae / Dancehall / Dub

4B · A♭ maj

27%Warm-up

1997

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

132 BPM · 8A · Caribbean · 37% Sustainer

Caribbean

132

8A · A min

37%Sustainer

1980

No More Trouble

Bob Marley & The Wailers

144 BPM · 8A · Caribbean · 33% Warm-up

Caribbean

144

8A · A min

33%Warm-up

1980

Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Skip Marley, Rema

78 BPM · 8A · Caribbean · 50% Sustainer

Caribbean

8A · A min

50%Sustainer

1973

So Much Trouble In The World

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Winky D, Nutty O

85 BPM · 11A · Caribbean · 49% Sustainer

Caribbean

11A · F♯ min

49%Sustainer

1979

Bend Down Low - B Is Version

Bob Marley & The Wailers

87 BPM · 8B · Pop · 32% Warm-up

Pop

8B · C maj

32%Warm-up

—

Sun Is Shining

Bob Marley & The Wailers

129 BPM · 2A · Caribbean · 30% Warm-up

Caribbean

129

2A · E♭ min

30%Warm-up

1970

The Sun Is Shining

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Stefy De Cicco, 1 World

127 BPM · 9A · Dance · 68% Builder

Dance

127

9A · E min

68%Builder

—

Is This Love

Bob Marley & The Wailers

123 BPM · 11B · Caribbean · 32% Warm-up

Caribbean

123

11B · A maj

32%Warm-up

1979

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Artists that mix with Bob Marley & The Wailers

We scored every transition between Bob Marley & The Wailers’s 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 13 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Beenie Man

24 of the 418 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.4. They come from 11 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

I Shot The Sheriff → Punanny Medley · 6A → 4B · −5 BPM · 83 chemistry

Buju Banton

21 of the 266 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 12 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

I Shot The Sheriff → Big It Up · 6A → 6A · +6 BPM · 86 chemistry

Jean Luc

12 of the 551 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 3 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Could You Be Loved (with LP Giobbi) → Toca's Miracle - Kide (IT) Extended Remix · 10A → 9A · +1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Machel Montano

12 of the 228 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.3. They come from 7 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Maluma

10 of the 304 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 5 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Jamming - FISHER Rework → Parcera - Extended Mix · 10A → 10A · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry

Protoje

18 of the 247 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.4. They come from 7 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Sean Paul

13 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 9 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Shaggy

12 of the 228 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.3. They come from 7 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

So Much Trouble In The World → Don't Make Me Wait - Tropkillaz Remix · 11A → 9B · +12 BPM · 87 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Bob Marley & The Wailers by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Bob Marley & The Wailers, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

The Wailers

100%

Not in our catalog yet

Peter Tosh

77%

1 track in catalog · Reggae / Dancehall / Dub · no artist page yet

Bob Marley

59%

4 tracks in catalog · Dance

Israel Vibration

57%

Not in our catalog yet

The Gladiators

52%

Not in our catalog yet

Steel Pulse

49%

2 tracks in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Bunny Wailer

47%

Not in our catalog yet

Black Uhuru

45%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Toots And The Maytals

45%

Not in our catalog yet

Gregory Isaacs

43%

5 tracks in catalog · Caribbean

Burning Spear

41%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

CULTure

37%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Dennis Brown

36%

2 tracks in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Althea & Donna

36%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Barrington Levy

36%

6 tracks in catalog · Caribbean

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Bob Marley & The Wailers play at?

Bob Marley & The Wailers's tracks in our catalog range from 74 to 155 BPM, with a median of 123 BPM. Across 19 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Bob Marley & The Wailers's tracks in?

Bob Marley & The Wailers's tracks are mostly in minor keys (74% minor across 19 tracks). The most common single key is 10A (B Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Bob Marley & The Wailers?

We scored every transition between Bob Marley & The Wailers's 19 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 13 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Jean Luc are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: I Shot The Sheriff into Punanny Medley, 6A to 4B, 83 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Bob Marley & The Wailers?

Bob Marley & The Wailers sits closest to The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Bob Marley & The Wailers most active?

Our catalog has Bob Marley & The Wailers releases spanning 1970 to 2024, with the most tracks from the 1970s.

Keep exploring

Compare Bob Marley & The Wailers

See how their catalog mixes with another artist

All artists

Browse 12,000+ scored artists

Track library

440,000+ chemistry-scored tracks

Camelot Wheel

Plan harmonic transitions

Mixing guides

Per-genre techniques with real examples

Plan a set with Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks scored against the rest of the catalog

Get Started Free Try Live Mode

Bob Marley & The Wailers on Mixgraph

Mixgraph for iOS — chemistry-scored DJ planning.

Sound profile

Bob Marley & The Wailers is a moderate-energy with strong groove and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Caribbean

Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Caribbean pocket.

How this compares to Caribbean

Across 19 analysed tracks, Bob Marley & The Wailers averages 64% groove — groovier than 75% of individual Caribbean tracks.

Measured against 681 Caribbean tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 74–155 BPM with a median of 123 · predominantly minor keys (74% minor) · most common key: 10A (B Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread

70–74

75–79

85–89

90–94

95–99

100–104

120–124

125–129

130–134

135–139

140–144

150–154

155–159

Key distribution

1A 1B 2A1 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B1 5A1 5B 6A1 6B1 7A 7B 8A3 8B1 9A2 9B 10A5 10B 11A1 11B2 12A 12B

Sound profile evolution

Sound profile shift

1970–1997·16 tracks

1998–2024·1 tracks

Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100

Hover for exact values · click any metric to toggle

Tempo migration · yearly average

This artistTypical Caribbean

What changed

Across Bob Marley & The Wailers's catalog, warmth has receded; tempos have eased from ~128 to ~100 BPM; vocal content has increased.

Release volume by decade

1970s

1980s

1990s

2020s

Tracks in catalog

19 total · sortable

Could You Be Loved

Bob Marley & The Wailers

103 BPM · 10A · Caribbean · 31% Warm-up

Caribbean

103

10A · B min

31%Warm-up

1980

One Love / People Get Ready

Bob Marley & The Wailers

152 BPM · 6B · Caribbean · 37% Sustainer

Caribbean

152

6B · B♭ maj

37%Sustainer

1978

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley & The Wailers

74 BPM · 11B · Caribbean · 39% Sustainer

Caribbean

11B · A maj

39%Sustainer

1977

Jamming - FISHER Rework

Bob Marley & The Wailers, FISHER

126 BPM · 10A · Tech House · 55% Sustainer

Tech House

126

10A · B min

55%Sustainer

2024

Jamming

Bob Marley & The Wailers

124 BPM · 10A · Caribbean · 36% Sustainer

Caribbean

124

10A · B min

36%Sustainer

1980

Roots, Rock, Reggae

Bob Marley & The Wailers

137 BPM · 10A · Caribbean · 22% Warm-up

Caribbean

137

10A · B min

22%Warm-up

1976

Get Up, Stand Up

Bob Marley & The Wailers

155 BPM · 5A · Caribbean · 39% Sustainer

Caribbean

155

5A · C min

39%Sustainer

1973

Could You Be Loved (with LP Giobbi)

Bob Marley & The Wailers, LP Giobbi

123 BPM · 10A · Dance · 59% Builder

Dance

123

10A · B min

59%Builder

1980

I Shot The Sheriff

Bob Marley & The Wailers

96 BPM · 6A · Caribbean · 36% Sustainer

Caribbean

6A · G min

36%Sustainer

1993

Redemption Song

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Ami Faku

94 BPM · 9A · Caribbean · 50% Sustainer

Caribbean

9A · E min

50%Sustainer

1980

Waiting In Vain - US Version

Bob Marley & The Wailers

79 BPM · 4B · Reggae / Dancehall / Dub · 27% Warm-up

Reggae / Dancehall / Dub

4B · A♭ maj

27%Warm-up

1997

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

132 BPM · 8A · Caribbean · 37% Sustainer

Caribbean

132

8A · A min

37%Sustainer

1980

No More Trouble

Bob Marley & The Wailers

144 BPM · 8A · Caribbean · 33% Warm-up

Caribbean

144

8A · A min

33%Warm-up

1980

Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Skip Marley, Rema

78 BPM · 8A · Caribbean · 50% Sustainer

Caribbean

8A · A min

50%Sustainer

1973

So Much Trouble In The World

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Winky D, Nutty O

85 BPM · 11A · Caribbean · 49% Sustainer

Caribbean

11A · F♯ min

49%Sustainer

1979

Bend Down Low - B Is Version

Bob Marley & The Wailers

87 BPM · 8B · Pop · 32% Warm-up

Pop

8B · C maj

32%Warm-up

—

Sun Is Shining

Bob Marley & The Wailers

129 BPM · 2A · Caribbean · 30% Warm-up

Caribbean

129

2A · E♭ min

30%Warm-up

1970

The Sun Is Shining

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Stefy De Cicco, 1 World

127 BPM · 9A · Dance · 68% Builder

Dance

127

9A · E min

68%Builder

—

Is This Love

Bob Marley & The Wailers

123 BPM · 11B · Caribbean · 32% Warm-up

Caribbean

123

11B · A maj

32%Warm-up

1979

Missing one of theirs?

We'll add it — the artist is already in the catalogue, so it lands fast

Artists that mix with Bob Marley & The Wailers

Beenie Man

24 of the 418 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.4. They come from 11 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

I Shot The Sheriff → Punanny Medley · 6A → 4B · −5 BPM · 83 chemistry

Buju Banton

21 of the 266 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 12 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

I Shot The Sheriff → Big It Up · 6A → 6A · +6 BPM · 86 chemistry

Jean Luc

12 of the 551 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.2. They come from 3 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Could You Be Loved (with LP Giobbi) → Toca's Miracle - Kide (IT) Extended Remix · 10A → 9A · +1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Machel Montano

12 of the 228 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.3. They come from 7 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Maluma

10 of the 304 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 5 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Jamming - FISHER Rework → Parcera - Extended Mix · 10A → 10A · +2 BPM · 90 chemistry

Protoje

18 of the 247 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.4. They come from 7 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Sean Paul

13 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 9 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

Shaggy

12 of the 228 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.3. They come from 7 different Bob Marley & The Wailers tracks.

So Much Trouble In The World → Don't Make Me Wait - Tropkillaz Remix · 11A → 9B · +12 BPM · 87 chemistry

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

The Wailers

100%

Not in our catalog yet

Peter Tosh

77%

1 track in catalog · Reggae / Dancehall / Dub · no artist page yet

Bob Marley

59%

4 tracks in catalog · Dance

Israel Vibration

57%

Not in our catalog yet

The Gladiators

52%

Not in our catalog yet

Steel Pulse

49%

2 tracks in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Bunny Wailer

47%

Not in our catalog yet

Black Uhuru

45%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Toots And The Maytals

45%

Not in our catalog yet

Gregory Isaacs

43%

5 tracks in catalog · Caribbean

Burning Spear

41%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

CULTure

37%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Dennis Brown

36%

2 tracks in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Althea & Donna

36%

1 track in catalog · Caribbean · no artist page yet

Barrington Levy

36%

6 tracks in catalog · Caribbean

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Bob Marley & The Wailers play at?

Bob Marley & The Wailers's tracks in our catalog range from 74 to 155 BPM, with a median of 123 BPM. Across 19 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Bob Marley & The Wailers's tracks in?

Bob Marley & The Wailers's tracks are mostly in minor keys (74% minor across 19 tracks). The most common single key is 10A (B Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Bob Marley & The Wailers?

Which artists share an audience with Bob Marley & The Wailers?

When was Bob Marley & The Wailers most active?

Our catalog has Bob Marley & The Wailers releases spanning 1970 to 2024, with the most tracks from the 1970s.