Skip to content
SingerBio

Jamaican sound system artists

1 published Jamaican sound system artists, led by Maxi Priest.

At a glance

1 published Jamaican sound system artists; 11 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 1 tier 3
1
Release groups
32
Studio albums
12
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
11
Timeline events
14
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
38 years
Full biographies
1
Biography words
933

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1980s1

Where they come from

Countries with the most Jamaican sound system artists. United Kingdom leads with 1.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Jamaican sound system. The most shared is dancehall, with 1 artists in both.

Covers from Jamaican sound system

11 studio albums have verified cover art. The 11 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Maxi Priest has the most release groups (32); Maxi Priest the longest career (38 years).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Maxi Priest32

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Maxi Priest38

Most decorated

No artists with awards recorded.

Most famous Jamaican sound system artists

See this genre sorted by monthly listeners →