Bob Marley & The Wailers Rastaman Vibration

An unimpeachable monument to the reggae pioneer, this posthumous 1984 collection of Robert Nesta Marley’s most enduring tracks easily lives up to its grand title. And this is a best of in every sense. From blissed-out reimaginings of rock (“Stir It Up”, “Buffalo Soldier”) to politicized skankfests (“Exodus”, “Get Up, Stand Up”), Legend has the cohesive flow of a studio album and distills an artist—and a genre—into one irresistible groove.