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“Stir It Up” by Bob Marley

Released 1987

“Stir It Up” by Bob Marley appears on 24 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1991 and 2025. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #12 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,528 alternative song of all time.

24countdowns
15stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2025years charted

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Stir It Up (1973) - Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Bob Marley wrote "Stir It Up" back in 1967, and he and the Wailers cut it as a single in Jamaica that same year, well before the wider world was paying attention. When they came to make Catch a Fire, they went back to the song and recorded it again, and the remake is a slow, sensual thing: a loping, unhurried groove that leans on the offbeat, with Marley's voice floating easy and warm over the top, never in a rush to get anywhere.

On the band's first trip to Britain in 1973 they played it on The Old Grey Whistle Test, singing live over a backing track Chris Blackwell had overdubbed.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 651 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1995 264 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 429 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
2001 1655 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2001 414 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 841 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 12 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 477 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 149 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 286 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 838 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2007 1313 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 440 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 363 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 1242 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1254 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 588 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 1289 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1338 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1396 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1455 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 327 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2023 1122 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2025 645 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800

Also listed as: Stir it up; Stir it Up.

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