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“Welcome to Jamrock” by Damian Marley
From the album Welcome to Jamrock (2005)
“Welcome to Jamrock” by Damian Marley appears on 10 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2005 and 2024. It was first released in 2005 on the album Welcome to Jamrock. Its best result is #39 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #225 alternative song of 2006 and #6,592 alternative song of all time.
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"Welcome to Jamrock" was the lead single and title track of Damian Marley's 2005 album on Tuff Gong and Universal, and it's the postcard turned face down: a tour of "Jamrock", Marley's name for the Jamaica the tourist ads leave out, where crime, poverty and political corruption are part of daily life. He rails against the island's mounting violence and demands that the people in charge do something about it, carrying on his father's work of rallying Jamaicans to stand together.
Both the "World Jam" rhythm and the hook come from Ini Kamoze's 1984 track "World-A-Reggae", built on a Sly and Robbie rhythm, and Kamoze shares the writing credit with Damian, Stephen Marley and Robert Russel. Stephen co-produced with Damian and plays keyboards. Pitchfork later put it at number 270 among the best songs of the 2000s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 | 91 |
| 2006 | 39 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 79 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2007 | 66 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 90 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 412 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2009 | 497 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
| 2013 | 81 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
| 2022 | 316 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 96 | 107.7 The End | The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) | 100 |
Also listed as: Welcome To Jamrock.
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