Artist · chart history
Ziggy Marley
Solo artist Kingston Jamaica
Ziggy Marley is an artist from Kingston. Ziggy Marley has 6 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Rebellion Rises”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #53. The station that charted Ziggy Marley most often is 90.9 The Bridge (Kansas City, MO), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2018.
David Nesta Marley, Ziggy to everyone, was born in Kingston in 1968, the eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley, and he took up the family business early. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers through eight studio albums, then went solo in 2002 on his own label, Tuff Gong Worldwide, singing and playing guitar, percussion and piano.
"Tomorrow People", from 1988, is the song that carried him onto rock radio, a loping, sun-warmed reggae groove that sounded nothing like the guitar noise around it. "Brothers And Sisters", "Look Who's Dancing" and "Tumblin' Down" kept him on the countdowns, and the Grammys for Best Reggae Album arrived in 1988 and again in 1989.
He never really stopped. He has won eight Grammy Awards, including one for Best Musical Album for Children in 2009, plus a Daytime Emmy. Off the stage he funds education, health and environmental work for children through his U.R.G.E. Foundation, and in 2024 he served as a producer on the film Bob Marley: One Love and hit the road with his brothers for the Marley Brothers' Legacy Tour, their first run together in two decades.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Ziggy Marley on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebellion Rises | 1 | #53 | – | 2018 | |
| 2 | Tumbling Down | 2 | #379 | – | – | |
| 3 | Weekend's Long | 1 | #75 | – | 2016 | |
| 4 | People Get Ready | 1 | #86 | – | 1997 | |
| 5 | Love Is My Religion | 1 | #862 | – | – |
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 862 | Love Is My Religion | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2018 | 53 | Rebellion Rises | WEXT Top 97 of 2018 |
| 2016 | 75 | Weekend's Long | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2016 |
| 1997 | 86 | People Get Ready | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 |
| 1989 | 379 | Tumbling Down | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) |
| 1988 | 460 | Tumbling Down | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) |
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