# Jimmy Cliff — Every Record We Rank

Jimmy Cliff appears once in our Reggae list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Reggae
- **Year:** 1972
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Reggae
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/jimmy-cliff/

## Appears on

### [The Harder They Come](https://waxonia.com/track/jimmy-cliff--the-harder-they-come/)

*1972 · Island · No. 3 in [Reggae](https://waxonia.com/genre/reggae/)*

The song that carried the film that carried reggae out of Jamaica. Defiant without being aggressive, which is a harder register than it sounds and one Cliff owned completely.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jimmy%20Cliff%20The%20Harder%20They%20Come) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc5H6zAi6M)

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