# Junior Murvin — Every Record We Rank

Junior Murvin appears 3 times in our Reggae, 1976, and Dancing to Bad News lists, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Reggae, 1976, and Dancing to Bad News
- **Year:** 1976
- **Highest placing:** No. 6 in Reggae
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/junior-murvin/

## Appears on

### [Police and Thieves](https://waxonia.com/track/junior-murvin--police-and-thieves/)

*1976 · Island · No. 6 in [Reggae](https://waxonia.com/genre/reggae/)*

Murvin's falsetto over a Lee Perry production of extraordinary lightness. The Clash covered it a year later and the traffic between punk and Kingston was open for good.

Also on: [1976](https://waxonia.com/theme/nineteen-seventy-six/), [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Junior%20Murvin%20Police%20and%20Thieves) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Z2M3VlB8E)

### [Police and Thieves](https://waxonia.com/track/junior-murvin--police-and-thieves/)

*1976 · Island · Picked by [1976](https://waxonia.com/theme/nineteen-seventy-six/)*

Written about Jamaican election violence and adopted within months by a London that had just had the Notting Hill riot. The one record here whose journey out of its own scene happened immediately rather than in retrospect.

Also on: [Reggae](https://waxonia.com/genre/reggae/), [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Junior%20Murvin%20Police%20and%20Thieves) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Z2M3VlB8E)

### [Police and Thieves](https://waxonia.com/track/junior-murvin--police-and-thieves/)

*1976 · Island · Picked by [Dancing to Bad News](https://waxonia.com/theme/dancing-to-bad-news/)*

Lee Perry's lightest production and Murvin's falsetto floating over the top of it, describing armed men on both sides shooting at the crowd. It sounds like relief and it is a casualty report.

Also on: [Reggae](https://waxonia.com/genre/reggae/), [1976](https://waxonia.com/theme/nineteen-seventy-six/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Junior%20Murvin%20Police%20and%20Thieves) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Z2M3VlB8E)

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