# Tenor Saw — Every Record We Rank

Tenor Saw appears 2 times in our Dancehall and The Eighties lists, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Dancehall and The Eighties
- **Year:** 1985
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Dancehall
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/tenor-saw/

## Appears on

### [Ring the Alarm](https://waxonia.com/track/tenor-saw--ring-the-alarm/)

*1985 · Techniques · No. 3 in [Dancehall](https://waxonia.com/genre/dancehall/)*

The Stalag riddim's definitive vocal, cut by a nineteen-year-old who was dead within three years. Urgency is easy to fake and impossible to manufacture, and this is the real thing.

Also on: [The Eighties](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-eighties/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Tenor%20Saw%20Ring%20the%20Alarm) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=UpjLLw-cVzU)

### [Ring the Alarm](https://waxonia.com/track/tenor-saw--ring-the-alarm/)

*1985 · Techniques · Picked by [The Eighties](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-eighties/)*

Winston Riley's own Kingston label, a rhythm reused for the next thirty years, and no multinational anywhere near it. Jamaica had been running the model this whole list describes since long before the decade started.

Also on: [Dancehall](https://waxonia.com/genre/dancehall/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Tenor%20Saw%20Ring%20the%20Alarm) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=UpjLLw-cVzU)

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