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Albums
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Songs
What are the top 10 songs by Desmond Dekker? Below you will find a list of the top 10 Desmond Dekker songs sorted by rank. Our list shows the name of the song and the year it was first released.
| Song Title | Year Released * | Song Rank |
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| Israelites | 1980 | 21,715 |
| 007 Shanty Town | 1989 | 30,346 |
| You Can Get It If You Really Want | 1970 | 34,502 |
| Beautiful And Dangerous | 2003 | 84,313 |
| It Mek | 1980 | 94,789 |
| Unity | 1992 | 96,195 |
| Pickney Gal | 1970 | 97,256 |
| Honour Your Mother And Father | 1998 | 104,063 |
| The Israelites | 2000 | 109,429 |
| King Of Ska | 1991 | 109,913 |
* Approximate (assumes song was released same year as the album it was first released on)
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Music Videos
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Beautiful And Dangerous #84,313 -
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Honour Your Mother And Father #104,063
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Filmography
Selected Desmond Dekker film and TV show credits:
Composer Credits
1993
L'exposé
(Short Film)
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Soundtrack Credits
1996
Alles nur Tarnung
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1975
Side by Side
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1974
If Mother Could See Me Now
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64 (age at death)
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Summery, Earthy, Plaintive, Energetic, Earnest, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Passionate, Street-Smart, Party/Celebratory, Eerie, Intimate, Poignant, Gentle, Atmospheric, Lively, Rebellious
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Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
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