Artists similar to

Special Beat

group · GB · active since 1992

In short

The artists most similar to Special Beat are Bad Manners, The Beat, Madness, Derrick Morgan and Judge Dread.

Closest to Special Beat

1 Bad MannersUK ska band

2 The BeatUK ska band aka The English Beat

3 MadnessEnglish pop/ska band

4 Derrick Morgan

5 Judge DreadUK reggae and ska artist

6 Desmond Dekker

More similar artists

The Skatalites Bandcamp ↗

8 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

9 Desmond Dekker & the Aces

U‐Roy Bandcamp ↗

11 Peter Tosh

12 Ken Boothe

13 The Coventry Automatics

14 The CimaronsBritish reggae band, went by many names, incl. Hot Rod All Stars, The Corporatio

15 Augustus Pablo

16 Prince Buster

17 Gregory Isaacs' All Stars

18 Dave Barkerreggae artist

Lee “Scratch” Perryaka The Upsetter Bandcamp ↗

20 Big Youth

21 The Hotknivesska

22 Lord Tanamo

23 Laurel Aitken

24 The UpsettersLee Perry's reggae house band

25 Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

26 Frank ZappaUS musician, composer, activist & filmmaker

27 B.B. Seaton

28 Al Barry

29 The Untouchablesmid 80s US ska/mod revival band

30 Winston Williams70s Jamaican reggae vocalist

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Special Beat?

The artists most similar to Special Beat are Bad Manners, The Beat, Madness, Derrick Morgan and Judge Dread. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Special Beat?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: The Skatalites, U‐Roy and Lee “Scratch” Perry have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Special Beat" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.