JamaicaWho Lee "Scratch" Perry is
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, singer and songwriter noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. He worked with and produced for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Max Romeo, the Heptones, Adrian Sherwood, the Beastie Boys, Ari Up, the Clash, the Orb, and many others.
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Beat Down BabylonA Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979 · 2002332
Disco Devil (Extended Version)The Best of Lee Perry · 1996493
Having A PartyScratch Came Scratch Saw Scratch Conquered · 2009484
The UpsetterLet's Do Rocksteady: The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-68 · 2002395
Croaking LizardApe-ology Presents Super Ape Vs Return Of The Super Ape · 2007146
Rude BoyDub Massive Vol. 1 · 2006407
Dreadlocks In MoonlightCountryman · 1982378
Green Brain (with Lee "Scratch" Perry & Yaadcore)Lee "Scratch" Perry · 2021409
Traffic In The Sky - Lee “Scratch” Perry DubIn Between Dub · 20233710
Bird In Hand - 2022 RemasterReturn Of The Super Ape (2022 Remaster) · 197831Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Spatial, No Problem.2026 · album
Mercy2025 · album
King Perry2024 · album
Lord God Muzik2024 · album
Heaven2023 · album
Destiny2023 · album![Battle of Armagideon (Millionaire Liquidator) [Expanded Version] cover art](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e029c46d5a3ed74dc31d9a702eb)
Battle of Armagideon (Millionaire Liquidator) [Expanded Version]2023 · album
Routes2023 · album
Remix the Universe (Extended Edition)2023 · album
Remix The Universe2023 · album
Daydreamflix2022 · album
Dub Cuts from Planet Dub2021 · albumPost this ranking
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Lee "Scratch" Perry in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does Lee "Scratch" Perry have?
Lee "Scratch" Perry has 453,500 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Lee "Scratch" Perry's world ranking?
Lee "Scratch" Perry is ranked #591 of 1214 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Lee "Scratch" Perry from?
Lee "Scratch" Perry is from Jamaica, where they rank #1 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Lee "Scratch" Perry make?
Lee "Scratch" Perry is categorised as Drum & Bass in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as dub, rocksteady, reggae, roots reggae.
Snapshot from the week of Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.