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Included here are the artists who follow the more uptempo vibes of rock steady and ska (mostly the former).  Although 
all albums listed might not be entirely strictly rock steady or ska, they all have a good amount of those influences.

Alpheus: Quality Time
Alton Ellis
: Cry Tough
                 Sunday Coming
                 Valley of Decision
Alton & Hortense Ellis: I'm Still in Love with You
Bob Andy: Fire Burning
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Greatest Hits at Studio One
                                            One Love at Studio One
                                            Soul Rebel
Bunny Wailer: Communication
Cables: What Kind of World
Cornell Campbell: Natty Dread in a Greenwich Farm
Dawn Penn: Come Again
Delroy Wilson: The Best of Delroy Wilson: Original Eighteen Deluxe Edition
Derrick Harriott: Songs For Midnight Lovers
DJ Spooky: Riddim Come Forward: 50,000 Volts of Trojan Records
Dobby Dobson: The Vintage Series
Errol Dunkley: Darling Ooh
Ethiopians: Owner fe de Yard
Freddie McGregor: Jamaican Classics Volume 3
                              Push On
Gregory Isaacs: Sinner Man
Heptones: Heptones & Friends Volumes 1 & 2
                On Top
                Totally Hep: The Best of The Heptones
Intensified: Doghouse Bass
Israel Vibration: Pay the Piper
Jackie Edwards: In Paradise
Jazz Jamaica: Double Barrel
Jimmy Cliff: Fundamental Reggay
                  Reggae Greats
                  Ultimate Collection
                  Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Joe Gibbs: Uptown Top Ranking: Joe Giibbs Reggae Productions 1970-78
John Brown's Body: Among Them
                                This Day
John Holt: Archive Series
                I Can't Get You Off My Mind: 18 Greatest Hits at Studio One
                John Holt Story
Jonny Greenwood: Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller
Ken Boothe: Everything I Own: The Best of Ken Boothe
King Chango: King Chango
Larry Marshall: Presenting Larry Marshall
Lee "Scratch" Perry: Give Me Power
                                Kung Fu Meets the Dragon
Los Hooligans: Mafioso Ska
Lyn Taitt & The Jets: Hold Me Tight: Anthology 65-73
Madlib: Blunted in the Bomb Shelter
Madness: One Step Beyond
Max Romeo: Wet Dream
Melodians: Swing and Dine
The Motives Project: So Much More
Paragons: My Best Girl Wears My Crown
Pat Kelly: The Vintage Series
Peter Tosh: Arise! The Best of Peter Tosh
                  The Toughest
Pressure Cooker: Committed
Prince Buster: Fabulous Greatest Hits
Reggae Cowboys: Rock Steady Rodeo
                             Stone Ranger
                             Tell the Truth
Rico Rodriguez: Togetherness
Ron Wiseman: Mystical Mood
Royals: Pick Up the Pieces
Silvertones: Silver Bullets
Skatalites: Ball of Fire
                Foundation Ska
               
In Orbit Volume 1
                Nucleus of Ska
                On the Right Track
Slim Smith: This Feeling
Specials: The Specials
             
Stereo-Typical: A's, B's, and Rarities
Steely & Clevie: Play Studio One Vintage
Techniques: Run Come Celebrate
Toots & The Maytals: Light Your Light
                                  Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection
                                  Reggae Greats
                                  True Love
                                  The Very Best of Toots & The Maytals
Upsetters: The Upsetter Compact Set
Various:  100% Dynamite
             
Arise Rootsman: Jamaican Roots 1965-1983
              The Best of Studio One
              Club Ska '67
              Collectors Edition: Rare Reggae From the Vaults of Studio One
              Creation Rockers Volumes 1 & 2
              Downbeat the Ruler: Killer Instrumentals from Studio One
              Duke Reid's Treasure Chest
              Full Up: More Hits from Studio One
              The Harder They Come
              History of Trojan Records Volume 2: 1972-1995
              I Shall Sing! Volume 2
              The King Kong Compilation
              Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions 1968-1972
              Moon Ska New York, U.S.A.
              Positive Vibrations
              Rebel Music
              Reggae Legend 3
              Reggae's Greatest Hits Volume 3
              Reggae's Greatest Hits Volume 8
              Respect to Studio One
              Roots of Reggae Volume 2: Rock Steady
              The Rough Guide to Reggae
              Run Rhythm Run
              Six the Hard Way
              Ska Bonanza
              Sounds and Pressure Volume 3
              Sounds & Pressure Volume 4
              Studio One Groups
              Studio One Rude Boy
              Studio One Soul
              Sufferer's Choice: Roots Reggae 1968-1973
              Tighten Up Volumes 5 & 6
              Trojan Explosion! Intensified Club Reggae Classics
              Trojan Instrumentals Box Set
              Trojan Lovers Box Set
              Version Dread: 18 Dub Hits from Studio One
Viceroys: The Viceroys at Studio One: Ya Ho

 

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