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1992 Penthouse riddim (Donovan Germain's label) from the early-'90s dancehall era; cuts include Garnett Silk's 'Lion Heart' and Buju Banton's 'How The World A Run'.

Madhouse riddim produced by Dave Kelly and released in 2005, part of the label's run of stripped-back, keyboard-driven dancehall rhythms; carried cuts by Beenie Man and Spice.

Late-1980s digital dancehall rhythm built at King Jammy's by house band Steely & Clevie in 1987 and first voiced by Pinchers on the hit "Agony," with further cuts from deejays including Shabba Ranks and Admiral Bailey.

Treasure Isle rocksteady rhythm associated with John Holt's "Ali Baba," produced by Arthur "Duke" Reid and released around 1968-69; a durable Duke Reid rhythm that circulated in versions and dub cuts in the years that followed.

A Jamaican riddim associated with the dancehall era. Starter record pending editorial verification.

The Answer riddim is a dancehall/version family usually traced through Studio One's "Never Let Go" lineage, later becoming a durable platform for deejay cuts and sound-system favorites. Its importance is less a single recording than the way a recognizable bass-and-chord pattern kept being revoiced across changing dancehall eras.

2005 dancehall riddim produced by Jah Snowcone (Riddim Driven series); voiced by Sean Paul, Sizzla, T.O.K., Wayne Wonder, Capleton and more.

The Arab Attack riddim is a 1990s dancehall rhythm title found across singles and compilation discographies, part of the era's producer-led riddim economy where distinctive track names organized a whole cluster of voiced versions.

A rocksteady-era Treasure Isle riddim originating with The Jamaicans' 1967 hit 'Ba Ba Boom,' produced by Duke Reid and a winner in the Jamaica Festival song tradition. Its rolling rhythm and horn arrangement became a recut favourite carried by later producers from Coxsone Dodd to Sly & Robbie.

Ballistic Affair is a Jamaican dancehall riddim produced by Anthony Malvo in 2002-2003, best known for Capleton's 'One Day Rudeboy' and versions by Buju Banton, Sizzla, Shinehead, Anthony B, Bushman and Wayne Wonder.

A Jamaican riddim associated with the dancehall era. Starter record pending editorial verification.

Early-1990s Madhouse riddim (Dave Kelly), named for dancer Gerald 'Bogle' Levy; Buju Banton's 'Bogle' (1991/92) is the defining cut.

A Jamaican riddim associated with the dancehall era. Starter record pending editorial verification.

A 1985 Steely & Clevie digital riddim, a mechanised reworking of Studio One's 'Feel Like Jumping,' named after Super Cat's hit 'Boops' from his debut album 'Si Boops Deh!' The song sparked a wave of 'sugar daddy' themed dancehall tunes and helped define the early computerised dancehall sound.

1990s Madhouse dancehall riddim produced by Dave Kelly; a hard bashment rhythm from the label's classic run (later reworked by Stapat in 2019).