Covers
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band covered the song on their 1983 album Somewhere in Afrika.
- Jackson Browne performed an acoustic version at the 1995 opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that was released on the all-star album Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Pearl Jam played a live version of the song during their 1992 European tour with Eddie Vedder singing solo on guitar.
- English R&B girl group Eternal covered the song on their 1995 album Power of a Woman.
- Life Of Agony included an acoustic version on limited editions of their 1995 album Ugly.
- Punk rock band No Use For A Name recorded a cover for their 1995 album Leche Con Carne.
- A rare cover recorded by Stevie Wonder was included on his 1996 compilation Stevie Wonder - Song Review: Greatest Hits.
- US-based duo Moodswings included a cover of the song on their 1997 release Psychedelicatessen.
- Sinéad O'Connor performed this song live during her 1997 tour. A recording of this was used as B-side on the This Is a Rebel Song CD single.
- Sweet Honey in the Rock performed an a capella version of it on their 1998 album Twenty-Five
- Seggae band Baster recorded a version for their album Raskok in 2001.
- Irish folk music band The Chieftains recorded a cover with Bob Marley's son, Ziggy Marley, on their 2002 album The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration.
- Joe Strummer, formerly of The Clash, and The Mescaleros recorded a version on their last album Streetcore not long before Strummer's death in 2002. The track featured producer Rick Rubin on melodica and piano. Rubin also produced a version with Strummer and Johnny Cash for Cash's posthumous box set, Unearthed.
- New Zealand reggae band Katchafire (initially a Bob Marley tribute band) included a cover of Redemption song on their 2003 debut album, Revival.
- A cover by Canadian artist Chantal Kreviazuk was included on the 2003 compilation Peace Songs.
- Ethiopian-American neo-soul artist Wayna recorded a version for her 2004 album 2004.
- Serbian rock band Bajaga i Instruktori recorded a Serbian language cover of the song, titled "Pesma slobode", with guest appearance by pop singer Bebi Dol, releasing it on their 2005 album Šou počinje u ponoć.
- Danish band Outlandish recorded a version and included it in the deluxe version of their 2005 album Closer Than Veins.
- Stone Temple Pilots have covered the song in concert.
- Michael McDonald covered the song on his 2008 album "Soul Speak".
- In 2009, Angelique Kidjo released a version of the song on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration.
- The song was a charity cover song by singer Rihanna. It was released for the Hope For Haiti Now campaign in January 2010.
- Aly Michalka and Ben Cotten performed their version of this song on an episode of Hellcats (Season 1 Episode 15), premiered in 2010.
- Chris Cornell has covered "Redemption Song" acoustically.
- Yannick Noah released it as a single in May 2012
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