Bob Marley’s “Legend” album marks its 800th week on Billboard 200

Shannon-Dale Reid

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Music legend Bob Marley is still creating history as his greatest hits compilation “Legend” ranked No. 106 on this week’s Billboard 200, marking its 800th week on the chart.

The album is the second album in history to make it to 800 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it the most-consumed album in the U.S. based on a methodology that combines sales and streaming activity.

The other to do so is the “Dark Side of the Moon” album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, years ago. In 2020, the classic rock album reached an unprecedented 950 weeks on the Billboard 200.

The “Legend” album by Bob Marley and the Wailers was released in May 1984 by Island Records, several years after Marley’s passing in 1981. It collects many of the singer’s biggest hits and several other recordings, and it has gone on to become one of the bestselling albums in U.S. history, with over 12 million sold in the US, over 3.3 million in the United Kingdom, and an estimated 25 million copies sold globally. It also ranks as the best-selling reggae album of all time.

The album was certified 15 times platinum by the RIAA for selling at least 15 million copies in the United States, and later certified 14 times platinum in the U.K.

Legend has also spent 1,100 weeks in the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart — the third longest run in that chart’s history, behind “Works” by British rock band, Queen and pop group, ABBA.