by Howard Campbell
LOS ANGELES – Forty years after its launch, Legend, the best hits album by Bob Marley and The Wailers, has logged its 850th week in Billboard Journal’s 200 Album chart.
That came about the week beginning September 5. It makes the compilation, launched in 1984 by Island Data, solely the second album to realize this milestone, becoming a member of The Darkish Aspect of The Moon by British rock band Pink Floyd.
Legend — which comprises requirements like No Lady No Cry, Get Up, Stand Up, Might You be Beloved, Jamming, Exodus and Fulfill my Soul — was launched three years after Marley’s loss of life from most cancers at age 36.
It’s at the moment quantity 61 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, with international gross sales of over 25 million items.
Based on Forbes Journal, Legend bought 14,300 items within the first week of September. Initially launched on vinyl, it has been reissued and repackaged in numerous codecs comparable to compact disc and digital. Island Data and the Common Music Group personal the Marley catalog. They’ve launched Deluxe, Remixed, and thirtieth anniversary editions of the album.
The Marley model is likely one of the most profitable in pop music. It ranks alongside different luminaries comparable to The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
Final February, Paramount Footage launched Bob Marley: One Love. This film relies on two years of his life. Starring British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, it grossed over $180 million.
