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Legend (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)

Legend
Greatest hits album by
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Released7 May 1984 (1984-05-07)
Recorded1972–1983
GenreRoots reggae
Length51:01
LabelIsland, Tuff Gong (Reissue)
ProducerChris Blackwell, Errol Brown, Bob Marley, Steve Smith, The Wailers[1]
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Confrontation
(1983) 		Legend
(1984) 		Bob, Peter, Bunny & Rita
(1985)

Legend is a compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released on 7 May 1984 by Island Records.[2] It is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format and is the best-selling reggae album of all-time, with over 12 million sold in the US, over 3.3 million in the UK (where it is the 17th best-selling album[3]) and an estimated 25 million copies sold globally.[4][5][6] In 2003, the album was ranked number 46 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", maintaining the ranking in a 2012 revised list,[7] but dropping to number 48 in the 2020 revised list.[8]

As of April 2024, Legend has spent a total of 830 nonconsecutive weeks on the US Billboard 200 albums chart—the second longest run in the chart's history.[9][10] Also, as of April 2024, it has spent 1,129 weeks in the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart—the third longest run in that chart's history.[4][11]

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  2. ^ "Bob Marley albums".
  3. ^ Copsey, Rob (4 July 2016). "The UK's 60 official biggest selling albums of all time revealed". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Bob Marley and The Wailers' Legend album gets vinyl picture disc release". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Earners for 2004". Forbes. 25 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
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  7. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. ^ "48 - Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Legend'". Rolling Stone. 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Billboard 200 (Week of April 20, 2024)". Billboard. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ^ Keith Caulfield (21 December 2017). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Bob Marley's 'Legend' Hits 500th Week on Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Official Charts: Legend by Bob Marley & The Wailers". Official Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2024.