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Bob Marley

Bob Marley
Photo: Eddie Mallin · CC BY 2.0

About

Bob Marley (1945-1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist who brought reggae from the Kingston ghettos to a global audience, becoming one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. With Bob Marley & The Wailers he recorded landmark albums including Exodus (1977) and Uprising (1980), weaving Rastafarian spirituality and calls for social justice into music that still resonates worldwide. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and Time magazine named Exodus Album of the Century in 1999.

25M+
copies of 'Legend' sold worldwide (best-selling reggae album ever)
75M+
total records sold across career
$181M
worldwide box office of biopic 'Bob Marley: One Love' (2024)
943
weeks on US Billboard 200 for 'Legend' (2nd longest in chart history)

What's new

  • 2025-02

    The Marley family, UMe, and Island Records launched a year-long global celebration for what would have been Bob Marley's 80th birthday, kicking off with an 'Uprising' tribute concert livestreamed from Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica.

  • 2024-12

    The compilation 'Legend' was certified 18× Platinum in the US by the RIAA, reflecting 13 million in pure album sales and 5 billion streams in the country.

  • 2024-09

    Five of Bob Marley's sons - Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, and Damian - reunited for 'The Marley Brothers: The Legacy Tour', their first joint tour in 20 years, performing across North America.

  • 2024-02

    The biographical film 'Bob Marley: One Love', starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, opened at #1 at the global box office and went on to gross $181 million worldwide.

Tracks

No Woman, No CryLive version from 1975 became his first UK Top 40 hit; one of his most beloved songs worldwide.
Redemption SongClosing track of Uprising (1980), named Song of the Millennium by the BBC.
One Love / People Get ReadyAnthem of unity; platinum-certified in the UK, central to the 2024 biopic.
ExodusTitle track of the 1977 album named Album of the Century by Time magazine; on UK charts for 56 weeks.
Three Little BirdsFrom Exodus (1977); 3× Platinum in the UK with over 1.8 million units sold.

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