Legend | ||||
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Released | 7 May 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1972–1983 | |||
Genre | Roots reggae | |||
Length | 51:01 | |||
Label | Island, Tuff Gong (Reissue) | |||
Producer | Chris Blackwell, Errol Brown, Bob Marley, Steve Smith, The Wailers[1] | |||
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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 more than 12 million copies sold in the US, more than 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 August 2024, Legend has spent a total of 847 nonconsecutive weeks on the US Billboard 200 albums chart—the second longest run in the chart's history.[9][10] Also, as of August 2024, it has spent 1,146 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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