Bob Marey’s Blockbuster Blasts Back Onto Several Charts

Legend, the compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, has long reigned as one of the most successful collections of all time. The set, which assembles many of the group’s most familiar tunes and standout tracks, turned 40 years old last year. Despite being available for decades and already moving tens of millions of units around the globe, fans still can’t get enough — especially in the U.S. Now that many Record Store Day exclusives have cleared out from the Billboard rankings, Legend is mounting yet another comeback.

While it never stopped selling, the sales field is less competitive this time around. That opens up space on several charts, allowing Marley and his band to return to multiple tallies where the title has already spent hundreds of weeks.

Bob Marley’s Legend Appears on Four Billboard Charts

This frame, Legend appears on four Billboard charts in the U.S. alone. It returns to half of them — and it is once again a bona fide bestseller. The compilation breaks back in at No. 16 on the Vinyl Albums chart. At the same time, it reappears just one spot lower, at No. 17, on the Top Album Sales chart.

The comeback is driven by 3,500 pure purchases, according to Luminate. Legend likely didn’t even need to increase its sales to find its way back to these rosters. Many recent bestsellers vanished after selling out their Record Store Day exclusive runs, opening up space on tallies like the Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums lists. That said, Marley’s collection actually did grow its weekly purchase tally by 17%, moving several hundred more units than just a few days before.

Bob Marley Lands Behind Billie Eilish and Fleetwood Mac

While Legend is back inside the top 20 on both purchase-only charts, the rankings are packed with comebacks. On the Top Album Sales roster, Legend is the third-highest rising reentry. Over on the vinyl-only tally, the title earns the ninth-loftiest return, trailing other beloved efforts by Fleetwood Mac, Lady Gaga, and Billie Eilish.

Bob Marley Almost Always Rules the Reggae Albums Chart

Unsurprisingly, Legend continues to dominate the Reggae Albums chart — the only Billboard list dedicated solely to the genre. It would be stranger to see the album not in charge. Over the 277 frames it has spent on the roster, it has only failed to rule on one occasion.

Legend’s History on the Billboard 200

Legend already holds the distinction of being the second-longest-charting title in history on the Billboard 200, the most important albums ranking in America. This week, the project jumps 13 spots to No. 61. In terms of total consumption, the compilation moved 14,700 equivalent units this frame, with both sales and streaming playing large roles in that figure.

It once peaked at No. 5 decades ago, and Legend has now spent 884 weeks somewhere on the Billboard 200. At some point later in 2025, it is poised to join Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon as only the second album to reach 900 weeks on the ranking.