LEGEND by BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS sales and awards

According to Universal Music Canada, LEGEND by BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS has sold 28,000,000 copies worldwide. The album sold best in United States (15,000,000 copies), United Kingdom (4,200,000 copies) and France (1,000,000 copies).

SALES RANKINGS

LEGEND certifications and sales

Country / region Sales Certification / source Certification date / sales as of
Argentina 240,000 4x Platinum
Argentina
Sales: 240,000
Certification / note: 4x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of:
Australia 280,000 4x Platinum JUNE 1994
Australia
Sales: 280,000
Certification / note: 4x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: JUNE 1994
Austria 100,000 2x Platinum 17 June, 1993
Austria
Sales: 100,000
Certification / note: 2x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 17 June, 1993
Belgium 200,000 4x Platinum 2008
Belgium
Sales: 200,000
Certification / note: 4x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 2008
Canada 664,000 2x Platinum 1989
Canada
Sales: 664,000
Certification / note: 2x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 1989
Finland 36,703 IFPI Finland
Finland
Sales: 36,703
Certification / note: IFPI Finland
Certification Date / sales as of:
France 1,000,000 1x Diamond 22 November, 1995
France
Sales: 1,000,000
Certification / note: 1x Diamond
Certification Date / sales as of: 22 November, 1995
Germany 500,000 1x Platinum 1992
Germany
Sales: 500,000
Certification / note: 1x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 1992
Ireland 200,000 IRMA list 2012
Ireland
Sales: 200,000
Certification / note: IRMA list
Certification Date / sales as of: 2012
Italy 100,000 2x Platinum (Sales since 2009) 2019
Italy
Sales: 100,000
Certification / note: 2x Platinum (Sales since 2009)
Certification Date / sales as of: 2019
Netherlands 140,000 1x Platinum + 1x Gold 1986 / 2000
Netherlands
Sales: 140,000
Certification / note: 1x Platinum + 1x Gold
Certification Date / sales as of: 1986 / 2000
New Zealand 300,000 20x Platinum
New Zealand
Sales: 300,000
Certification / note: 20x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of:
Norway 25,000 1x Gold 1994
Norway
Sales: 25,000
Certification / note: 1x Gold
Certification Date / sales as of: 1994
Poland 50,000 1x Gold 1999
Poland
Sales: 50,000
Certification / note: 1x Gold
Certification Date / sales as of: 1999
Spain 100,000 1x Platinum 1998
Spain
Sales: 100,000
Certification / note: 1x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 1998
Sweden 50,000 1x Gold 30 March, 2000
Sweden
Sales: 50,000
Certification / note: 1x Gold
Certification Date / sales as of: 30 March, 2000
Switzerland 50,000 1x Platinum 1999
Switzerland
Sales: 50,000
Certification / note: 1x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 1999
United Kingdom 4,200,000 14x Platinum 12 August, 2022
United Kingdom
Sales: 4,200,000
Certification / note: 14x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 12 August, 2022
United States 15,000,000 15x Platinum 23 May, 2014
United States
Sales: 15,000,000
Certification / note: 15x Platinum
Certification Date / sales as of: 23 May, 2014
Worldwide sales 28,000,000 Universal Music Canada
Total
Sales: 28,000,000
Source: Universal Music Canada

Year-end chart performance for LEGEND

Chart 1984RankSales
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
21
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
57
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
9
UK Albums (Music Week)
3 1,100,000
Chart 1985RankSales
UK Albums (Music Week)
95 110,000
Chart 1991RankSales
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
7
European Albums (Music & Media)
76
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
41
UK Albums
64
Chart 1992RankSales
UK Albums
54
UK Artist Albums
46
Chart 1993RankSales
UK Artist Albums
95
Chart 1994RankSales
Australian Albums (ARIA)
49
UK Albums
85 170,000
Chart 1995RankSales
UK Artist Albums
87
Chart 1996RankSales
UK Artist Albums
109 100,000
Chart 1997RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
75
Chart 1999RankSales
UK Albums
132 130,000
Chart 2000RankSales
Australian Albums (ARIA)
89
Canadian Albums (SoundScan)
97
UK Albums
96 180,000
Chart 2003RankSales
UK Artist Albums
130 140,000
Chart 2004RankSales
UK Artist Albums
144 121,000
Chart 2007RankSales
UK Albums (Charts Plus)
174
Chart 2008RankSales
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
49
UK Albums (Charts Plus)
106
Chart 2009RankSales
UK Albums (Charts Plus)
119
US Albums (Soundscan)
114 342,155
Chart 2010RankSales
UK Albums (Charts Plus)
195
US Albums (Billboard 200)
145
Chart 2011RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
35
UK Albums (Charts Plus)
189
US Albums (Billboard 200)
149
Chart 2012RankSales
UK Albums (Charts Plus)
114
US Albums (Billboard 200)
128
US Albums (Soundscan)
111 266,833
Chart 2013RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
94
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
156
UK Albums (Charts Plus)
126
US Albums (Billboard 200)
112
Chart 2014RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
135
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
162
UK Albums (Official Charts)
91
US Albums (Billboard 200)
77
Chart 2015RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
107
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
165
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
90
UK Albums (Official Charts)
69
US Albums (Billboard 200)
70
Chart 2016RankSales
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
86
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
45
UK Albums (Official Charts)
31
US Albums (Billboard 200)
81
Chart 2017RankSales
UK Albums (Official Charts)
38
US Albums (Billboard 200)
73
Chart 2018RankSales
Irish Albums (IRMA)
39
UK Albums (Official Charts)
38
US Albums (Billboard 200)
78
Chart 2019RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
104
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
38
UK Albums (Official Charts)
48
US Albums (Billboard 200)
61
Chart 2020RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
126
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
141
Irish Albums (IRMA)
33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
13
UK Albums (Official Charts)
21
US Albums (Billboard 200)
60
Chart 2021RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
130
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
138
Irish Albums (IRMA)
26
UK Albums (Official Charts)
30
US Albums (Billboard 200)
60
Chart 2022RankSales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
185
UK Albums (Official Charts)
26

Decade-end chart performance for LEGEND

Chart 2010'sRank
UK Albums (Official Charts) 47
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) 10
US Albums (Billboard 200) 144