Bob Marley / Music Sales Awards

Bob Marley (1980)

This is an overview of Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley's music sales awards and releases with his band The Wailers . To date, he has sold over 75 million records. The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves in alphabetical order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  France 1992: for the album Burnin '  United Kingdom 1976: for the album Live! 1983: for the album Burnin ' 1993: for the album Songs of Freedom 1999: for the single Sun Is Shining (Funkstar De Luxe Remix) 2013: for the album Survival 2013: for the album The Essential Collection 2013: for the author participation No Woman, No Cry ( Fugees ) 2017: for the single Redemption Song 2019: for the album A Legend: 50 Reggae Classics 2020: for the single Waiting In Vain Golden record  Argentina 1995: for the album Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On  Australia 1997: for the author participation I Shot the Sheriff ( Warren G ) 2008: for the album The Great Bob Marley  Brazil 2006: for the album One Love - The Very Best of 2009: for the single Is This Love 2009: for the single No Woman, No Cry  Belgium 1999: for the single Sun Is Shining (Funkstar De Luxe Remix) 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of  Denmark 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of 2018: for the single Is This Love 2020: for the single Could You Be Loved 2020: for the single Three Little Birds  Germany 1981: for the album Uprising 1981: for the album Babylon by Bus 1992: for the album Live! 1992: for the album Exodus 1992: for the album Kaya 2011: for the authors' participation Stay the Night ( James Blunt ) 2012: for the video album Legend  Finland 1984: for the Legend album  France 1980: for the album Rastaman Vibration 1980: for the album Live! 1982: for the album Natty Dread 1982: for the album Chances Are 1984: for the album Confrontation 1992: for the album Catch a Fire 1995: for the album Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On 1997: for the author participation No Woman, No Cry (Fugees) 1999: for the album Chant Down Babylon 1999: for the single Sun Is Shining (Funkstar De Luxe Remix) 2000: for the single Turn Your Lights Down Low 2004: for the video album Spiritual Journey 2005: for the video album Live  Italy 2011: for the authors' participation Stay the Night (James Blunt) 2014: for the single No Woman, No Cry 2017: for the single Redemption Song 2017: for the single Three Little Birds 2018: for the single Jamming 2018: for the single Buffalo Soldier 2019: for the single One Love / People Get Ready  Canada 1979: for the album Exodus 1982: for the album Survival 2000: for the album Chant Down Babylon 2005: for the album Bob Marley 1967–1972 - Gold  New Zealand 1989: for the album Rebel Music 1996: for the author participation No Woman, No Cry (Fugees) 1997: for the author participation I Shot the Sheriff (Warren G) 2000: for the single Sun Is Shining (Funkstar De Luxe Remix) 2007: for the album Rastaman Vibration 2011: for the authors' participation Stay the Night (James Blunt)  Netherlands 2000: for the album Legend (Mercury Records BV) 2001: for the album Babylon by Bus (Mercury Records BV)  Norway 1994: for the Legend album  Austria 1993: for the album Live!  Poland 1999: for the album Legend  Sweden 1999: for the single Sun Is Shining (Funkstar De Luxe Remix) 2000: for the album Legend 2000: for the single Turn Your Lights Down Low 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of  Switzerland 1993: for the album Live! 1998: for the album Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On 2000: for the album Chant Down Babylon 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of 2005: for the video album Legend  Spain 1981: for the album Uprising 1995: for the album Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On  United States 1974: for the author participation I Shot the Sheriff ( Eric Clapton ) 1994: for the album Burnin ' 1996: for the album Live! 1996: for the album Rastaman Vibration 1996: for the album Exodus 1996: for the album Kaya 1996: for the album Uprising 1996: for the album Confrontation 1997: for the author participation I Shot the Sheriff (Warren G) 1997: for the album Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On 1998: for the video album Time Will Tell 2000: for the album Chant Down Babylon 2004: for the video album Bob Marley: The Legend Live 2006: for the author participation Window Shopper ( 50 cents ) 2006: for the video album Live at the Rainbow  United Kingdom 1978: for the album Kaya 1983: for the album Natty Dread 1983: for the album Rastaman Vibration 1995: for the album Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of 2005: for the album Africa Unite: The Singles Collection 2013: for the album The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers 2013: for the video album Legend 2013: for the album Lively Up Yourself 2017: for the video album Live at the Rainbow 2017: for the single Is This Love (Remix) 2018: for the album Babylon by Bus 2018: for the album Uprising 2019: for the single No Woman, No Cry 2019: for the single Buffalo Soldier 2019: for the single Jamming 2020: for the album Catch a Fire 2020: for the single One Love / People Get Ready

Platinum record  Argentina 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of 2003: for the video album Bob Marley: The Legend Live 2005: for the video album Live  Australia 2004: for the album One Love - The Very Best of 2011: for the authors' participation Stay the Night (James Blunt)  Germany 1992: for the album Legend  Europe 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of 2003: for the album Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On  France 1983: for the album Exodus 1992: for the album Survival 1992: for the album Babylon by Bus 2005: for the video album Legend  Italy 2017: for the single Is This Love 2019: for the single Could You Be Loved  Japan 2002: for the album One Love - The Very Best of  Canada 1992: for the album Songs of Freedom 2002: for the album One Love - The Very Best of  Netherlands 1979: for the album Live! 1980: for the album Babylon by Bus (Ariola Benelux BV) 1986: for the album Legend (Ariola Benelux BV) 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of  Spain 1980: for the album Survival 1998: for the album Legend 2001: for the album One Love - The Very Best of  United States 1996: for the video album The Bob Marley Story: Caribbean Nights 2003: for the video album Legend  United Kingdom 2018: for the album Exodus 2018: for the single Three Little Birds 2020: for the single Could You Be Loved 2020: for the single Is This Love 2 × platinum record  Argentina 2001: for the video album One Love - The Very Best of  France 1992: for the album Kaya 1992: for the album Uprising  Italy 2019: for the album Legend  Canada 1989: for the album Legend  Austria 1993: for the album Legend  United States 1994: for the album Songs of Freedom  United Kingdom 2016: for the video album Marley 3 × platinum record  New Zealand 2010: for the album Chant Down Babylon  Switzerland 1992: for the album Legend 4 × platinum record  Argentina 1992: for the album Legend  Australia 2016: for the album Legend  Belgium 2008: for the album Legend 8 × platinum record  Argentina 1992: for the video album Legend 13 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2020: for the album Legend 15 × platinum record  United States 2014: for the album Legend 20 × platinum record  New Zealand 2014: for the album Legend Diamond record  France 1995: for the album Legend

Awards by album

A Legend: 50 Reggae Classics Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 60,000 All in all 1 × silver 60,000 Africa Unite: The Singles Collection Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 1 × gold 100,000 Babylon by Bus Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Germany (BVMI)  gold 250,000  France (SNEP)  platinum 300,000  Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum (Ariola Benelux BV) + Gold (Mercury Records BV) 140,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 3 × gold, 2 × platinum 790,000 Bob Marley 1967-1972 - gold Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Canada (MC)  gold 50,000 All in all 1 × gold 50,000 Burnin ' Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  silver 100,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 60,000 All in all 2 × silver 1 × gold 660,000 Catch a Fire Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 2 × gold 200,000 Chances Are Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000 All in all 1 × gold 100,000 Chant Down Babylon Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  Canada (MC)  gold 50,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  3 × platinum 45,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  gold 25,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000 All in all 4 × gold 3 × platinum 720,000 Confrontation Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000 All in all 2 × gold 600,000 Exodus Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Germany (BVMI)  gold 250,000  France (SNEP)  platinum 400,000  Canada (MC)  gold 50,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 300,000 All in all 3 × gold, 2 × platinum 1,500,000 Kaya Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Germany (BVMI)  gold 250,000  France (SNEP)  2 × platinum 600,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 3 × gold, 2 × platinum 1,450,000 Legend Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  4 × platinum 60,000  Australia (ARIA)  4 × platinum 280,000  Belgium (BEA)  4 × platinum 200,000  Germany (BVMI)  platinum 500,000  Finland (IFPI)  gold 36,703  France (SNEP)  diamond 1,000,000  Italy (FIMI)  2 × platinum 200,000  Canada (MC)  2 × platinum 200,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  20 × platinum 300,000  Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum (Ariola Benelux BV) + Gold (Mercury Records BV) 140,000  Norway (IFPI)  gold 15,000  Austria (IFPI)  2 × platinum 100,000  Poland (ZPAV)  gold 50,000  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 50,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  3 × platinum 150,000  Spain (Promusicae)  platinum 100,000  United States (RIAA)  15 × platinum 15,000,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  13 × platinum 3,900,000 All in all 5 × gold 62 × platinum 2 × diamond 22,461,703 Live! Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Germany (BVMI)  gold 250,000  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  Austria (IFPI)  gold 25,000  Netherlands (NVPI)  platinum 100,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  gold 25,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 60,000 All in all 1 × silver 5 × gold 1 × platinum 1,060,000

Lively Up Yourself Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 1 × gold 100,000 Natty Dread Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 2 × gold 200,000 Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  gold 30,000  Europe (IFPI)  platinum 1,000,000  France (SNEP)  gold (100,000)  Switzerland (IFPI)  gold (25,000)  Spain (Promusicae)  gold (50,000)  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold (100,000) All in all 6 × gold 1 × platinum 1,530,000 One Love - The Very Best of Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 200,000  Australia (ARIA)  platinum 70,000  Belgium (BEA)  gold (25,000)  Brazil (PMB)  gold 100,000  Denmark (IFPI)  gold (25,000)  Europe (IFPI)  platinum 1,000,000  Japan (RIAJ)  platinum 250,000  Canada (MC)  platinum 100,000  Netherlands (NVPI)  platinum (80,000)  Sweden (IFPI)  gold (40,000)  Switzerland (IFPI)  gold (20,000)  Spain (Promusicae)  platinum (100,000)  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold (100,000) All in all 6 × gold 7 × platinum 1,720,000 Rastaman vibration Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 100,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 4 × gold 707,500 Rebel Music Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500 All in all 1 × gold 7,500 Songs of Freedom Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Canada (MC)  platinum 100,000  United States (RIAA)  2 × platinum 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 60,000 All in all 1 × silver 3 × platinum 660,000 Survival Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  platinum 300,000  Canada (MC)  gold 50,000  Spain (Promusicae)  platinum 100,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 60,000 All in all 1 × silver 1 × gold 2 × platinum 510,000 The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 1 × gold 100,000 The Essential Collection Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 60,000 All in all 1 × silver 60,000 The Great Bob Marley Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000 All in all 1 × gold 35,000 Uprising Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Germany (BVMI)  gold 250,000  France (SNEP)  2 × platinum 600,000  Spain (Promusicae)  gold 50,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 100,000 All in all 4 × gold 2 × platinum 1,500,000

Awards by singles

Buffalo Soldier Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 400,000 All in all 2 × gold 425,000 Could You Be Loved Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 45,000  Italy (FIMI)  platinum 50,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 600,000 All in all 1 × gold 2 × platinum 695,000 Is This Love Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Brazil (PMB)  gold 100,000  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 45,000  Italy (FIMI)  platinum 50,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 600,000 All in all 2 × gold, 2 × platinum 795,000 Is This Love (Remix) Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 400,000 All in all 1 × gold 400,000 Jamming Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 400,000 All in all 2 × gold 425,000 No Woman, No Cry Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Brazil (PMB)  gold 100,000  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 400,000 All in all 3 × gold 525,000

One Love / People Get Ready Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 400,000 All in all 1 × gold 425,000 Redemption song Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 200,000 All in all 1 × silver 1 × gold 225,000 Sun Is Shining (Funkstar De Luxe Remix) Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Belgium (BEA)  gold 25,000  France (SNEP)  gold 250,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 15,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 200,000 All in all 1 × silver 4 × gold 497,500 Three Little Birds Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 45,000  Italy (FIMI)  gold 25,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 600,000 All in all 2 × gold 1 × platinum 670,000 Turn Your Lights Down Low Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 250,000  Sweden (IFPI)  gold 15,000 All in all 2 × gold 265,000 Waiting in Vain Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 200,000 All in all 1 × silver 200,000

Awards by video albums

Bob Marley: The Legend Live Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 8,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 50,000 All in all 1 × gold 1 × platinum 58,000 Legend Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  8 × platinum 64,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 25,000  France (SNEP)  platinum 20,000  Switzerland (IFPI)  gold 3,000  United States (RIAA)  platinum 100,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 25,000 All in all 3 × gold 10 × platinum 237,000 Live / Live at the Rainbow Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  platinum 8,000  France (SNEP)  gold 10,000  United States (RIAA)  gold 50,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  gold 25,000 All in all 3 × gold 1 × platinum 93,000

Marley Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United Kingdom (BPI)  2 × platinum 100,000 All in all 2 × platinum 100,000 One Love - The Very Best of Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Argentina (CAPIF)  2 × platinum 16,000 All in all 2 × platinum 16,000 Spiritual Journey Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 10,000 All in all 1 × gold 10,000 The Bob Marley Story: Caribbean Nights Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United States (RIAA)  platinum 100,000 All in all 1 × platinum 100,000 Time will tell Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United States (RIAA)  gold 50,000 All in all 1 × gold 50,000

Awards for author participations and productions

I Shot the Sheriff ( Eric Clapton ) Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United States (RIAA)  gold 1,000,000 All in all 1 × gold 1,000,000 I Shot the Sheriff ( Warren G ) Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  gold 35,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000 All in all 3 × gold 542,500 No Woman, No Cry ( Fugees ) Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  France (SNEP)  gold 250,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500  United Kingdom (BPI)  silver 200,000 All in all 1 × silver 2 × gold 457,500

Stay the Night ( James Blunt ) Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  platinum 70,000  Germany (BVMI)  gold 150,000  Italy (FIMI)  gold 15,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  gold 7,500 All in all 3 × gold 1 × platinum 242,500 Window Shopper ( 50 cents ) Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  United States (RIAA)  gold 500,000 All in all 1 × gold 500,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	17 × platinum17th	-	566,000	capif.org.ar: AR1 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	6 × platinum6th	-	490,000	aria.com.au: AU1 AU2
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	250,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	300,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	-	160,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	7 × gold7th	platinum1	-	1,925,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	36,703	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	silver1	13 × gold13	8 × platinum8th	diamond1	4,890,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	-	7 × gold7th	4 × platinum4th	-	465,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	-	platinum1	-	250,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	4 × gold4th	4 × platinum4th	-	600,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	6 × gold6th	23 × platinum23	-	390,500	nztop40.co.nz radioscope.net.nz ( Memento from August 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	460,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	15,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	125,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	-	120,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	-	248,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	-	400,000	promusicae.es mediafire.com: ES2 ES3 ES4
United States (RIAA)	-	15 × gold15th	9 × platinum9	diamond1	22,350,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × silver10	18 × gold18th	19 × platinum19th	-	10,410,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	11 × silver11	99 × gold99	110 × platinum110	2 × diamond2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Amberly Mcater: Deadly profitable: The 13 highest-earning dead celebrities. In: The Globe and Mail. October 15, 2014, accessed January 20, 2016 . 
2. ↑ 4 × platinum for Legend in Australia