Jamaican singer, musician, songwriter, and activist Bob Marley has served as a world ambassador for reggae music and sold more than 20 million records throughout his career—making him the first international superstar to emerge from the so-called Third World.
Bob Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994; in December 1999, his 1977 album “Exodus” was named Album of the Century by Time Magazine and his song “One Love” was designated Song of the Millennium by the BBC. Since its release in 1984, Marley’s “Legend” compilation has annually sold over 250,000 copies according to Nielsen Sound Scan, and it is only the 17th album to exceed sales of 10 million copies since SoundScan began its tabulations in 1991. It currently sits as the 2nd highest-selling compilation album of all time, and the 2nd longest Billboard-charting album in history.
Today, Bob Marley is known throughout the world for his message of unity, love, self-determination, and RASTAFARI.