After being dethroned by Stick Figure’s “Wisdom” last week, “Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers” is back at no. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums Cart. The compilation of Marley classic spends 142 weeks at number 1.
World Music Views reported last week, that “Wisdom” sold equivalent 13,900 album units from sales and streaming in the United States during its first week of release on September 9 via Ruffwood Records.
This includes 9,700 copies in pure album sales, and 5.5 million from streaming in the US, according to our sources at Luminate(formerly Neilson/MRC Data.
Including “Wisdom’s” pre-released tracks, the album has so far sold 34,900 units in total (including 32.3 million streams), over its lifetime as of September 15, 2022.
Wisdom also debuted at no. 51 on the Billboard 200 chart and no. 6 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
Unable to maintain the momentum, this week “Wisdom” falls off the Billboard 200 album chart and Legend comes in at number 126, spending 749 weeks on the chart. It is the only reggae album on the Billboard 200 this week.
Meanwhile Wisdom spends 19 consecutive days at no. 1 on iTunes Reggae Chart.
Stick Figure entered at no. 43 last week on the Billboard Artists 100 chart but after one week they are off the chart.
