Sunday, January 10, 2010

BEST SELLING REGGAE ALBUM


Legend (1984) by Bob Marley has had certified sales of 1.8 million in the UK, and has sold more than 10 million copies in the USA. The album's ... The album's tracks include "No Woman No Cry" and "One Love". Marley was awarded the Jamaican Order Of Merit after his death in 1981 and is officially known as "The Honorable Bob Marley". In 1977 whilst being treated for a foot injury, Marley was diagnosed as having cancer, but refused to undergo any treatment. By the time he passed away in 1981, he had been awarded the UN Peace Medal on behalf of 500 million Africans in 1978 for his humanitarian achievements, drawn an audience bigger than the Pope's in Milan, fathered eleven children by seven different women, and sold tens of millions of records worldwide.

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