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| Bob Marley and the Wailers discography | |
|---|---|
 Bob Marley in concert, 1980. | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 38 |
| Singles | 133 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Remix albums | 10 |
| Box sets | 11 |
Most of Bob Marley's early music was recorded with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, who together with Marley were the most prominent members of the Wailers. In 1972, the Wailers had their first hit outside Jamaica when Johnny Nash covered their song "Stir It Up", which became a UK hit. The 1973 album Catch a Fire was released worldwide, and sold well. It was followed by Burnin', which included the song "I Shot the Sheriff". Eric Clapton's cover of the song became a hit in 1974.
Bob Marley proceeded with Bob Marley and the Wailers, which included the Wailers Band and the I Threes. In 1975, he had his first own hit outside Jamaica with "No Woman, No Cry", from the Live! album. His subsequent albums, including Rastaman Vibration, Exodus, Kaya, Survival and the last album released during his lifetime, Uprising, were big international sellers. Between 1991 and 2007 Bob Marley and the Wailers sold in excess of 21 million records. These statistics did not begin to be collected until ten years after his death.[1]
The Roots Reggae Library has created an overview of the music released by the Wailers prior to their contract with the Island Records label. This overview lists all the Wailers' songs known to have been released during that period, filled into six ska albums and 11 rocksteady albums.[2]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
NOR [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
UK [8] |
US | US R&B | |||
| The Wailing Wailers |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Soul Rebels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Soul Revolution Part II |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of the Wailers |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Catch a Fire | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 51 | ||
| Burnin' |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 41 | |
| Natty Dread |
|
98 | — | — | 44 | — | 43 | 92 | 44 |
|
| Rastaman Vibration |
|
68 | — | 14 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 11 | |
| Exodus |
|
88 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 15 | |
| Kaya |
|
5 | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 50 | 50 | |
| Survival |
|
32 | — | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 70 | 32 | |
| Uprising |
|
36 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 41 | |
| Confrontation |
|
11 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 55 | 31 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [12] |
UK [8] |
US | US World | US R&B |
US Reggae | ||||
| Live! | 51 | 29 | — | 38 | 90 | — | 47 | — | |||
| Babylon by Bus |
|
34 | 44 | — | 40 | 102 | — | 58 | — | ||
| Talkin' Blues |
|
— | 31 | 40 | — | 103 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Live at the Roxy |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| Live Forever: September 23, 1980 • Stanley Theatre • Pittsburgh, PA |
|
— | — | 74 | — | 14 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Easy Skanking in Boston '78 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Live At The Rainbow, 1st June 1977[13] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Live At The Rainbow, 2nd June 1977[14] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Live At The Rainbow, 3rd June 1977[15] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Live At The Rainbow, 4th June 1977 (Remastered 2020)[16] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
Trojan releases
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| African Herbsman |
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| Rasta Revolution |
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