| Artist: | Bob Marley and the Wailers |
| Studio: | 13 |
| Live: | 6 |
| Compilation: | 38 |
| Singles: | 133 |
| Soundtrack: | 1 |
| Option: | 10 |
| Option Name: | Remix albums |
| 1Option: | 11 |
| 1Option Name: | Box sets |
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]
| 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 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | SWE | SWI [12] | UK | US | US World | US R&B | US Reggae | |||||
| Live! | 51 | 29 | — | 38 | 90 | — | 47 | — |
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| Babylon by Bus |
| 34 | 44 | — | 40 | 102 | — | 58 | — | |||
| Talkin' Blues |
| — | 31 | 40 | — | 103 | 2 | — | — | |||
| Live at the Roxy |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||
| — | — | 74 | — | 14 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Easy Skanking in Boston '78 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Live At The Rainbow, 1st June 1977[13] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Live At The Rainbow, 2nd June 1977[14] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Live At The Rainbow, 3rd June 1977[15] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Live At The Rainbow, 4th June 1977 (Remastered 2020)[16] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| African Herbsman |
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| Rasta Revolution |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [17] | FIN [18] | NLD [19] | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | US [20] | US Reggae | |||||
| Legend |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
6× Platinum[22] Platinum[24] 2× Platinum[25] 2× Platinum[28] 20× Platinum[29] | ||
| Rebel Music |
| — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 54 | 140 | — | |||
| 39 | — | 24 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 1 |
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| 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
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| Gold |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| — | — | 66 | — | — | 9 | 93 | 26 | 101 | 3 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | NZ | SWI | US | US R&B | US Reggae | ||||
| The Never Ending Wailers |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dreams of Freedom: Ambient Translations in Dub |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Chant Down Babylon |
| 49 | 6 | 23 | 60 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Roots, Rock, Remixed |
| — | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
| B Is for Bob |
| — | — | — | 77 | — | 1 | ||
| In Dub, Vol. 1 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Legend: Remixed |
| — | — | — | 89 | — | 1 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [33] | UK | US | US R&B | US Reggae | ||||
| Songs of Freedom |
| 87 | 10 | 86 | 24 | 2 |
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| The Great Bob Marley |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 |
| — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Exodus 40: The Movement Continues[35] |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | US R&B | US Reggae | ||||
| Interviews |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| Marley OST |
| 81 | 120 | 19 | 1 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "Judge Not" / "Do You Still Love Me" (as Robert Marley & Beverley's All-Stars) | Non-album singles |
| "One Cup of Coffee" / "Snow Boy" (as Bobby Martell) / (Don Drummond & The Skatalites) | ||
| 1964 | "Simmer Down" / "I Don't Need Your Love" | The Wailing Wailers |
| "Mr. Talkative" / "It Hurts to Be Alone" | ||
| "I Am Going Home" / "Destiny" | Non-album singles | |
| "Climb Up the Ladder" / "Straight and Narrow" | ||
| "Donna" / "Don't Ever Leave Me" | ||
| "Tell Them Lord" / "Christmas Is Here" | ||
| "Do You Remember" / "Hoot Nanny Hoot" | ||
| "There She Goes" / "Lonesome Feelings" | The Wailing Wailers | |
| 1965 | "Hooligans" / "Maga Dog" | Non-album singles |
| "Hooligan Ska" / "Jerico Skank" | ||
| "Habits" / "Amen" | ||
| "Jumbie Jamboree" / "I Should Have Known Better" | ||
| "I Made a Mistake" / "The Vow" | ||
| "Diamond Baby" / "Where's the Girl for Me" | ||
| "Playboy" / "Your Love" | ||
| "Love and Affection" / "Teenager in Love" | The Wailing Wailers | |
| "And I Love Her" / "Do It Right" | Non-album single | |
| "One Love" / "Do You Feel the Same Way Too" | The Wailing Wailers | |
| "Shame & Scandal" / "Sca Balena" | Non-album single | |
| "What's New Pussycat" / "Where Will I Find" | The Wailing Wailers | |
| "I'm Still Waiting" / "Ska Jerk" | ||
| "White Christmas" / "Let the Lord Be Seen in You" | Non-album singles | |
| "Another Dance" / "Somewhere to Lay My Head" | ||
| "Rude Boy" / "Ringo's Theme" | The Wailing Wailers | |
| 1966 | "I Left My Sins" / "Just in Time" | Non-album single |
| "(I'm Gonna) Put It On" / "Love Won't Be Mine This Way" | The Wailing Wailers | |
| "Good Good Rudie" / Ocean Eleven | Non-album singles | |
| "Cry to Me" / "Wages of Love" | ||
| "Lonesome Track" / "Sinner Man" | ||
| "Let Him Go" / "Sinner Man" | ||
| "Rasta Shook Them Up" / "Ringo's Ska" | ||
| "Sunday Morning" / "He Who Feels It Knows It" | ||
| "Rock Sweet Rock" / "Jerking Time" | ||
| "Dancing Shoes" / "Don't Look Back" | ||
| 1967 | "Bend Down Low" / "Freedom Time" | |
| "Hypocrite" / "Nice Time" | ||
| "Mellow Mood" / "Thank You Lord" | ||
| "Stir It Up" / "This Train" | ||
| "Bus Dem Shut" / "Lyrical Satirical I" | ||
| 1968 | "Funeral" / "Pound Get a Blow" | |
| "Stepping Razor" / "I'm Hurting Inside" | ||
| "Play Play Play" / "Don't Rock My Boat" | ||
| "Mus' Get a Beatin'" / "Fire Fire" | ||
| "Chances Are" / "The Lord Will Make a Way" | ||
| 1969 | "Tread-O" | |
| "Black Progress" | ||
| "Trouble on the Road Again" / "Comma Comma" | ||
| "Feel Alright" / "Rhythm" |
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | NZ [36] | UK | US | US R&B | ||||
| 1970 | "Oppressor Man" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Hold On to This Feeling" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Adam and Eve" / "Wisdom" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Give Me a Ticket" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Soul Shake Down Party" | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of the Wailers | ||
| "Stop the Train" / "Caution" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Soon Come" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rightful Ruler" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "My Cup" | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Rebels | ||
| "Small Axe" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "More Axe" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Man to Man" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Duppy Conqueror" | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Revolution Part II | ||
| "Soul Rebel" | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Rebels | ||
| 1971 | "Kaya" | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Revolution Part II | |
| "All in One" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Secondhand" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Downpressor" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Who Is Mr. Brown" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dreamland" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Send Me That Love" / "Love Light" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Let the Sun Shine on Me" / "I Like It Like This" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Rock My Boat" | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Revolution Part II | ||
| "Trenchtown Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Screw Face" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lively Up Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Redder than Red" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Concrete Jungle" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lick Samba" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Guava Jelly" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Craven Choke Puppy" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Back Biter" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Satisfy My Soul Babe" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Once Bitten" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lion" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Here Comes the Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Satisfy My Soul Jah Jah" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Run for Cover" / "Sun Is Shining"[37] [38] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | "Distant Drums" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "African Herbsman" / "Keep On Moving"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Revolution Part II | ||
| 1973 | "Stir It Up" | — | — | — | — | — |
| Catch a Fire |
| "Concrete Jungle" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Get Up, Stand Up" | — | 49 | — | — | — |
| Burnin | |
| "I Shot the Sheriff" | — | — | 67 | — | — |
| ||
| "Trouble Dub" / "Dub Feeling"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Dog Teeth"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "So Jah Seh" | — | — | — | — | — | Natty Dread | |
| 1975 | "No Woman, No Cry (Live '75)" | 97 | 30 | 8 | — | — |
| Live! |
| 1976 | "Jah Live" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Johnny Was" | — | — | — | — | — | Rastaman Vibration | ||
| "Roots, Rock, Reggae" | — | — | — | 51 | 37 | |||
| "Positive Vibration" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Exodus" | — | — | 14 | 103 | 19 | Exodus | |
| "Waiting in Vain" | — | 38 | 27 | — | — |
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| "Jamming" / "Punky Reggae Party" | 99 | — | 9 | — | — |
| Exodus/non-album single | |
| 1978 | "Is This Love" | 11 | 8 | 9 | — | — |
| Kaya |
| "Satisfy My Soul" | — | — | 21 | — | — |
| ||
| 1979 | "So Much Trouble in the World" | — | — | 56 | — | — | Survival | |
| "Survival" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Zimbabwe" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | NZ | UK | US R&B | US Dance | |||||
| 1980 | "Could You Be Loved" | 95 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 6 |
| Uprising | |
| "Redemption Song" | — | 22 | — | — | — |
| |||
| "Three Little Birds" | — | — | 17 | — | — |
| Exodus | ||
| "Forever Loving Jah" | — | — | — | — | — | Uprising | |||
| 1981 | "Reggae on Broadway" | — | 41 | — | 66 | — | Chances Are | ||
| 1983 | "Buffalo Soldier" | 18 | 3 | 4 | 71 | — |
| Confrontation | |
| 1984 | "One Love/People Get Ready" | 24 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Exodus | |
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | CAN [42] | NZ | UK | US Bub. | US Dance | ||||
| 1992 | "Iron Lion Zion" | 71 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | Songs of Freedom | |
| "Why Should I" / "Exodus" | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Keep On Moving" | — | — | 14 | 17 | — | — | ||
| "Easy Skanking" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "What Goes Around Comes Around" | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 1999 | "Sun Is Shining" (vs. Funkstar De Luxe) | 28 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
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| "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (feat. Lauryn Hill) | 69 | — | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | Chant Down Babylon | ||
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | CAN | NZ | UK | US Dance | |||
| 2000 | "Rainbow Country" (vs. Funkstar De Luxe) | 62 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 7 | Non-album single |
| "Jammin'" (with MC Lyte) | — | — | — | 42 | — | Chant Down Babylon | |
| 2001 | "I Know a Place" | — | — | — | 77 | — | |
| 2005 | "Slogans" | — | — | — | 45 | — | Africa Unite: The Singles Collection |
| "Africa Unite" (will.i.am remix) | — | — | — | 49 | — | ||
| "Stand Up Jamrock" (Ashley Beedle remix) | — | — | — | 56 | — | ||
| Year | Title | Director(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Stir It Up" | ||
| "Exodus" | Don Letts & Rick Elgood[43] | ||
| "Waiting in Vain" | |||
| 1978 | "Is This Love" | ||
| "Satisfy My Soul" | |||
| 1980 | "Could You Be Loved" | John Mills | |
| "Three Little Birds" | |||
| 1981 | "Redemption Song" | Mark Robinson[44] | |
| 1983 | "Buffalo Soldier" | Bruno Tilley | |
| 1984 | "One Love/People Get Ready" | ||
| 1992 | "Iron Lion Zion" | ||
| 1995 | "Keep On Moving" | Simon Maxwell | |
| 1996 | "What Goes Around Comes Around" | Cedella Marley | |
| 1999 | "Sun Is Shining" (vs. Funkstar De Luxe) | Niels Birkemos | |
| "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (featuring Lauryn Hill) | Francis Lawrence | ||
| 2000 | "Rainbow Country" (vs. Funkstar De Luxe) | Andreas Tibblin | |
| "Jammin'" (feat. MC Lyte) | Frank Sacramento | ||
| 2001 | "Soul Shakedown Party" (remix) | Martin Smith | |
| 2005 | "Slogans" | Adrian Moat | |
| 2016 | "Is This Love" (featuring Lvndscape and Leon Bolier) |
"(SRv, 2:12), (SoF-1, 2:11), (GK12-3, 2:11), (OC, 2:10), (CUC-5, 2:12), (AU, 2:09), (TWL-3, 2:09), (20GHS, 2:06), B-side of Run For Cover, March 1971"
"Dub Feeling: (CBMW-8, 3:40), (MtM-4, 3:41), (RSRT-3, 3:35), alternate mix, B-side of Trouble Dub, produced by A.Barett in 1971 and issued for Fam’s in 1973"
"(HCTZ-1, 3:19), (BD, 3:19), Peter talk over, use Maga Dog rhythm, w/ Aston & Carlton Barrett, Bob and Bunny, b-side was Stepping Razor (Wail'n Soul), August 1971, released 1973 as 1st Diplo 7’"