Some 40 years after it was first released, Legend, the greatest hits album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, has now been certified 18x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The certification was issued on December 6.

Legend continues to dominate the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, clocking 256 non-consecutive weeks in the #1 spot.

The album is also making moves on other Billboard charts. It peaked at #8 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums but inches up from #42 to #41 on this week’s chart, amassing 360 weeks on the chart.

Over on Top R&B Albums, Legend backtracks from #10 to #12 in its 411th week. It rose as high as #1. Over on the all-genre Billboard 200 Albums chart, the album peaked at #5. It steps up from #128 to #125 in its 864th week on the chart.

Legend is the best-selling reggae album of all time. It has earned multiple certifications globally and has also charted in several countries. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Legend #46 on its list of 500 Greatest Albums of all time. It retained the ranking in a revised list in 2012.

Still on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection by Shaggy remains at #2, while Dutty Classics Collection by Sean Paul inches up to #3.

World on Fire by Stick Figure is at #4 while Dutty Rock by Sean Paul dips to #5.

Greatest Hits by UB40 jumps from #10 to #6, Wisdom by Stick Figure falls to #7, while the group’s Set in Stone slips to #8.

Exodus by Bob Marley and the Wailers and Rastaman Vibration are #9 and #10, respectively.

Awuke by Davido featuring YG Marley falls from #1 to #3 on the Nigeria Hot 100, while rising from #23 to #17 on Billboard’s US Afrobeats Songs chart. The song remains at #36 for a second week on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 Airplay.

Akon’s Beautiful Day cracks the top 10 on that chart, surging from #12 to #9, while Skip Marley’s Close slips from #30 to #31.

Over in Germany, Nobody Move by Major Lazer featuring Vybz Kartel remains at #2 on the German Urban/R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

Find Me Here (Blessings Find Me) by Trinidadian gospel singer Sherwin Garden has received a new lease on life, as it steps down from #19 to #23 in its 17th week on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart.

Moving now to the South Florida Reggae chart, Private Party by JC Lodge is #1 for a second week.

In the meantime, Love Doctor by Shuga improves, moving from #15 to #11, while
I’m Ready by Ambelique (22) and In Every Country by Busy Signal (#25) are the new entries.

On the Foundation Radio Network (New York) Reggae chart, Thank You Lord by Bugle, Buju Banton and Damian Marley spends a second week at #1.

Deh Ya by Canada-based reggae artiste Kirk Diamond flies from #17 to #14, while
Be Your Friend by Ghost glides from #21 to #18.

New entries this week are Party Anthem by Worl-A-Girl at #27, and Mouth Too Big by Chaka Demus at #29.

Smile by Michael St George continues to dominate the #1 spot on the Rebel Vibez Top Ten Canadian Reggae chart. I am the One by 6iix Gal is #6, Your Eyes and Mine by Mirian Katrib debuts at #8, while JUNO nominee Omega Mighty’s Winning and Tasha T’s Put It On are #9 and #10.