‘Jamming’ scores 2x platinum for Bob in the UK
Approximately 49 years after its original release as a 45rpm vinyl single, Jamming by Bob Marley and the Wailers has been certified double platinum in the United Kingdom (UK).
The certification, issued by the British Phonographic Industry on May 29, recognises sales and streaming equivalent of 1.2 million units since the song was digitally released in 2004.
Jamming was originally featured on Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1977 RIAA gold-certified album Exodus, which currently sits at #10 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The song also appears on Legend, the best-selling reggae album of all time.
Upon its initial release, Jamming reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1977 and peaked at #99 in Australia. A decade later, following Bob Marley’s death, the song was re-released as a tribute and charted at #38 in Belgium and #85 in the Netherlands.
In 1999, Jamming was given a fresh update when Stephen Marley remixed the track and incorporated vocals from American rapper MC Lyte. The remix was included on Chant Down Babylon, a 1999 album produced by Stephen Marley that featured hip-hop and rock artists reinterpreting songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
The remixed version of Jamming enjoyed international chart success, reaching #10 in Spain, #42 on the UK Singles Chart, #54 in the Netherlands, and #59 in Sweden.
Jamming was previously certified 3x platinum (90,000) in New Zealand and gold (20,000) in Portugal.
Chant Down Babylon is a remix album by various hip-hop and rock artists covering songs by Bob Marley & the Wailers, released in 1999, produced by Stephen Marley.
