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Chant Down Babylon
Remix album by
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Released16 November 1999
Recorded1973–99
Genre
Length51:06
Label
Producer Stephen Marley
Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology
The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972
(1997–2002) 		Chant Down Babylon
(1999) 		One Love
(2001)
Singles from Chant Down Babylon
  1. " Turn Your Lights Down Low"
    Released: 1999
  2. " Jamming"
    Released: 2000

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. [1]

The remixed version of "Turn Your Lights Down Low" with Lauryn Hill was released as a single. The music video for the song directed by Francis Lawrence features Hill and her partner Rohan Marley, one of Bob's sons.

Track listing

No.TitleFeatured ArtistLength
1."No More Trouble" Erykah Badu4:51
2."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" Krayzie Bone3:29
3."Johnny Was" Guru4:19
4."Concrete Jungle" Rakim4:12
5."Rastaman Chant" Busta Rhymes & Flipmode Squad4:18
6."Guiltiness" Lost Boyz & Mr. Cheeks3:53
7." Turn Your Lights Down Low" Lauryn Hill5:46
8." Jammin'" MC Lyte4:08
9."Kinky Reggae"The Marley Brothers and The Ghetto Youths Crew3:53
10."Roots, Rock, Reggae" Steven Tyler and Joe Perry4:05
11."Survival a.k.a. Black Survivors" Chuck D3:50
12."Burnin' and Lootin'" The Roots & Black Thought4:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [2] 49
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [3] 29
French Albums ( SNEP) [4] 15
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [5] 66
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [6] 6
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [7] 14
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [8] 30
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 23
UK Albums ( OCC) [10] 95
US Billboard 200 [11] 60
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [12] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [13] 189
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 41
US Billboard 200 [15] 181
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 85

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada) [17] Gold 50,000^
France ( SNEP) [18] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [19] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [20] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom ( BPI) [21] Silver 60,000‡
United States ( RIAA) [22] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Bob Marley, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Bob Marley, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  18. ^ "French album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  19. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  20. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Chant Down Babyion')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babyion". British Phonographic Industry.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Chant Down Babylon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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