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Chant Down Babylon

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]

Chant Down Babylon
Remix album by
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Released16 November 1999
Recorded1973–99
Genre
Length51:06
Label
ProducerStephen 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

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

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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

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Weekly charts

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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

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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

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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

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  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 20 November 2024.
  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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