Chant Down Babylon

Chant Down Babylon
Chant Down Babylon
Remix album by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Released	16 November 1999
Recorded	1973–99
Genre	Reggae fusion; hip hop;
Length	51:06
Label	Tuff Gong; Island;
Producer	Stephen Marley
Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology
Singles from Chant Down Babylon
	"Turn Your Lights Down Low"; Released: 1999; "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.	Title	Featured Artist	Length
1.	"No More Trouble"	Erykah Badu	4:51
2.	"Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"	Krayzie Bone	3:29
3.	"Johnny Was"	Guru	4:19
4.	"Concrete Jungle"	Rakim	4:12
5.	"Rastaman Chant"	Busta Rhymes & Flipmode Squad	4:18
6.	"Guiltiness"	Lost Boyz & Mr. Cheeks	3:53
7.	"Turn Your Lights Down Low"	Lauryn Hill	5:46
8.	"Jammin'"	MC Lyte	4:08
9.	"Kinky Reggae"	The Marley Brothers and The Ghetto Youths Crew	3:53
10.	"Roots, Rock, Reggae"	Steven Tyler and Joe Perry	4:05
11.	"Survival a.k.a. Black Survivors"	Chuck D	3:50
12.	"Burnin' and Lootin'"	The Roots & Black Thought	4:52

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

^ Allmusic review
^ "Austriancharts.at – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Lescharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Bob Marley, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Bob Marley, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "French album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Chant Down Babyion')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babyion". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Chant Down Babylon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[1] Allmusic review

[ac_Austria_Bob_Marley-2] "Austriancharts.at – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Bob_Marley-3] "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_France_Bob_Marley-4] "Lescharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_Germany_Bob_Marley-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Bob_Marley-6] "Charts.nz – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_Norway_Bob_Marley-7] "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Bob_Marley-8] "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Bob_Marley-9] "Swisscharts.com – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[ac_UK2_-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.

[CanadaBob_MarleyChant_Down_BabylonalbumCertRef-17] "Canadian album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[FranceBob_MarleyChant_Down_BabylonalbumCertRef-18] "French album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[New_ZealandBob_MarleyChant_Down_BabylonalbumCertRef-19] "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babylon". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[SwitzerlandBob_MarleyChant_Down_BabyionalbumCertRef-20] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Chant Down Babyion')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[United_KingdomBob_MarleyChant_Down_BabyionalbumCertRef-21] "British album certifications – Bob Marley – Chant Down Babyion". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesBob_Marley_&_The_WailersChant_Down_BabylonalbumCertRef-22] "American album certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Chant Down Babylon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

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v t e Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley Peter Tosh Bunny Wailer Other vocalists: Junior Braithwaite Cherry Smith Beverley Kelso Constantine "Vision" Walker Rita Marley Marcia Griffiths Judy Mowatt Musicians: Aston "Family Man" Barrett Carlton Barrett Earl Lindo Tyrone Downie Alvin "Seeco" Patterson Al Anderson Earl "Chinna" Smith Donald Kinsey Junior Marvin
Studio albums	The Wailing Wailers (1965) Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution Part II (1971) The Best of the Wailers (1971) Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Natty Dread (1974) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983)
Compilations	African Herbsman (1973) Rasta Revolution (1974) Legend (1984) Bob, Peter, Bunny & Rita (1985) Rebel Music (1986) Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On (1995) 21 Winners: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers (1997) One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2001) Gold (2005)
Live albums	Live! (1975) Babylon by Bus (1978) Talkin' Blues (1991) Live at the Roxy (2003) Live Forever (2011) Easy Skanking in Boston '78 (2015)
Remix albums	Chances Are (1981) Chant Down Babylon (1999) B Is for Bob (2009)
Box sets	Songs of Freedom (1992) The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 (1997–2002)
Singles	"Judge Not" "Simmer Down" "Guava Jelly" "Stir It Up" "Get Up, Stand Up" "I Shot the Sheriff" "No Woman, No Cry (Live '75)" "Jah Live" "Exodus" "Waiting in Vain" "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party" "Is This Love" "Satisfy My Soul" "So Much Trouble in the World" "Could You Be Loved" "Redemption Song" "Three Little Birds" "Forever Loving Jah" "Buffalo Soldier" "One Love/People Get Ready" "Iron Lion Zion" "Sun Is Shining" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Slogans" "Is This Love"
Other songs	"Rude Boy" "Mr Brown" "Small Axe" "No Woman, No Cry" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Natural Mystic" "Sun Is Shining" "One Drop" "War" "Hammer"
Performances	Smile Jamaica Concert (1976) Exodus Tour (1977) One Love Peace Concert (1978) Uprising Tour (1980)
Associated acts	The Skatalites The Upsetters Word, Sound and Power The Wailers Band The Original Wailers
Related people	Chris Blackwell Errol Brown Allan Cole Coxsone Dodd Vincent Ford Neville Garrick Joe Higgs Lee Jaffe Arthur Jenkins King Sporty Leslie Kong Johnny Nash Jimmy Norman Lee "Scratch" Perry Mortimer Planno Karl Pitterson Alex Sadkin
Related articles	Discography Band members Outline of Bob Marley 1976 assassination attempt Marley Natural Upsetter Records Tuff Gong Bob Marley Museum Statue of Bob Marley Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley Marley soundtrack Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley One Love: The Bob Marley Musical Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack
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