One of the most well known reggae artists in the world is of course Bob Marley.
To this day he continues to sell records and in total he has sold more than 75 million records. Even though he has been gone for years now, in 2019 he was still one of the top selling vinyl record options.
Marley managed to make it into the top 10 list for vinyl records that got sold last year.
An arguably much lesser known reggae artist, Shaggy, has previously insisted that he has sold more records than Marley, but still you might say that he doesn't have even a glimpse of the recognition that Marley has received in all these years.
I've sold more units on any single recording than even the great Bob Marley - Shaggy
It might come as a surprise, to many who are more familiar with Bob Marley than they might be with any of the music that Shaggy has put out over the years.
Top In Terms of Sales
And still, neither of them are the most successful Jamaican artist of all time, that title today rests with Sean Paul.
For Paul's contributions to promoting reggae music around the world, he earned himself the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander Class, which is the 6th highest honor within Jamaica's Orders of Societies of Honor.
Sean has had an impact on the broadened acceptance for reggae music that cannot be denied, though still some might say that it hasn't been as notably influential as Bob Marley.
How long until we might see a Sean Paul or a Shaggy museum on the island?
Maybe the reason the others don't seem to have been as influential in the minds of millions is because Bob Marley arguably had shared more of a meaningful message with his art than either Sean or Shaggy have done with their careers.
