“Best of Jimmy Cliff” Reaches No. 1 on U.S. Reggae iTunes, Topping Charts in Seven Other Countries

Within hours of Jimmy Cliff’s passing on Monday November 24, his music experienced a massive global resurgence, shooting to the top of charts worldwide.

“The Best of Jimmy Cliff” has reached No. 1 on the Reggae Albums chart for the first time. The compilation, released by Universal Music under its Hip-O label on June 16, 2017, features twelve of Cliff’s timeless classics, several of which have also surged into the Top 10 of the U.S. Reggae iTunes chart for the first time.

Six of his tracks now appear simultaneously, including “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” “The Harder They Come,” “Wonderful World, Beautiful People,” “Shelter of Your Love,” and “Vietnam,” which sits just outside the Top 10.

Cliff now occupies four positions in the Top 10 on the U.S. Reggae iTunes Chart with his albums from the 70s and 80s—another posthumous career first—with “Wonderful World, Beautiful People,” “20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Jimmy Cliff,” “The Power and the Glory,” and “Follow My Mind” all climbing into prominent positions.

Cliff’s 1971 album also debuts at No. 14 and Music Maker (1974) sits at No. 20.

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Elsewhere, several of his most iconic recordings entered at No. 1, led by “I Can See Clearly Now,” which hit No. 1 on iTunes in France and Switzerland, while “Many Rivers to Cross” reached No. 1 in Burkina Faso and the Cayman Islands. His other compilation album “We All Are One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff”(2002) also surged to No. 1 on iTunes in Belgium, Brazil, and France.

“I Can See Clearly Now” landed strong positions in major markets: Belgium [#2], Uganda [#2], Brazil [#5], Cyprus [#7], United Kingdom [#7], Austria [#8], Canada [#12], United States [#17], Ireland [#17], Australia [#20], Netherlands [#24], Germany [#32], Gambia [#48], New Zealand [#77], Hungary [#84], Mexico [#90], and Ireland again [#175].

“Reggae Night” also surged across key territories, charting in France [#3, #8], Belgium [#15, #99], Switzerland [#21, #29], Austria [#54], Brazil [#67, #68], Netherlands [#83], and Denmark [#145].

“Many Rivers to Cross” continued its upward momentum with Top 10 positions in France [#2], Switzerland [#8], and the United Kingdom [#9], while also charting in Belgium [#16], Denmark [#52], France again [#84], Luxembourg [#95], and the United States [#174].

“We All Are One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff” expanded its global reach across streaming platforms, placing on Apple Music in the British Virgin Islands [#29], and across iTunes in Luxembourg [#4], Switzerland [#6], Germany [#26], United Kingdom [#30], Norway [#39], Austria [#58], and Netherlands [#91].