Bob Marley’s ‘So Much Trouble in the World’ hits platinum in New Zealand

August 7, 2026

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Decades after its release, the lyrics to Bob Marley and the Wailers’ hit single So Much Trouble in the World remain relevant.

The song, which is included on the legendary act’s 1979 album Survival, was recently certified platinum in New Zealand.

Marley performed his first and only concert in New Zealand in April 1979 at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, during his Babylon by Bus Tour.

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