Global Reggae Charts - Issue #24 / May 2019
Inside you can find the latest reggae album, single, and riddim charts based on votes by radio DJs and music directors from around the world.
Inside you can find the latest reggae album, single, and riddim charts based on votes by radio DJs and music directors from around the world.
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issue <strong>#24</strong> | may <strong>2019</strong><br />
artist of the month<br />
Rocky<br />
Dawuni<br />
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editorial<br />
Summer’s definitely on its way, as is the reggae-laden festival season, so to help get everyone<br />
ready for the ideal irie vibes, here’s the latest issue of <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Reggae</strong> <strong>Charts</strong> magazine!<br />
Gracing our cover this month is Rocky Dawuni, based on the strong debut of his most recent<br />
album, Beats Of Zion, which is #5 on the charts. A veteran artist from Ghana, his unique style<br />
nicely showcases the modern reality of international reggae.<br />
Koffee’s scorching EP Rapture – essentially compiling her hits thus far – sits at the top of the album<br />
charts, with Julian Marley, Protoje, and Alborosie Meets The Wailers United filling out the top five.<br />
Gentleman’s Dub Club drops six places to #7, while Bitty McLean’s release with Sly & Robbie takes<br />
#9. Further down, Berlin Boom Orchestra’s <strong>Reggae</strong> Punks breaks into the charts at #12, with the<br />
Dennis Brown and King Jammy collaboration right behind. Releases from King Mas, Eesah, Black<br />
Uhuru, Forelock, and Agent Sasco show there’s a lot of great music towards the end of the charts,<br />
including legend Cocoa Tea who sneaks in at #20 with his latest.<br />
On the singles side, unsurprisingly it’s Koffee in control, although “Toast” has retaken the chart<br />
by pushing “Throne” to #2; her latest single “Rapture” debuts at #7 as well. Tarrus Riley’s “Guess<br />
Who” remains in third, followed by Jah9’s “Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling)” and Lila Iké’s “Second<br />
Chance.” In its eleventh month on the charts, the Alborosie and Chronixx collaboration “Contradiction”<br />
stands tall at #6. Also relevant: the King Mas and posse cut “Definition of a King” continues<br />
to rise, the latest from Kumar and Hempress Sativa both make appearances, and SumeRR’s throwback<br />
“Old School” slides in at #19.<br />
The riddim charts finally show a solid shakeup, with the longstanding Peng Peng Riddim ousted to<br />
the final position. The Chimney label is impressively represented, with the St Andrew Riddim at #1<br />
and the Kingston Riddim at #3. In between, it’s the State of Emergency Riddim in the second spot<br />
and Baco’s Big Slap Riddim in the fourth.<br />
Hope all’s well wherever you find yourself in the world of reggae,<br />
Peace from Colorado, USA<br />
Anderson<br />
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Album single <strong>Charts</strong> | top 20<br />
Period<br />
Ending 30/04/<strong>2019</strong><br />
Contributing voters: 47<br />
# LM 2M PK Mo Artist Single Label<br />
↑ 1 2 2 2 5 Koffee Toast Columbia<br />
2 1 1 1 3 Koffee Throne Columbia<br />
3 3 3 1 6 Tarrus Riley Guess Who VP<br />
↑ 4 16 18 4 4 Jah9 Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling) VP<br />
5 5 7 1 8 Lila Iké Second Chance In.Digg.Nation<br />
6 4 4 1 11 Alborosie & Chronixx Contradiction Greensleeves<br />
+ 7 - - 7 1 Koffee Rapture Columbia<br />
↑ 8 20 13 8 3 King Mas<br />
Definition of a King feat. Randy Valentine,<br />
Kabaka Pyramid, Jahdan Blakkamoor &<br />
Hymphatic Thabs<br />
Bantu Nation<br />
↑ 9 11 - 9 2 Busy Signal Great Men Warriors Musick<br />
↑ 10 - 9 9 2 Cali P & Teka Baddest LowLow<br />
+ 11 - - 11 1 Kumar Dem Nuh Real Frankie<br />
+ 12 - - 12 1 Hempress Sativa Boom Shakalak Conquering Lion<br />
13 8 12 8 7 Capital Letters The Roots Sugar Shack<br />
↑ 14 - 11 11 3 Sevana Sometime Love In.Digg.Nation<br />
↑ 15 - 10 10 1 Kabaka Pyramid <strong>Reggae</strong> Music Ghetto Youths International<br />
16 11 - 11 2 Sizzla Think Wise Baco<br />
↑ 17 - 16 7 6 Bulby York<br />
Lots of Signs feat. Christopher Martin,<br />
Beenie Man<br />
Bulby York<br />
+ 18 - - 18 1 Tarrus Riley Jamaican Proverbs Chimney<br />
+ 19 - - 19 1 SumeRR Old School Bass Kulcha<br />
↑ 20 - 17 17 2 Rocky Dawuni Beats Of Zion Aquarian<br />
Koffee Lila Iké Hempress Sativa<br />
Tarrus Riley Jah 9<br />
# = this month’s position on the chart LM = last month’s position on the chart 2M = position two months ago<br />
PK = peak position MO = months on the chart ↑= signifies upward movement + = new entry<br />
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Album <strong>Charts</strong> | top 20<br />
Period<br />
Ending 30/04/<strong>2019</strong><br />
Contributing voters: 40<br />
europe<br />
# LM 2M PK Mo Artist Album Label<br />
+ 1 - - 1 1 Koffee Rapture Columbia<br />
2 2 8 2 3 Julian Marley As I Am Ghetto Youths<br />
↑ 3 - 19 1 9 Protoje A Matter of Time Mr Bongo<br />
↑ 4 9 1 1 10 Alborosie Meets The Wailers United Unbreakable Greensleeves<br />
+ 5 - - 5 1 Rocky Dawuni Beats Of Zion Aquarian<br />
6 1 7 1 3 Gentleman‘s Dub Club Lost in Space Easy Star<br />
↑ 7 18 5 4 5 Beres Hammond Never Ending VP<br />
↑ 8 19 6 5 6 Manudigital Bass Attack X-Ray<br />
↑ 9 11 - 8 5 Bitty McLean with Sly & Robbie Love Restart Tabou 1<br />
↑ 10 15 - 10 1 Oku Onuora I‘ve Seen Evidence<br />
↑ 11 - 9 1 10 Kabaka Pyramid Kontraband Ghetto Youths<br />
+ 12 - - 12 1 Berlin Boom Orchestra <strong>Reggae</strong> Punks Springstoff<br />
13 4 3 1 7 Dennis Brown King Jammy Presents: Tracks Of Life VP<br />
14 7 - 7 2 King Mas Crown Bantu Nation<br />
↑ 15 20 11 8 5 Eesah Masterpiece B.I.G.<br />
↑ 16 - 12 6 4 Black Uhuru As The World Turns Black Uhuru<br />
17 3 - 3 2 Marcus Gad meets Tamal Enter a Space Baco<br />
↑ 18 - 13 13 2<br />
Forelock with Arawak &<br />
Paolo Baldini DubFiles<br />
To the Foundation<br />
La Tempesta Dub<br />
↑ 19 - 10 2 6 Agent Sasco Hope River Diamond Studios<br />
+ 20 - - 20 1 Cocoa Tea Music Is Our Business VP<br />
Cocoa Tea<br />
Julian Marley<br />
Agent Sasco<br />
Berlin Boom Orchestra<br />
Rocky Dawuni<br />
# = this month’s position on the chart LM = last month’s position on the chart 2M = position two months ago<br />
PK = peak position MO = months on the chart ↑= signifies upward movement + = new entry<br />
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Rocky<br />
Dawuni<br />
Hailing from Ghana, Rocky Dawuni has long been<br />
creating a unique musical blend of reggae mixed<br />
with afrobeat, highlife, and other genres; now his<br />
most recent album, Beats of Zion, takes the fifth<br />
spot on the charts! Worth noting is how – especially<br />
with the eponymous single at #20 – it’s the release<br />
that’s resonating with a global audience rather than<br />
just one hit tune. The future’s definitely still bright<br />
for this veteran artist, who is also well respected<br />
for his activist role as a Regional UN Goodwill<br />
Ambassador!<br />
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Riddim <strong>Charts</strong> | top 5<br />
Period<br />
Ending 30/04/<strong>2019</strong><br />
Contributing voters: 21<br />
# LM 2M PK Mo Riddim Label<br />
+ 1 - - 1 1 St Andrew Riddim Chimney<br />
↑ 2 - 2 2 4 State of Emergency Riddim Maximum Sound<br />
+ 3 - - 3 1 Kingston Riddim Chimney<br />
4 4 - 4 2 Big Slap Riddim Baco<br />
5 1 1 1 7 Peng Peng Riddim Boomrush<br />
St Andrew<br />
Riddim<br />
Kingston<br />
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