YG Marley continues moves on multiple charts
YG Marley, the son of Rohan Marley and singer Lauryn Hill, has entered another major chart in Europe.
His debut single Praise Jah in the Moonlight debuts at #60 on the Dutch Top 100 in the Netherlands. The song holds the #2 spot on the Billboard New Zealand Hot 100 chart for a second week.
Over on the Irish Top 100 Singles chart, Marley backtracks from #49 to #51 in its second week.
Praise Jah in the Moonlight is co-written by Marley and Hill and includes elements of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Crisis.
The song has hit #1 on Spotify’s Global and US Viral 50 charts.
Over on the Billboard R&B Airplay charts, Drift by Teejay continues to make its presence felt. It falls from #33 to #40 on Rhythmic Airplay in its 13th week on the tally, where it rose as far as 30.
Drift fares better on Mainstream R&b/hip-hop Airplay, stepping up from #31 to #29. On R&b/hip-hop Airplay, Drift improves from #37 to #36.
On the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, all the titles retain their places from a week ago, with the exception of Rastaman Vibration by Bob Marley & The Wailers which re-enters at #10.
It’s 211 non-consecutive weeks in the #1 spot for
Legend by Bob Marley & The Wailers, while Sean Paul’s Bpi-platinum-certified Dutty Classics Collection is #2.
Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection is #3, while Greatest Hits by UB40 is #4.
Stick Figure occupies #5, #6 and #7 with World on Fire, Set in Stone and Wisdom respectively.
No Love by Byron Messia and Generation of Kings by Masicka are #8 and #9.
Trinidadian gospel reggae singer Sherwin Gardner debuts at #2 on Billboard’s Gospel Digital Song Sales and #22 on US Afrobeats Songs charts with Find Me Here.
Let’s now take a look at regional reggae charts. First up, on the Rebel Vibez Top Ten Canadian Reggae chart, RIP Fake Friends by Josemar takes over the #1 spot.
Josemar, who is originally from Spanish Town, moved to Canada over 20 years ago. He is a former student of the Calabar High school. He received his sole JUNO Award nomination for Reggae Recording of the Year in 2022 for the song Don’t Let it Get to You. The JUNO is Canada’s equivalent to the Grammy Awards.
Still on the Canadian Reggae chart, Stir This Thing by Ammoye featuring Turbulence is #2, while Commentary by Razor B is #3. Jamaica it Nice by Tasha T is #4, while Dread by multi-juno winner Kirk Diamond is #6.
On the Foundation Radio Network (NY) Reggae chart,
Niceness by Marcia Griffiths spends a second week at #1.
Brutal by Myka Rose moves to #2, Boxing Around by Shuga improves from #10 to #7, and
Practice What You Preach by Bounty Killer rises from #18 to #15.
Lead Me On by Kashief Lindo (#27), Victory by Agent Sasco featuring Qyor (#28), and We Belong by Dollar Man (#30) are this week’s new entries.
Statue of a Fool by Richie Stephens is on top for a second week on the South Florida Reggae chart, while Bad Boy Johnny by Tony Roy moves into the #4 position.
Heathen by Terry Linen and Anthony Red Rose debuts at #22, while The Goodness of God by The Global Base All Stars is new at #25.