JAMAICA MUSIC COUNTDOWN By Richard ‘Richie B’ Burgess
May 17 - 23, 2019
TOP 25 DANCE HALL SINGLES
TW LW WOC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL
01 2 13 Come Home – Vybz Kartel – TJ Records (1wk@#1) U-1 02 5 10 Hillside – Chronic Law – Elite Generation Records U-3 03 4 16 Ohh Lala La – Squash – Sky Bad Musiq U-1 04 1 15 Owna Lane – Teejay – Romeich Entertainment (2wks@#1) D-3 05 6 15 Darkest Times – Masicka – 1syde/Genahsyde Records U-1 06 7 13 Me Alright – Mavado – JA Productions U-1 07 9 11 Cool It – Spice – Spice Official Ent. U-2 08 10 8 Rapture – Koffee – Columbia U-2 09 3 15 Blessings – Tommy Lee – Damage Musiq (2wks@#1) D-6 10 11 6 Boasty – Wiley, Sean Paul, Stefflon Don feat. Idris Elba – BMG U-1 11 12 8 Trending Gyal – Shenseea – Romeich Entertainment U-1 12 14 7 Best/Blessed – Popcaan – TJ Records U-2 13 13 11 Starlife – Rygin King – One Dream Records/Rygin Trap Records/Hard Streetz Records & West Click Records NM 14 15 5 Any Weather – Vybz Kartel – Shab Don Records U-1 15 8 23 Big Baller (Benzema) – Aidonia – 4th Genna Music (1wk@#1) D-7 16 18 4 Can’t Kill We – Vybz Kartel & Chronic Law – TJ Records U-2 17 16 26 Shenyeng Anthem – Shenseea – Chimney Records (1wk@#1) D-1 18 20 5 Just The Style – Kranium feat. Alkaline – DJ Frass U-2 19 21 3 Money Fever – Squash – Shab Don Records U-2 20 22 3 Level Up – Popcaan – Markus Records U-2 21 23 2 No Regular Girl – Safaree feat. Jahmeil – Stuntgang Records/Chimney Records U-2 22 24 2 Bubble Gym – Konshens – Hitgruves Music /Subkonshus Music U-2 23 17 18 3ZN – Rygin King – Raychords/Rygin Trapp Records (pp#3) D-6 24 - New Shuga – Stonebwoy feat. Beenie Man – Burniton Music Group 25 19 10 Unanswered – Govana feat. Tarrus Riley – Chimney Records (pp#16) D-6
TOP 25 REGGAE SINGLES
TW LW WOC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL
01 1 15 Never Lose Hope – Alkaline – DJ Frass Records (2wks@#1) NM 02 3 11 Throne – Koffee – Columbia (Sony) U-1 03 4 13 Great Men – Busy Signal – Warriors Musick Productions U-1 04 2 13 No Underwear – Dexta Daps – One Time Music (3wks@#1) D-2 05 5 16 Sometime Love – Sevana – In.Digg.Nation Collective (pp#3) NM 06 8 12 Show Love – Etana & Bugle – Tads Records U-2 07 6 17 Reggae Music – Kabaka Pyramid – Ghetto Youths International (2wks@#1) D-1 08 7 20 Million Thoughts – Iba Mahr – Speedy Judgement Records (pp#7) D-1 09 11 11 Single Mother – Pamputtae – Wopen Door Records U-2 10 10 16 Too Badmind – Cerassie Tea – 2000 Plus Production NM 11 12 14 Fake Friend – Lutan Fyah – Ireland Records U-1 12 13 9 What Is A Friend – Busy Signal – Chimney Records U-1 13 14 9 Melanin – Romaine Virgo – Chimney Records U-1 14 15 6 You Give Me Hope – Alaine – Chimney Records U-1 15 16 8 Let My Spirit Fly – Etzia – Mambia Records U-1 16 17 4 Marijuana – Jah Cure feat. Damion ‘Jnr Gong’ Marley – VP Records U-1 17 18 6 What Kind Of World – Marcia Griffiths – Tads Records U-1 18 9 22 Loving You Is Easy – Third World – Ghetto Youths International (2wks@#1) D-9 19 21 4 Beautiful Life – Richie Spice feat. Kathryn Aria – Element Music JA/VP Records U-2 20 23 3 Country For Sale – Buju Banton – Penthouse Records U-3 21 20 25 Banks Of The Hope – Agent Sasco – Diamond Studios (2wks@#1) D-1 22 24 3 Inseparable – Bounty Killer – Chimney Records U-2 23 22 5 Reload – I Taweh – Tap Nat Muzik (pp#22) D-1 24 25 2 Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling) – Jah 9 – VP Records U-1 25 - New That’s Not True – Skip Marley feat. Damion ‘Jnr Gong’ Marley – Universal/Island Records
TOP TEN ALBUMS/CD CHART
TW LW WOC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL
01 2 11 G.O.A.T. (The Greatest Of All Time Is Now) – Machel Montano – Monk Music (1wk@#1) U-1 02 3 7 Music Is Our Business – Coco Tea – VP Records U-1 03 1 7 Rapture – Koffee – Columbia Records (3wks@#1) D-2 04 4 13 The Hit List Vol. 7 – Various Artistes – Tads Records (3wks@#1) NM 05 8 2 And Then – Christopher Martin – VP Records U-3 06 5 12 As I Am – Julian Marley – Ghetto Youths International/Zojak Worldwide D-1 07 6 14 Strictly The Best Vol. 59 – Various Artistes – VP Records (2wks@#1) D-1 08 7 31 The Ultimate 2018 – Various Artistes – Tads Records (4wks@#1) D-1 09 - New The Best Of Rita Marley: Lioness on the Rise – Rita Marley – Tuff Gong Worldwide 10 10 17 As The World Turns – Black Uhuru – Black Uhuru Official (1wk@#1) NM
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NUMBERS IN BRACKET INDICATE THE NUMBER OF WEEKS AT THE NO. 1 SPOT. KEY: U – UPWARD, D – DOWN, NM – NON-MOVER TW – THIS WEEK, LW – LAST WEEK, WC WEEKS ON CHART, PP IN BRACKET – PEAK POSITION, RE – RE-ENTRY