Major Lazer’s three on Billboard
K now No Better, the six-song EP from Major Lazer, debuts at number three on the Billboard Reggae album chart. This is the act’s second appearance on this chart, having reached number four in 2010 with the EP Lazers Never Die .
Know No Better was released June 1 via Mad Decent. Among its tracks are
Buscando Huellas, featuring J Balvin and Sean Paul;
Jump, a collab with Busy Signal; and
Front of the Line
, featuring Machel Montano and Konshens.This week’s highest debut on the chart comes from Orlando, Florida five-member reggae band Kash’d Out. Their debut album,
The Hookup, enters the chart at number two.
The Hookup was released on May 26 by LAW Records. It features 14 tracks, including
Fire Proof, Stuck in the Middle, One Night Stand, and
I’
m Gone.Bermudan reggae artiste Collie Buddz continues to hold down the number one spot for a second-consecutive week with
Good Life, while Rebelution’s
Falling into Place slips to number four.Last week’s number three entry,
Avrakedabra by Morgan Heritage, has tumbled to number five, while
Lost in Paradise by Common Kings inches up one spot to number six.Former number one
Change, by Mystic Roots Band, is down to number seven.
Bob Marley & the Wailers’ The Legend Live: Santa Barbara Country Bowl November 25th, 1979 crashes from four to eight.
Get the Soca 2017 is down to number nine and
Foundation Ska by the Skatalites rebounds to number 10.Landon McNamara’s
A Dollar Short & A Minute Late slips to number 11, while new at number 12 is US Midwest-based reggae artiste SkillinJah with his sixth studio album
Sweetest Sound. The 10-track set features collaborations with Josh Heinrichs and Marlon Asher among others.Falling from eight to 13 is
Live at Red Rocks by Rebelution, while
Nothing More to Say by the Frightnrs is down to 14. Ziggy Marley’s self-titled, Grammy-winning set completes the top 15.Elsewhere on other
Billboard charts,
Options by Pit Bull featuring Stephen Marley, moves up to 10 on the Dance Club Songs chart.Over on
Billboard’s Hot 100 chart,
Privacy by Chris Brown, which samples Red Rat’s
Tight Up Skirt, moves from 72 to 66.