Rebelution’s Free Rein on Billboard
Free Rein, the seventh studio album from Californian band Rebelution, debuts at number one on this week’s Billboard Reggae Album Chart. It enters at number 41 on the magazine’s 200 Pop Album Chart.
Released on June 15, the 12-song set features three tracks produced by Jamaicans. Donovan “Don Corleon” Bennett produced Blessings (Rise on Top), while Phillip “Winta” James produced City Life and Settle Down Easy.
Rebelution has 10 titles on the Billboard reggae table, eight of which reached number one.
Their chart history reads: Courage to Grow (number nine in 2008); Bright Side of Life (number one in 2009); Remix EP (number two in 2011); Peace of Mind (number two in 2012); Count Me In (number one in 2014); Count Me In: Acoustic (number one in 2015); Count Me In: Remix EP (number one in 2015); Falling Into Place (a Grammy-nominated set which went number one in 2016); and Live at Red Rocks (number one in 2016).
Sting and Shaggy’s 44/876, number one last week, falls a spot. It has posted sales of 36,000 since its release in April.
Iration’s self-titled set is number three with 5,506 copies, while former chart-topper Rebellion Rises by Ziggy Marley slips one rung to number four. Marley’s album has so far sold 5,834 copies.
Rising from 23 to five is the various artistes Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica, which has so far moved 4,500 copies, while Sister Caro (EP) by Henricci slips to number six with 3,112 sold.
Leaping from number 21 to seven is another former number one, Poetry in Motion by SOJA, which has sold 7,500 copies since its release late last year.
Damian Marley’s Stony Hill is number eight with sales of 20,890, with Legacy by New Zealand band Katchafire down to number nine.
Completing the Top 10 is Good Life by Collie Buddz, which was number nine last week. To date it has sold 5,917 copies.
Elsewhere, on the Billboard R&B Hip Hop Airplay chart, HoodCelebrityy’s Walking Trophy is number 22.
Dame Tu Cosita by El Chombo featuring Cutty Ranks, which peaked at number 36 on the Hot 100 chart in May, is down to 89.
