Marley biopic albums hit Billboard Reggae chart
Both the Bob Marley: One Love (soundtrack) and Bob Marley: One Love (music inspired by the film — various artistes projects) have entered the Billboard Reggae chart.
The soundtrack features 17 tracks performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers and were culled from the albums Catch a Fire, Burnin, Rastaman Vibration, Exodus, and
Kaya.
The set entered the chart at #9.
Meanwhile, the music inspired by the film album has seven tracks, and features songs by Skip Marley, Kacey Mulgraves, Daniel Caesar, Bloody Civillian, Jesse Reyes, Leon Bridges, and Wizkid.
It debuts at #8.
The other trending Bob Marley and the Wailers project, Legend, spends 214 non-consecutive weeks in the #1 spot.
And still on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection remains at #2, Dutty Classics Collection by Sean Paul is #3, and
World on Fire by Stick Figure is #4.
Greatest Hits by UB40 slips to #5, while Dutty Rock by Sean Paul, Set in Stone and Wisdom by Stick Figure are #6, #7 and #8, respectively.
Find Me Here (Blessings Find Me) by Trinidadian gospel reggae singer Sherwin Gardner falls from #7 to #10 on the World Digital Song Sales chart, while over on the US Afrobeats Songs chart it slips from #22 to #23.
On Hot Gospel Songs, Gardner backtracks from #23 to #24, while on Gospel Digital Song Sales chart it improves moving up from #5 to #4.
Teejay’s I am Chippy EP has disappeared from the Billboard Reggae Albums chart after entering and peaking at #9 last week. However, lead single
Drift continues to make its presence felt on the rhythmic airplay charts.
On Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Drift regains strength moving up from #39 to #34, while taking a backward step on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay slipping from #30 to #36.
On the Billboard Hot 100, YG Marley’s Praise Jah in the Moonlight takes a backward step as it is down from #60 to #63. The song fares better on the UK Singles chart darting from #9 to #5.
Praise Jah in the Moonlight continues to dominate charts in several countries. It is #21 on the Canadian Hot 100, while debuting at #68 in Brazil. In Australia, the song is #21, #20 in Austria, #18 in Belgium, #19 in Denmark, #4 in Ireland, #8 in Luxembourg, #17 in Iceland, #8 in the Netherlands, #1 in New Zealand, #6 in Norway, #5 in Portugal, #12 in Sweden, and #6 in Switzerland.
