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Spice scores another Billboard entry
Spice (Photo: IG/@spiceofficial)
Entertainment, Music
August 21, 2024

Spice scores another Billboard entry

With five entries to date, reputed Queen of the Dancehall and gold-selling artiste Spice ranks second among female Jamaican artistes with the most entries on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart since the tally came into existence in February 1994.

Spice’s latest effort Mirror 25, débuts at #7 on this week’s tally. Her previous efforts were
So Mi Like It (EP), which peaked at #14 in December 2014, Captured which went to #1 in November 2018, 10 which rose to #6 in August 2021, and Emancipated which topped out at #7 in September 2022.

Etana and Lady Saw are the Jamaican female artistes with the most entries on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. Each has six entries.

Tanya Stephens, Koffee, Diana King, Patra, Marcia Griffiths, Queen Ifrica, and Shenseea each have two entries to date, while Rita Marley, Vanessa Bling, and Chevelle Franklyn each have one entry.

Released August 9 via Spice Official Entertainment, Mirror 25 features collaborations with Busta Rhymes, Chronic Law, Jada Kingdom, Patoranking, Pamputtae, Lola Brooke, and Ky-Mani Marley.

Meanwhile, Spice débuts at #37 on Billboard’s Emerging Artiste chart.

Still on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, Bob Marley and the Wailers continue to lead the pack, scoring 240 non-consecutive weeks in the #1 spot with Legend.

Dutty Classics Collection by Sean Paul remains at #2, so too Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection by Shaggy at #3.

World on Fire, Set in Stone, and Wisdom by Stick Figure are #s 4, 5 and 6, while UB45 by UB40 dips one place down to #8.

Courage to Grow by Rebelution inches up to #9 and Greatest Hits by UB40 re-enters at #10.

Over on the Billboard Latin charts, producer Rvssian sees an uptick in movement for
Santa, which features Rauw Alejandro and Ayra Starr. On Hot Latin Songs chart,
Santa stays firm at #11 in its 18th week, while over on Latin Airplay it improves from #28 to #22 in its tenth week on the chart. Santa takes a sleigh ride on Latin Rhythm Airplay cruising from #11 to #9.

Meanwhile, Jump by Tyla featuring Gunna and Skillibeng seems to be losing steam as it dips from #16 to #21 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40. On Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, the song backtracks from #15 to #17, while improving on Hot R&B Songs, lifting from #11 to #9. It stays put at #25 in Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.

Singer Richie Stephens takes over the #1 spot on the New York Reggae chart with
Friends and Family. Willie Lynch Syndrome by Natural Black moves up from #12 to #9, while Wisemen by Damian Marley is up to #10.

Money Talks by Mikey Spice (#28) and Hello Jesus by Derrick Scott (#30) are the new entries this week.

Over in South Florida, Maybe by Kashief Lindo moves into the #1 spot, while
Can I Call You Rose by Anthony Cruz is #6. See You Tonight by Naomi Cowan and Kabaka Pyramid bolts from #12 to #10.

Nyabinghi Love by Maxi Priest is new at #22, while See It Deh by Ras Shiloh enters at #24.

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