Kartel scores 11th Billboard entry with Viking (Vybz is King) 10th-anniversary edition
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has secured his 11th entry on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with the 10th-anniversary deluxe edition of his 2015 album Viking (Vybz is King).
The 11-track set which boasts seven new tracks, debuts at #10 on the Billboard chart.
The new tracks include God is the Greatest, Am Out, Pork Flick, Polite and Dreams are Made Of.
Here’s a quick recap of Kartel’s previous Billboard entries:
King of the Dancehall — peaked at #2 in July 2016
Viking (Vybz is King) — peaked at #33 in March 2015
Kingston Story (Deluxe) — rose to #12 in September 2012
Kingston Story — #7 in July 2011
Vybz Kartel Roots & Culture: The Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto — #6 in July 2013
Kartel Forever (Trilogy) — #11 in October 2013
Reggae Love Songs and Other Things — #7 in June 2014
Of Dons & Divas — #6 in July 2020
Born Fi Dis (Prelude) — #9 in August 2021
First Week Out — #8 in August 2024
— Kevin Jackson
