Christopher Martin clocks 3 weeks at #1 with Wife and Sweetheart
The Helicopter 2.0 rhythm project, which is a joint production between dancehall artistes and producers Chad “Goofy/Mr G” Simpson and Andrew “Buccaneer” Bradford, has scored big with Christopher Martin’s Wife and Sweetheart.
The track spends a third week at #1 on the New York Reggae chart.
The Helicopter 2.0 project also features the buzzworthy songs Da Song Ya by Ninja Ford and 3 Points by Mr G.
The project was released in February on the A/C Records imprint.
This is not the first time that Mr G has scored a hit song as a producer. In the late 1990s his Ants Nest rhythm scored big with Madd Anju’s breakout song Wah Dis Fada, and 100 Dollar Bag by Beenie Man, among others.
Other well-known hits produced by Mr G include Ben Ova by RDX, Oh My Lord by Chuck Fenda, and Breath a Fresh Air by Warrior King.
Buccaneer, for his part, has a number of hit songs that he produced under his Opera House label in the mid-to-late 1990s, including his very own Second Place.
Still on the New York Reggae chart, God is the Greatest by Vybz Kartel moves into the #2 spot, while That’s The Way by Kevoy Clarke rises from #6 to #3.
Fallen For You by Dinho Da Rastaman steps up from #11 to #10, while Tony Roy’s updating of Lobo’s I’d Love You to Want Me improves from #16 to #12.
On the South Florida Reggae chart, Tarrus Riley’s Love Again clocks a second week on top, while Back it Up by Peter G inches up to #9.
Bring it On Home by Keith Cole steps up from #13 to #10 and Reverse the Curse (remix) by Richie Stephens and Admiral Bailey enters at #24.
Now onto the Billboard and global charts, Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix by Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea continues its winning ways. The song rises to a new peak at #56 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, while bolting from #10 to #5 on Billboard’s Global Excluding US 200 chart. On Global 200, the song is at #6, while on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 it cracks the Top 40 at #26.
Over on the Billboard R&B charts, Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix makes moves. On Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart it remains at #14, R&B/Hip Hop Airplay it inches up to #19, while securing the #4 spot on R&B/Hip Hop Digital Song Sales. On R&B/Hip Hop Streaming Songs, it moves into the #11 spot in its second week on the chart.
In its 5th week on Mainstream R&B/Hip Hop Airplay, the song is #16 and #17 on Rhythmic Top 40 Airplay.
Outside of the US, Shake it to the Max (Fly) remix continues to shake things up. It débuts at #50 in Australia, #12 in the United Kingdom, #12 in Switzerland, #22 in Singapore, #22 in Romania, #72 Nigeria, #19 in Malaysia, #13 in Luxembourg, #13 in Austria, #86 in France, #5 in India, and #28 in Ireland.
Bob Marley and the Wailers remain at #1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with Legend clocking 282 non-consecutive weeks on top, while Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection by Shaggy holding at #2.
The Trinity by Sean Paul re-enters at #3, World on Fire by Stick Figure is #4, Greatest Hits by UB40 is #5, Dutty Rock by Sean Paul is 36, and Wisdom and Set in Stone by Stick Figure are #7 and #8.
Exodus by Bob Marley & the Wailers is #9, and Damian “Jr Gong” Marley’s Welcome to Jamrock re-enters at #10.