Looking Lovely by Shaggy featuring R&B/pop singer Robin Thicke, has given Shaggy his 13th entry on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart.

The song, one of the nuggets from Shaggy’s forthcoming album Lottery (due for release May 15), debuts at #40 on this week’s chart.

Shaggy already has two leaders, with It Wasn’t Me (featuring Ricardo “Rik Rok” Ducent hitting #1 in 2000) and Angel (featuring Rayvon) topping the chart in early 2001.

Looking Lovely is the 6th between Shaggy and a male artiste to scale the Rhythmic Airplay chart.

The song has given Shaggy his third entry on the chart in less than a year.

Til a Mawnin featuring Sting rose to #35 in July last year, while in February, Boom Body featuring Akon and Aidonia topped out at #28.

And some more trivia about Looking Lovely: The song samples the Bill Withers 1977 hit Lovely Day, which rose to #6 on Billboard’s R&B chart and #30 on the Hot 100. Trinidadian Ralph McDonald played percussion on the song.

Thicke was a toddler at 8 months when Lovely Day was released in November 1977.

And finally, Lovely Day returned to the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992 when it was covered by the S.O.U.L S.Y.S.T.E.M featuring Michelle Visage of the group Seduction. This version, which was featured on the soundtrack to the Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner film The Bodyguard, was produced by C&C Music Factory’s Robert Clivilles and David Cole. Clivilles and Cole are best known for producing the pop/dance #1 hits Everybody Dance Now (Gonna Make You Sweat) and Strike It Up among others for C&C Music Factory.

Moving over to the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, reggae artiste Protoje earns his 6th charting title with
Art of Acceptance which enters at #9.

Protoje’s first entry on the chart was 2013’s The 8 Year Affair, which peaked at #5. The 2015 Ancient Future peaked at #1, while A Matter of Time, released in 2018, spent one week at #1. In Search of Lost Time peaked at #6 in 2020, while Third Time’s The Charm stalled at #8 in 2022.

Bob Marley and the Wailers log 327 non-consecutive weeks at #1 with Legend, while The Trinity by Sean Paul revisits at #2.

Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection by Shaggy remains at #3, while World on Fire by Stick Figure is #4 and Dutty Rock by Sean Paul is steady at #5.

Greatest Hits by UB40 stays put at #6, Wisdom by Stick Figure slips to #7, and Live in St Augustine by Rebelution is #8. Set in Stone by Stick Figure dips to #10.

Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole’s 20-year-old hit (When You Gonna) Give it Up to Me continues its rise, moving from #38 to #34 in its 15th week on Billboard’s Global Excluding US chart. Over on the Billboard Global 200, it steps up from #57 to #52 in its 13th week.

Moving now to the Reggae North Canadian Top 20 Reggae chart, Iley Dread’s Nah Cheat spends a second week at #1.

Feels Like a Movie by Celena remains at #2, while So Long by Neto Yuth and Anthony B inches up to #3.

Chant by Paris Ivy moves up to #4 and Cucumba by Tugstar is #5.

Meanwhile, Mr Ungrateful by Krazy Bonez debuts at #20.

Show Us the Way by Eddie Bullen, featuring Kandice K.A.S.H, Tasha T, and Mel Dube, spends another week at #1 on the Rebel Vibez Top Ten Canadian Reggae chart.

Forevermore by Jurney Star is #2, with Shine by Elaine Shepherd rising to #3. Rise Up by Belinda Brady is up to #5 and Ten Foot Wall by Tasha T hits #5.

Set Me Free by Memberz Syndicate enters at #8 and Worldwide (dubfare) by Lord Fury and Dub Chronicles starts at #10.

Meanwhile, Looking Lovely by Shaggy and Robin Thicke spends a fourth week at #1 on the Voice of the Caribbean’s Florida Reggae and Dancehall Top 20 Radio Singles chart.

Panic by Vybz Kartel and Shenseea rises two places to #2, Emotions by J’Calm and Nigy Boy backtracks to #3,
Tease Har 2.0 by Anthony B falls to #4, and Hush by Nigy Boy is down to #5.

Singer D’Yani enters at #19 with The Little Things, produced by Seanizzle.

Over on the New York Reggae chart, Trapped by Richie Stephens remains at #1 for a 5th week. Meanwhile, Struggle On by Luciano darts from #11 to #9, The Closer I Get to You by Pam Hall and Sadiki steps up from #13 to #11, and Satisfaction Guaranteed by Tony Gold dashes from #24 to #21.

Butterflies by Buju Banton starts at #23, while Ropeen (Rope In) by Richie Stephens, and Lady Da Flame enters at #29, with Spirit by Mojo Morgan making its debut at #30.

There are two new entries on the South Florida Reggae chart: Dem Bad Mind by Anthony Cruz is #24 and
Style by Papa Michigan is #25.

Richie Stephens has the #1 spot under his control with Trapped for a third week, while Sexy Lady by Ed Robinson moves up to #10.

Be Careful by Romain Virgo lifts from #17 to #15 and Don’t Have to Ask by Christopher Martin rises to #19.