Bob Marley’s Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live At Hammersmith Odeon has tied Masicka’s Forever Reign for the highest debut on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart in 2026, with both acts entering the ranking at No. 4.
Their No. 4 starts represent the highest debut positions achieved by newly charting albums so far this year.
A total of 10 new albums have entered the Billboard Reggae Albums chart in 2026.
Among them, Rebelution’s Live In St. Augustine has demonstrated the greatest staying power, with its album spending eight non-consecutive weeks on the chart. It is the only new album to spend that many weeks on the ranking this year.
Masicka’s Forever Reign, Destin Conrad’s Rowdyrunner and Buju Banton’s Too Too Bad are the only other new albums to spend two weeks on the chart.
Highest Debuts on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart — 2026
January–September 12, 2026
- Bob Marley & The Wailers — Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon — No. 4 (1 week)
- Masicka — Forever Reign — No. 4 (2 weeks)
- The Elovaters — Shark Belly Motel — No. 5 (1 week)
- Destin Conrad — RowdyRunner — No. 5 (2 weeks)
- Vybz Kartel — God & Time — No. 6 (1 week)
- Buju Banton — Too Too Bad — No. 8 (2 weeks)
- Iration — Where It All Began — No. 8 (1 week)
- Rebelution — Live in St. Augustine — No. 9 (8 non-consecutive weeks)
- Protoje — The Art of Acceptance — No. 9 (1 week)
- Alkaline — NPT — No. 10 (1 week)
