Why Sean Paul Is The King Of Dancehall

Sean Paul, A King of The Dancehall currently has more than 5 billion views on YouTube across his catalogue of songs including features. He is the only dancehall act with that many musical streams on any streaming platform.

In one of his least viewed videos on his YouTube channel, he recalls how a female fan entered his room at 4:00 am to ask for a photograph and in the process the young lady took his pictures and shirt and ran out. Stories like those come with the territory when his most viewed video is the “Rockabye” feature with Clean Bandit which as of publishing this article has surpassed 2.7 billion views.

Luminate reported yesterday that one of the main reasons people consume music is to be happy and Sean is what the music business calls a hit maker. His unique voice and Jamaican ad libs make songs sound like dancing music which is the essence of dancehall.

In December the global music superstar made RIAA history as his Grammy winning sophomore album “Dutty Rock” was certified triple Platinum by the US. The album which is also 3x Platinum in Canada was released 20 years ago and becomes the first full dancehall project to reach that milestone. No other person has taken dancehall music to the heights of Sean Paul and he is currently nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 2023 Grammy awards.

With 94 music certifications globally, US Billboard hits, Canadian Hits, U.K. hits, more Spotify hits, and more YouTube hits than anyone in dancehall music, Sean Paul keeps putting up high numbers on various platforms.

His videos on YouTube are among the most watched with an average of 1.5 million streams per day on both songs/videos as lead artist as well as his features.