Sean Paul‘s “Dutty Rock” re-enters the US Billboard Reggae Chart this week at No. 7. The album released by VP Records/Atlantic in the US, sold an additional 2000 units in streams and sales this week according to data received by WMV from Billboard sales tracker Luminate. 3 million streams 100 pure copies were make up the total SEA/TEA figure. The album now spends a total of 192 weeks on the chart.
Sean has been on tour since March this year starting with the Jazz in the Garden Festival in Miami up last Tuesday he did the Back Alley Stampede event in Canada. He will head to Europe next week with the first three stops in the U.K.
The Grammy winning sophomore album “Dutty Rock” is certified triple Platinum by the US music certification body Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). The album released 20 years ago becomes the first full dancehall project to reach that milestone. “Dutty Rock” has a line up of all Billboard top 15 dancehall tracks including “Like Glue”, “Get Busy”, “I’m Still In Love With You” and the BET 106 & Park countdown smash hit “Gimmi The Light.”
The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and is also the second album by a Jamaican released this century to be certified triple platinum. The last Jamaican with an album released this century to sell multi-Platinum in the U.S. is two time Grammy winner Shaggy, whose Hot Shot released on August 8, 2000. The album was certified triple Platinum on January 30, 2001. The Geffen Records release went on to be certified 6x Multi-Platinum on June 5, 2001 by the RIAA.
Dutty Rock debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200, selling 65,000 copies in its first week and eventually peaking at number 9 on the chart as well as number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and topping the Canadian Albums Chart. Track 7 “Top of the Game” featuring Rahzel was featured in NBA Live 2004.
“Baby Boy“, a late entry collaboration with Beyoncé became one of the biggest hits of 2003, topping the Billboard Hot 100, spending nine weeks at number one giving the album a boost to sell over 6 million copies worldwide by the end of 2003. Dutty Rock is also certified Platinum in Canada (300,000) and the U.K. (900,000), 2x Platinum in Europe (2,000,000) and Gold and Platinum Certifications in 13 other countries.
Meanwhile back on the US Billboard Reggae Chart, “Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers” by Bob Marley And The Wailers stays in its peak position at No. 1, (Wks on Chart: 184)
- “Best Of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection” – Shaggy( # 2, Wks on Chart: 224)
- “Dutty Classics Collection” – Sean Paul (# 3, Wks on Chart: 154)
- “Wisdom” – Stick Figure (#4, Wks on Chart: 44)
- “World On Fire” – Stick Figure (#5, Wks on Chart: 202)
- “Set In Stone” – Stick Figure (#6, Wks on Chart: 261)
- “Greatest Hits” – UB40 (#8, Wks on Chart: 252)
- “No Love” – Byron Messia (#9, Wks on Chart: 7)
- “Burial Ground” – Stick Figure (#10, Wks on Chart: 1)
