Reggae artist Collie Buddz‘ fourth studio album “Take It Easy” debuts at No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Reggae albums chart ending his three consecutive No. 1 solo album streak. The album released September 29, 2023 via Harper Digital sold 800 album equivalent units according to Billboard. The project consists of 12 songs with features from Bounty Killer, B-Real (Cypress Hill), Demarco, Danny Towers, and Keznamdi.
Collie Buddz’ Manager Igor Katz told WMV the it was 1270 copies that were sold overall including bundles which were not counted by Billboard. “1270 was the actual sales not counted (by Billboard) because we did bundles (which we knew would not count because of new rules) But Buddz was very adamant about hooking up the fans vs higher chart placement. He’s really the man.” The album officially recorded 359 pure copies in its first week according to Billboard’s count.
Collie Buddz’s previous No. 1 chart performance include his self-titled debut released on July 21, 2007, which stayed at No. 1 for six weeks and spent 78 weeks on the chart. The Columbia records release peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 chart.
He followed up with “Good Life,” released on June 10, 2017, which spend three weeks at the top and “Hybrid,” released on June 8, 2019, which spent two week.
In addition to his No. 1 albums, the Bermudian reggae artist’s EP “Blue Dreamz” peaked at No. 3 on September 26, 2015, and remained on the charts for a total of nine weeks. His more recent work, the compilation album “Cali Roots Riddim 2020,” peaked at 7 on June 6, 2020.
On Tuesday “Take It Easy” charted No. 16 in Belize and No. 18 in Bermuda on Apple Music.
Elsewhere on the Billboard Reggae albums chart, Bob Marley and The Wailers’ compilation album “Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers” extends its hold on the top spot for a record 195 weeks, followed by Shaggy‘s “Best Of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection” at number two and Sean Paul‘s “Dutty Classics Collection” at number three.
Byron Messia‘s “No Love” comes in at number four, while Stick Figure’s “Set In Stone” and “Wisdom” take the fifth and sixth positions, respectively.
UB40‘s “Greatest Hits” lands at number seven, followed by Sean Paul’s “Dutty Rock” at eight and Stick Figure’s “World On Fire” at nine.
