W ith five entries to date, reputed Queen of the Dancehall and gold-selling artiste Spice ranks second among female Jamaican artistes with the most entries on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart since the tally came into existence in February 1994. Spice’s latest effort Mirror 25 , débuts at #7 on this week’s tally. Her previous efforts were So Mi Like It (EP), which peaked at #14 in December 2014, Captured which went to #1 in November 2018, 10 which rose to #6 in August 2021, and Emancipated which topped out at #7 in September 2022.
The Jamaican female artiste with the most entries on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart is Etana, who leads with six entries including two #1s. Tanya Stephens, Koffee, Diana King, Patra, Marcia Griffiths, Queen Ifrica, and Shenseea each have two entries to date, while Rita Marley, Vanessa Bling, and Chevelle Franklyn each have one entry. Released August 9 via Spice Official Entertainment, Mirror 25 features collaborations with Busta Rhymes, Chronic Law, Jada Kingdom, Patoranking, Pamputtae, Lola Brooke, and Ky-Mani Marley.
Meanwhile, Spice débuts at #37 on Billboard’s Emerging Artiste chart. Still on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, Bob Marley and the Wailers continue to lead the pack, scoring 240 non-consecutive weeks in the #1 spot with Legend. Dutty Classics Collection by Sean Paul remains at #2, so too Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection by Shaggy at #3.
World on Fire, Set in Stone, and Wisdom by Stick Figure are #s 4, 5 and 6,.