Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel earned his eighth top 10 entry and 12th overall entry on this week’s Billboard Reggae Albums chart. First Week Out , a 12-track mixtape released on July 31, just hours after he was released from prison, debuted at #8. The project, which was released by 21st Hapilos Compilations, features the songs The Menace, Terror by Night, Unstoppable, Skillful, Giant, Beat Dem Bad, and Number One.
While Vybz Kartel has 12 entries to date on the Billboard reggae table, he ranks third for Jamaicans with the most entries on the chart. Bob Marley and the Wailers have 17 charted entries to date, including 12 #1s, while Beenie Man is second with 15 entries — six of those have topped the chart. Sean Paul has 10 entries and four #1 titles.
Here’s a quick rundown of Vybz Kartel’s Billboard entries: • King of the Dancehall – peaked at #2 in 2016 • Viking (Vybz is King) stalled at #3 in 2015 • Kingston Story — #7 in 2011 • Kingston Story (Deluxe edition) — #12 in in 2012 • Vybz Kartel: Roots & Culture: The Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto — #6 in 2013 • Kartel Forever: Trilogy — #11 in 2013 • Reggae Love Songs and Other Things — #7 in 2014 • Of Dons and Divas — #6 in 2020 • Born Di Dis (Prelude) — #9 in 2021 Back onto this week’s charts, Bob Marley and the Wailers are still on top with Legend , making it 239 non-consecutive weeks in the penthouse, while Sean Paul improves from #5 to #2 with Dutty Classics Collection . Best of Shag.