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Bad year for Dancehall & Reggae -Sales Struggle, even Sean Paul cannot top 100,000 units

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Written by Millsy   
Thursday, 12 November 2009
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Sean Paul is still the top seller in the world of reggae-dancehall. The deejay has moved 70,917 copies of Imperial Blaze after 13 weeks while Matisyahus Light sold 58,698 after 11 weeks. Sean Pauls previous album, Trinity, produced five big hits, "We Be Burnin'", "Ever Blazin'", "Give It Up to Me","Never Gonna Be The Same" and the U.S. chart-topping smash hit "Temperature". It sold over three million copies three years ago. Collectively, reggae music titles sold 502,171 units in 2009.
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The failure of this album to generate a top ten single or to move major units signals a troubling development for the reggae-dancehall industry which is struggling with anemic sales, sluggish ticket sales at reggae concerts and a general malaise and disenchantment with the art form among older Europeans and Americans.

On the Billboard reggae charts, Bob Marleys best selling set, B is for Bob which moved 35,760 copies after 20 weeks. Titles such as Reggae Gold 2008 continued its good showing, selling 40,096 after 73 weeks, while its followup, Reggae Gold 2009 sold 18,949 after 20 weeks. The reggae band, Rebelution sold 20,311 of Bright Side of Life after 14 weeks, while Ziggy Marley keeps the Marley name strong, moving 36,152 of Family Time after 28 weeks; his brother Julian Marley registered sales of 8,768 of Awake.
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Tarrus Rileys Contagious hasnt spread like a superful only moving 4,736 after 14 weeks, while Jah Cures Universal Cure moved 5,319 units after 30 weeks. Compilation albums have not fared much better as UB40s Greatest Hits sold 26,323 while Shaggys Boombastic Collection moved 8,845 after 60 weeks, and Tanya Stephens Tanya The Hits Collection has sputtered, moving only 864 units after nine weeks. Sizzlas The Very Best of Sizzla sold over 10,000 units.

After 36 weeks, Mavados Mr. Brooks..a Better Tomorrow registered sales of 14,000 plus while Beres Hammonds Moment in Time sold 11,124 after 63 weeks. Buju Bantons Rasta Got Soul crested the 8,000 mark after 28 weeks. Queen Ifricas Montego Bay tanked with only 2,726 units moved after 21 weeks.
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There were pleasant surprises like Heavy Ds Vibes which sold almost 10,000 copies after 57 weeks, and the Bermudan-born Mishkas Above the Bones (pictured above) which sold over 14,091 copies after 38 weeks. Born to a Bermudian father and Canadian mother, Mishka is known for his unique brand of soulful roots-reggae.and is signed to actor Matthew McConaughey. The album is produced by Matthew McConaughey and Atlanta producer/musician Daryl Thompson (Sly & Robbie, Peter Tosh), tracks Coastline Journey and 3rd Eye Vision are featured in McConaugheys latest movie Surfer Dude.


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But mi believe Mavado did sell well over 100,000 copies never know seh is just 14000

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MI DONE TELL DEM DANCEHALL ALBUMS NUH REALLY SELL EVERYTIME AND PEOPLE A CREATE THIS ONE BAG A EXCITEMENT WHEN KARTEL ALBUM SELL SO LOW. VADO HAVE BIG VIDEO ETC. TO PROMOTE HIS ALBUM AND IT STILL NUH REACH NO WHERE.

PEOPLE FI CUT DI CRAP AND KNOW SEH IT HARD FI A DANCEHALL ARTISTE SELL NUFF.

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No mention of Serani only selling 1,123 units in the FIRST WEEK? ...or Sean Kingston only selling 21,550 when they sent 150,000 to the stores? (they had to be returned to Epic Records).

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That's what I was trying to tell gamepun and bias friends, but they're just in a state of denial. Too much sights and leechers in the internet killing music.

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lol the fun thing is kartel can tek a lost in him alum & him dont hav 2 worry bout the lil money him invest in him album & the big record company dropin him ,

2 them artist hav big big HAVE BIG VIDEO & promotion all bout the world & cant 3/4 of dem cd's hav to go back to dem company , so if a record company hav 2 wait one whole yr to watch a album sell 50,000 to 100,000 wtf that a big f uckin lost

3-the good part bout them artist is that they will tour the world, get a bigger fan base & make money BUT remember the recored label will get a big cut from wha dem make becuz that money invest in them cd's , album promotion & shyt dem hav 2 get that back plus more


4- yea dancehall artist dem will live good & hav lots of money to tek care of family & frenz & whoever

5-MzJa Bad Man is iight the internet kill the music . with dancehall it help the artist but all the album sells becuz now we download the newest of song without askin a dj or orderin it
so the artist music is get heard but ablum gone down

6- to me the better person & artist ar the ones that ar independent & can promote good


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Mediazone Badman wrote:

That's what I was trying to tell gamepun and bias friends, but they're just in a state of denial. Too much sights and leechers in the internet killing music.





yep too much ppl like u, too much critics and not enough buyers

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lol

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Ah true mon!
dat's why many Artist ova charge for dubplate & for live show.
sum of dem collect money and than no show up pan di stage ! and stuff like dat !

One thing me nuh understood yet, why informatics engineer didn't create yet an audio file wich cannot be copied !!
Nowdays ppl can hack and crack everyting pan di net, and is unbelieveble no one create a simple new audio file!!
DAT's very strange !!
Artists, producers ah complaint with web community fans like us fi theirs copyright !!
ok it's fine I personally can delete my files from here but the main problem is not solved on this way.
Dem cyant stab sharing files community since dem nuh releaz theirs %&%* innna a new audio file format wich cannot be plagiarized.
If they choice to sell the %&%* on mp3 format on internet they have to expect theirs stuff will be copied by someone.
Otherwise it wudda be better to releaz stuff only pan 7 inches, wich is more difficolt to copy, but still............................................

-- Edited by cristy on Saturday 14th of November 2009 08:41:10 AM

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wonder witch one ah ya'll ever buy an reggae galbum ??

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no wonder, most releases are crap

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gamepun wrote:

Mediazone Badman wrote:

That's what I was trying to tell gamepun and bias friends, but they're just in a state of denial. Too much sights and leechers in the internet killing music.





yep too much ppl like u, too much critics and not enough buyers



I already bought the albums. I'm not a DJ that leeches music either. Atleast not like you pun...

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