What a rollercoaster year for dancehall. Ups and downs, ins and outs of prison, ins and outs of cupps. But for all the hating, this year really did see some quality music and the blossoming of some real JA stars.

Here's a quick rundown of what went on for Shimmy Shimmy in 2010.



TOP 5 INTERNATIONAL COLLABS
This year saw some mad collabs, in an attempt to booster dancehall to di world.
1) Lady Saw & Steven Seagal
2) Gyptian & Nicki Minaj
3) Rihanna & Vybz Kartel
4) Mavado, Jah Cure & Rick Ross
5) Mavado & Vado

TOP 3 MAVADO SONGS TO WEEP TO
Mavado surpassed himself yet again this year.
1) When You Feel Lonely
2) Nine Life
3) Pon Di Ting

TOP 3 VYBZ SONGS ABOUT FASHION
Vybz probably takes artist of the year this year, with another stunning year of quantity and quality.
1) Clarks pt.1 (& 2)
2) Straight Jeans & Fitted
3) Cakesoap

TOP 3 FUTURE FAMBO SONGS ABOUT BOOZING
1) Rum & Red Bull
2) Get Drunk
3) Never Sober

TOP 4 'TOO MANY MEN' SONGS
1) Busy Signal - Too Many Men
2) Elephant Man & Chi Ching (pictured) - Too Many Men
3) Chi Ching & Harry Toddler - Too Many Men
4) Macka Diamond et al - Too Much Bull

TOP 3 SONGS ABOUT YOUR MATES
1) Khago - Nah Sell Out
2) Demarco - True Friend (not strictly '10)
3) Bugle - Don't Need Your Friendship

TOP 5 WORDS OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN
1) Palance (thank you JW & Blaze)
2) Stulla (thank you Mavado)
3) Swaggerific (thank you Mr G)
4) Jafrican (thank you Busy Signal)
5) Put it pon Youchube (thank you Ricky Trooper)

TOP 3 THINGS KEEPING OLD SCHOOL DANCEHALL ALIVE
1) Dave Kelly & Madhouse
2) Spragga Benz - Shotta Culture LP
3) Dancehall Again riddim, Duck & Stagalag relicks

TOP 4 PRODUCERS
1) Madhouse
2) Seanizzle (pictured)
3) ZJ Chrome
4) Max Glazer

TOP 10 RIDDIMS
1) Cosa Nostra (Ward 21)
2) One Day (Seanizzle)
3) Turn It Up (Madhouse)
4) Jim Screechie (Equiknoxx)
5) Mad Collab (ZJ Chrome)
6) Dancehall Again (Daseca)
7) Flatlands (Federation Sound)
8) Bad People (Di Genius)
9) Smokin (ZJ Chrome)
10) Split Personality (Seanizzle)

TOP 5 LONE SONGS
1) Cham, Bounty Killer & Mykal Roze - Stronger
2) Gyptian - Hold Yuh
3) JW & Blaze - Palance
4) Skinny Fabulous - Charge Up
5) Leftside - Phat Punany

TOP 3 SLOW JAMS
1) J Boog - Let's Do It Again
2) Mavado & Wayne Marshall - My Heart (Remix)
3) Busy Signal - Grab & Wine (it's not that slow, but it's dead sexy)

TOP 5 CLUB BANGERS
1) Sticky & Lady Chann - Sticky Situation
2) Zinc & Ms Dynamite - Wile Out
3) Congorock - Babylon feat. Mr Lexx
4) Redlight - MDMA Riddim
5) Warrior One & Rubi Dan - Lord of Bashy

GOODBYES
2010 was a bad year for JA, sadly losing: Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott, Yabby You, O'Neil from Voicemail, Sonia Pottinger and the annual clashes at Sting.

HELLOS
On the flip side, welcome back to Dave Kelly and congratulations to Gyptian, Khago (pictured) and Popcaan for really breaking the barriers this year.

TOP TIP FOR 2011