The Top 100 Most Streamed Jamaican Dancehall, Reggae Songs Of All Time
What’s the most streamed Jamaican song of all time? Take a guess. There are just too many fantastic hits to choose from, right? You may think your personal favorite song must have the most streams. You have great taste, so it must be! Maybe a new hit has the top rank, or an old classic.
Let’s allow the numbers to speak for themselves! With an assist from CertifiedStreams.com, DancehallMag has compiled this list of the top 100 most streamed songs ever with a Jamaican artist, band, or producer as a lead. The numbers were extrapolated from Spotify, which has the largest premium streaming market share, and YouTube, which has the largest free streaming market share. They do not include streams from Amazon Music, Apple Music, and other smaller platforms.
1. Cheerleader (Remix) – OMI
Cheerleader is the most streamed Jamaican song of all time. It was propelled internationally in 2014 after German producer/DJ Felix Jaehn released the remixed version. The song went to the top charts in North America, Mexico, the UK, Australia, and a few European countries.
Release date: January 2014
Producers: Clifton Dillon, OMI, Felix Jaehn
Album: Me 4 U
Streams: 3,015,000,000
2. No Lie – Sean Paul, Dua Lipa
Sean Paul’s No Lie featuring English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa is an R&B-tinged, Reggae and Pop song, hailed by critics for its party-like qualities. It entered the top 10 charts in 7 countries across Europe, including the UK Singles Chart. The song has since been certified quadruple platinum in Italy, triple platinum in Poland, double platinum in the UK, platinum in Canada, Netherlands, and Portugal, and received gold certifications in eight different territories in the country.
Release date: November 18, 2016
Producer: Jamie “Sermstyle” Sanderson, Philip “Pip” Kembo
Album: Mad Love the Prequel (EP)
Streams: 2,065,000,000
3. Light It Up (Remix) – Major Lazer, Nyla, Fuse ODG
Major Lazer, the DJ/production trio of American Diplo, Jamaican Walshy Fire, and American Ape Drums, recruited Jamaican singer Nyla (of Brick & Lace) and Afrobeats artist Fuse ODG for the Light It Up (Remix). The Dancehall/EDM song peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the UK Singles chart, before it was certified 2X Platinum in both countries.
Release date: November 5, 2015
Producer: Diplo, Jr. Blender
Album: Peace Is The Mission
Streams: 2,031,000,000
4. It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy, RikRok
It Wasn’t Me with RikRok has an interesting history that includes it being inspired by Eddie Murphy, almost being recorded by Wayne Wonder or Tanto Mentro and Devonte after it was initially rejected as “crap,” and then accidentally becoming a megahit in Hawaii, the USA and then the world. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles chart and is certified 3X Platinum in the UK and Australia, and Platinum in Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
Release date: August 8, 2000
Producer: Sting International
Album: Hot Shot
Streams: 1,322,000,000
5. Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and the Wailers is the Jamaican legend’s most popular song. It has been covered numerous times by various artists, including Jason Mraz, Connie Talbot, Ziggy Marley and Sean Paul’s 2004 rendition in the animated film Shark Tale. The single has earned double platinum certification in the UK, platinum in Italy, and gold in Denmark.
Release date: September 12, 1980
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Exodus
Streams: 1,017,000,000
6. Temperature – Sean Paul
The Dancehall classic Temperature is one of three Sean Paul-led songs to hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It’s certified 3X Platinum in the United States.
Release date: December 2005
Producer: Rohan “Snowcone” Fuller
Album: The Trinity
Streams: 1,009,000,000
7. Is This Love – Bob Marley
Is This Love became one of the best-known Marley songs of all time. The song peaked at No. 9 in the UK charts upon its release in 1978, and has since received platinum certifications in the UK and Italy and gold in Denmark and Brazil.
Release date: 1978
Producer: Bob Marely & The Wailers
Album: Kaya
Streams: 1,001,000,000
8. She Doesn’t Mind – Sean Paul
She Doesn’t Mind, which is the second single from Sean Paul’s fifth studio album Tomahawk Technique, debuted at No. 1 in Switzerland and peaked within the top 10 in Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom. It was featured on the European-released video game Grand Slam Tennis 2 and later remixed with rapper Pitbull.
Release date: September 29, 2011
Producer: Shellback and Benny Blanco
Album: Tomahawk Technique
Streams: 877,000,000
9. Gyal You A Party Animal – Charly Black
Gyal You A Party Animal, Charly Black’s most streamed song of all time, is gold-certified for 500,000 copies sold in the United States following viral reception internationally as a party hit.
Release date: 2014
Producers: DJ Kurt Riley, Demarco, Christopher Birch
Album: N/A
Streams: 818,000,000
10. Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley
Could You Be Loved was released on Uprising, the final album recorded and released by Bob Marley & The Wailers before Bob’s passing in May 1981 from cancer.
Release date: June 10, 1980
Producers: Bob Marley, Chris Blackwell
Album: Uprising
Streams: 786,000,000
11. Angel – Shaggy
Shaggy’s Angel featuring Barbadian singer Rayvon remains one of the biggest songs of his career. The production samples Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” and the Chip Taylor-written “Angel of the Morning”, and was released as the follow-up to Shaggy’s international No. 1 hit It Wasn’t Me in 2001. At the time of its release, Angel proved to be just as successful, reaching No. 1 in 12 countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It is 3X platinum certified in Australia, 2x certified in Sweden, Platinum certified in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland, and Gold certified in France, Germany, and the UK.
Release date: January 9, 2001
Producer: Shaun “Sting” Pizzonia
Album: Hot Shot
Streams: 753,000,000
12. Mad Love – Sean Paul, David Guetta feat. Becky G
Mad Love is a single with French DJ and producer David Guetta and Mexican-American singer and rapper Becky G.
Release date: February 16, 2018
Producers: 1st Klase, Banx & Ranx, Jason Henriques, Jack Patterson, Giorgio Tuinfort, David Guetta
Album: Mad Love The Prequel
Streams: 745,000,000
13. Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley
Buffalo Soldier was the most famous track from Bob Marley’s thirteenth and final studio album, Confrontation, released posthumously in May 1983, two years after his death. Written by Marley and Noel “King Sporty” Williams, the platinum-selling song became one of Marley’s best-known releases. The title and lyrics refer to the black US cavalry regiments, known as “Buffalo Soldiers” that fought in the American Indian Wars after 1866. Marley linked their fight to a fight for survival, and recasts it as a symbol of black resistance.
Release date: May 1983
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Confrontation
Streams: 664,000,000
14. One Love (People Get Ready) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
One Love is an international anthem of peace from the great Reggae musicians Bob Marley & The Wailers that was first recorded in 1965 for The Wailing Wailers album, and then rerecorded and released on the group’s later album Exodus in 1977 and the Legend – The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers album in 1984.
Release date: June 3, 1977
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Exodus
Streams: 638,000,000
15. Got 2 Luv U – Sean Paul, Alexis Jordan
Got 2 Luv U featuring American singer Alexis Jordan hit the chopping board when it landed in Sean Paul’s lap back in 2011. The Jamaican star tweaked the original title from “Not To Luv U” to “Got To Luv U” and replaced the original two verses to transform what was a ‘break-up’ song to a ‘love song’ with Alexis. The song went on to receive platinum certificates in Australia, Germany, and Switzerland and gold in Austria, Canada, Spain and the UK. The song was also featured in the 2012 film Magic Mike.
Release date: July 19, 2011
Producer: Stargate
Album: Tomahawk Technique
Streams: 635,000,000
16. Get Busy – Sean Paul
Paul’s hit song Get Busy, from his Grammy Award-winning Dutty Rock album, became an instant party anthem upon its release in January 2003. It spent 32 weeks on the Hot 100 Chart, peaking at Number 1, and also reached Number 1 in Italy and the Netherlands. VICE producers met up with Sean Paul in Kingston, Jamaica, to get the scoop behind the party anthem, and explored how Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden’s iconic Diwali Riddim, Paul’s brother Jason “Jigzagula” Henriques, his first producer/manager Jeremy Harding, and his then VP A&R Murray Elias, all accomplished the feat of breaking into mainstream pop with Dancehall.
Release date: November 12, 2002
Producer: Steven “Lenky” Marsden
Album: Dutty Rock
Streams: 626,000,000
17. No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley
Like many of Marley’s iconic releases, No Woman No Cry became a stand-out hit. A live version of the song was released a year after its 1974 debut and went on to gain critical acclaim. The song ranked No. 37 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and earned platinum status in the UK and gold in Italy and Brazil.
Release date: 1974 (original) July 17, 1975 (live version)
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Natty Dread, Live!
Streams: 618,000,000
18. Contra La Pared – Sean Paul, J Balvin
Contra La Pared is among Sean Paul’s top ten most streamed songs of all time and among his top 5 most streamed international collaborations – this time around with Colombian artiste J Balvin.
Release date: March 14, 2019
Producer: Tainy
Album: N/A
Streams: 608,000,000
19. Go Down Deh – Spice, Shaggy, Sean Paul
Spice’s 2021 summer jam Go Down Deh, featuring Shaggy and Sean Paul, sits among her greatest hits of all time. The potently sexy lead single off her Grammy-nominated album 10, hit record-breaking turf when it soared past 100 million YouTube views within months of its release. DancehallMag ranked Go Down Deh at No. 3 on its list of Best Dancehall Songs Of 2021, while NPR listed it among the 100 Best songs for that year. Former US President Barack Obama later named Go Down Deh one of his top songs for the year and included it on his annual list of favorite songs.
Release date: May 1, 2021
Producer: Constantin “Costi” Ionita & Shaggy
Album: 10
Streams: 573,000,000
20. Jamming – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jamming was the fourth Bob Marley single to reach the platinum milestone in the United Kingdom. First released on June 3, 1977, on the landmark Exodus album, the song had reached No. 9 on the UK pop chart. It later appeared on the Diamond-selling greatest hits compilation album, Legend in 1984. Then, in 1987, it peaked at No. 85 on Dutch charts after it was re-released in the Netherlands as a tribute to Marley.
Release date: June 3, 1977
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Exodus
Streams: 524,000,000
21. I’m Still In Love With You – Sean Paul
I’m Still in Love with You by Sean Paul, featuring vocals from Sasha, is based on an original song of the same name by the “Godfather of Rocksteady” Alton Ellis. Upon its release, the song reached No. 6 in the United Kingdom and No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also became a top-10 hit in Hungary, Italy, Ireland, and Switzerland. In 2021, it picked up a silver certificate in the United Kingdom, selling over 200,000 copies in the country.
Release date: October 2, 2003
Producer: Steely & Clevie, Murray Elias
Album: Dutty Rock
Streams: 515,000,000
22. Boombastic – Shaggy
Boombastic was a major hit all over the world, becoming one of Shaggy’s most successful songs to date. It peaked at No. 1 in Australia, El Salvador, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, and the UK, and entered the top 5 in several other continents in Europe. Boombastic also peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song later became a platinum record in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the UK, and the US, and a gold-selling record in Austria, France, and Germany.
Release date: June 5, 1995
Producer: Robert Livingston, Sting Intl
Album: Bombastic
Streams: 488,000,000
23. Welcome to Jamrock – Damian Marley
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s Welcome To Jamrock is a lyrical commentary on socioeconomic and sociopolitical issues in Jamaica and the title track of his third studio album. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, while the album won Best Reggae Album in 2006. It peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 13 on the UK Singles chart.
Release date: September 13, 2005
Producer: Stephen Marley
Album: Welcome To Jamrock
Streams: 486,000,000
24. 16 Shots – Stefflon Don
One of Stefflon Don’s most streamed songs is 16 Shots, which was included on her mixtape Real Ting. It’s certified Silver in the UK.
Release date: December 16, 2016
Producer: Fred again..
Album: Real Ting Mixtape
Streams: 449,000,000
25. Give It Up To Me – Sean Paul, Keyshia Cole
Paul’s party banger (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me with American singer Keyshia Cole climbed to No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart upon its release, becoming the Jamaican star’s sixth top-10 hit and Cole’s first top-10 hit. Internationally, the song became a top-20 hit in Australia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Switzerland, and the Wallonia region of Belgium. It earned a platinum certificate in Canada and gold in the Unites States.
Release date: 6 June 2006
Producer: Donovan Bennett
Album: The Trinity
Streams: 445,000,000
26. Redemption Song – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Redemption Song is the final track on Uprising, the final album recorded and released by Bob Marley & The Wailers before Bob’s passing; and one of the group’s top ten most streamed songs of all time. Marley’s estate released a new official animated video for the classic song in February 2020 to commemorate its 40th anniversary.
Release date: January 1, 1979
Producers: Bob Marley, Chris Blackwell
Album: Uprising
Streams: 427,000,000
27. Baby Boy – Sean Paul, Beyoncé
One of the greatest collaborations in Jamaican music history came when American superstar Beyoncè tapped Sean Paul to appear on the single Baby Boy off her debut solo studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003). The R&B/ Dancehall single, which contains a lyrical interpolation of No Fear by hip hop group O.G.C, topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and was Beyoncé’s longest-running number-one single until 2007. It reached the top ten in many countries and was certified double platinum in Australia, platinum in Canada and the US, and gold the UK, Germany, and Brazil.
Release date: August 3, 2003
Producer: Scott Storch, Beyoncé
Album: Dangerously In Love, and Dutty Rock
Streams: 424,000,000
28. I Need Your Love – Shaggy feat. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi
I Need Your Love is Dancehall megastar Shaggy’s international collaboration with Romanian singer/producer Costi Ioniță, Congolese-Swedish singer Mohombi, and Lebanese-Australian singer Faydeee. It peaked at No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at No. 36 on the UK Singles Chart and became Shaggy’s first major hit since Angel, which had peaked at No. 1 on the Hot 100 fourteen years prior. The song is certified Silver in the UK, and Gold in the United States and Canada.
Release date: January 15, 2015
Producer: Costi
Album: N/A
Streams: 420,000,000
29. Sweat (A La La La La Long) – Inner Circle
Sweat is the Bad Boys of Reggae’s most streamed song of all time, which peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the UK Singles chart. The song is certified Silver in the UK.
Release date: April 30, 1993
Producers: Bernard “Touter” Harvey, Roger Lewis, Ian Lewis
Album: Bad To The Bone
Streams: 401,000,000
30. Toast – Koffee
The 2018 breakthrough single Toast by Koffee will forever remain a staple in the Reggae music archives. The track was written by Koffee and appeared on her US Billboard Reggae No. 1 ranking Rapture EP, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, making Koffee both the first female and youngest artist (at 19 years old) to win the award. Toast was certified platinum in the United Kingdom early this year in February 2023.
Release date: November 16, 2018
Producer: Izybeats & Walshy Fire
Album: Rapture (EP)
Streams: 395,000,000
31. Watch Out For This (Bumaye) – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green
Major Lazer’s Watch Out For This (Bumaye) with Busy Signal, Flexican and FS Green was accompanied by a video shot in Jamaica in a ’90s dancehall style.
Release date: April 16, 2013
Producers: Major Lazer, The Flexican, FS Green
Album: Free the Universe
Streams: 390,000,000
32. Hurtin’ Me – Stefflon Don feat. French Montana
Stefflon’s Hurtin’ Me with rapper French Montano peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles chart, and has since been certified Platinum in the country.
Release date: August 10, 2017
Producer: Rymez
Album: Hurtin’ Me – The EP
Streams: 327,000,000
33. Waiting In Vain – Bob Marley
The melodic Waiting in Vain single recorded by Bob Marley and The Wailers hit No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart and was later certified silver in the United Kingdom. The single’s many covers appeared in several films such as Serendipity, Changing Lanes and In The Cut, and held chart positions including the US R&B chart, and the UK Singles Chart thanks to Lee Ritenour’s collab with Maxi Preist and Anne Lennox respectively.
Release date: 1977
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Exodus
Streams: 309,000,000
34. Bad Boys – Inner Circle
Initially released in 1987, Bad Boys was re-released in 1993 after the unexpected success of Inner Circle’s Sweat. The song reached No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, before it was certified Gold in the US.
Release date: 1987
Producer: Ian Lewis
Album: Bad Boys
Streams: 294,000,000
35. Hold Yuh – Gyptian
Gyptian’s timeless hit track Hold Yuh connected with audiences across the globe when it was released over a decade ago. The official remix for the song featuring rapper Nicki Minaj spent 29 weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. The single certified platinum in the UK and gold in the US, and was included on Billboard’s 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century at No. 6.
Release date: March 29, 2010
Producer: Ricky Blaze
Album: Hold Yuh
Streams: 293,000,000
36. Stir It Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Stir It Up was the first Marley-written song to be successful outside of Jamaica. It is certified Silver in the UK.
Release date: April 13, 1973
Producers: Jack Nuber, Chris Blackwell
Album: Catch A Fire
Streams: 287,000,000
37. Hey Sexy Lady – Shaggy
Shaggy’s Hey Sexy Lady featuring the Jamaican Reggae duo Brian and Tony Gold was laid on the Sexy Lady Explosion Riddim with additional beats. The single scored platinum certifications in Australia and Canada and gold in Belgium.
Release date: November 14, 2002
Producer: Christopher Birch
Album: Lucky Day
Streams: 269,000,000
38. I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
I Can See Clearly Now, Jimmy’s cover of the 1972 single of the same name by American Reggae artiste Johnny Nash, was recorded for the soundtrack of the renowned movie, Cool Runnings, and is one of the artist’s most streamed songs of all time. It reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart.
Release date: 1993
Producer: Paul Henton
Album: Higher & Higher
Streams: 254,000,000
39. Who Knows – Protoje, Chronixx
Who Knows, the 2014 collaboration with roots-reggae revivalists Protoje and Chronixx, earned the two their first UK certification last year (February 2022). The single was issued a Brit-certified silver award having sold over 200,000 copies in the UK. The song formed part of Protoje’s third studio album Ancient Future (2015), which spent 17 weeks on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, after peaking at No. 1.
Release date: March 18, 2014
Producer: Phillip ‘Winta’ James
Album: Ancient Future
Streams: 249,000,000
40. Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
Here Comes The Hotstepper is Ini Kamoze’s biggest international hit and one of 12 tracks on his album of the same name released under the American music label, Columbia.
Release date: April 18, 1995
Producer: Salaam Remi
Album: Here Comes the Hotstepper
Streams: 246,000,000
41. Bruk Off Yuh Back – Konshens
Konshens 2016 hit single Bruk Off Yuh Back remains his most successful record to date, as evidenced by its remix with R&B megastar Chris Brown in 2017 – a feat the Dancehall entertainer said helped to expand his brand in the United States.
Release date: April 19, 2016
Producer: Birchill Records,
Album: It Feels Good
Streams: 245,000,000
42. Medication – Damian Marley feat. Stephen Marley
Mediacation was a single from Damian Marley’s Stony Hill album, featuring Stephen Marley.
Release date: April 21, 2017
Producer: Damian Marley
Album: Stony Hill
Streams: 240,000,000
43. Like Glue – Sean Paul
Following the successful chart performances of his previous mega hits, Gimme the Light and Get Busy – Like Glue released to achieved worldwide success. It peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a top 10 hit in Switzerland, the UK, Canada and Ireland. Like Glue struck up gold certifications in the UK and Canada and was later listed as the 325th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork. The single’s accompanying music video was directed by Benny Boom earned Paul a Best International Artist Video award at the 2003 MuchMusic Video Awards.
Release date: May 27, 2003
Producer: Tony ‘CD’ Kelly
Album: Dutty Rock
Streams: 233,000,000
44. Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus & Pliers
Jamaican reggae duo Chaka Demus & Pliers first released their iconic Reggae Soul single Murder She Wrote in 1992, which later made its way on the UK Singles Chart in early 1994, reaching No. 27. It also spent 17 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 57. Decades later in 2022, the song certified gold in the UK. Murder She Wrote, which was based on the Maytals’ 1966 song “Bam Bam,” discusses abortion (as revealed in the third verse) and has been called one of the best and most important Dancehall tracks of all time.
Release date: 1992
Producer: Sly & Robbie, Lloyd “Gitsy” Willis
Album: Tease Me
Streams: 209,000,000
45. Satisfy My Soul – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Satisfy My Soul is a love song by the legendary Reggae group and one of ten songs on their Kaya album.
Release date: March 23, 1978
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Kaya
Streams: 205,000,000
46. So Mi Like It – Spice
Spice’s So Mi Like has been one of the most important singles of her career, bringing her international acclaim. The single was the lead track of her debut extended play (EP) of the same name in 2014, and went on the secure a spot on her 2021 Grammy-nominated album 10.
Release date: November 28, 2014
Producer: Notnice
Album: 10
Streams: 203,000,000
47. Wine Slow – Gyptian
Wine Slow appeared on Gyptian’s Sex, Love and Reggae album.
Release date: February 8, 2013
Producer: Rvssian
Album: Sex, Love and Reggae
Streams: 202,000,000
48. Bam Bam – Sister Nancy
Bam Bam — a 1982 hit by legendary Dancehall singer Sister Nancy — was only certified silver in the UK last year, and it continues to pick up placements in popular culture — most recently in the Neflix series Ozark and Maid, and in the James Bond flick, No Time To Die.
Release date: January 1, 1982
Producer: Winston Riley
Album: One, Two
Streams: 201,000,000
49. Pass The Dutchie – Musical Youth
The British-Jamaican band Musical Youth gained some firsts with this Grammy-nominated hit – it was their first single and first on music ranking charts in the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and New Zealand, and its music video made the group the first black group to appear on MTV.
Release date: September 17, 1982
Producers: Peter Collins, Pete Waterman, Toney Owens
Album: The Youth of Today
Streams: 200,000,000
50. Road To Zion – Damion Marley, Nas
Road to Zion was the 2nd US single from Damian Marley’s Welcome to Jamrock album. The composition contains a sample from Russian Lullaby by Ella Fitzgerald. The song also inspired Nas and Damian Marley to record an EP together, which later turned into the full-length album Distant Relatives released in 2010.
Release date: September 12, 2005
Producer: Stephen Marley
Album: Welcome To Jamrock
Streams: 193,000,000
51. No Games – Serani
Serani’s No Games was a summer hit in 2008 before being released on his second studio album of the same name. It’s currently certified Platinum in the UK.
Release date: August 8, 2008
Producer: Serani
Album: No Games
Streams: 189,000,000
52. Fever – Vybz Kartel
Vybz Kartel once again dropped a stellar summer hit in 2016 when he released Fever, which was later certified Gold in the United States.
Release date: June 10, 2016
Producer: Linton “TJ” White
Album: King of the Dancehall
Streams: 187,000,000
53. Come On To Me – Major Lazer, Sean Paul
Come On To Me is an EDM/Dancehall song on the Major Lazer’s Apocalypse Soon EP.
Release date: March 3, 2014
Producer: Major Lazer, Boaz van de Beatz
Album: Apocalypse Soon EP
Streams: 187,000,000
54. Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
In 2022, Get Up, Stand Up received a silver certification in the UK, after selling 200,000 copies.
Release date: 1973
Producer: Chris Blackwell, The Wailers
Album: Burnin
Streams: 178,000,000
55. We Be Burnin‘ – Sean Paul
Paul’s monster track We Be Burnin’ achieved worldwide success and became a top-10 hit on at least 10 national music charts, including those of Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US. In the States, the single peaked inside the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 6, and in the UK at No. 2. The song became his biggest solo hit in the UK, beating his No. 3 peak of Like Glue in 2003 and spent just under five months inside the UK top 75. We Be Burnin’ earned a platinum certification in the US, and gold Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, and silver in the UK.
Release date: August 22, 2005
Producer: Renaissance Crew Productions
Album: The Trinity
Streams: 177,000,000
56. Love Is Wicked – Brick & Lace
Love Is Wicked, the duo’s only top streaming single released on their album of the same name, is known worldwide and has been included in soundtracks for American doll brand Bratz’ motion picture and in Bratz and Sims video games.
Release date: July 20, 2007
Producers: Abraham Laboriel, Jr., Mateo Laboriel, Ron Fair, Steven “Lenky” Marsden
Album: Love Is Wicked
Streams: 177,000,000
57. Night Nurse – Gregory Issacs
If you know Reggae music, you know Gregory Issacs and if you know Gregory, you know Night Nurse – a renowned sultry Reggae hit on the Reggae pioneer’s 12-track album of the same name. It was certified Silver in the UK in early 2023.
Release date: September 1982
Producers: Flabba Holt, Gregory Isaacs
Album: Night Nurse
Streams: 177,000,000
58. Nobody Has To Know – Kranium
Kranium’s breakout single Nobody Has to Know made waves across the globe and picked up gold certifications in the US, and Canada for selling 500,00 and 40,000 copies, respectively. In 2021, it was certified silver in the UK for sales of more than 200,000 copies.
Release date: June 11, 2013
Producer: PLMR Productions
Album: Rumors
Streams: 173,000,000
59. Whine & Kotch – Charly Black, J Capri
Charly Black and J Capri‘s Wine & Kotch dropped in 2012, bringing distinct ‘90s vibe that has transcended over the years. This song did well in Europe, having topped the iTunes reggae chart in France, and continued soaring in views thanks in part to the Dennis Brown-directed music video. J Capri (a new artist then on Rvssian’s Head Concussion Records) sadly died in December of 2015 in a car accident in Kingston, Jamaica.
Release date: November 13, 2012
Producer: Tarik ‘Rvssian’ Johnston (Head Concussion Records)
Album:
Streams: 164,000,000
60. Here Comes Trouble – Chronixx
Here Comes Trouble by Reggae star Chronixx was the most popular single from his acclaimed breakout 2014 EP Dread and Terrible. The 10-track project topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart in the US and the iTunes Reggae charts in both the United Kingdom and Japan.
Release date: 2013
Producer: Winta James of Overstand Entertainment
Album: Dread & Terrible
Streams: 154,000,000
61. Mad Mad World – Shaggy feat. Sizzla, Collie Buddz
This collaboration from three amazing Reggae musicians comments critically on various social and economic issues like nuclear warfare, poverty and crime; and is among Shaggy’s top 10 most streamed songs of all time.
Release date: August 18, 2007
Producer:
Album: Intoxication
Streams: 152,000,000
62. Kingston Town – Alborosie
Kingston Town is Alborosie’s top streamed single on his debut album,
Soul Pirate, which was written and produced by the Italian-Jamaican musician himself.
Release date: October 7, 2008
Producer: Alborosie
Album: Soul Pirate
Streams: 147,000,000
63. Natural Mystic – Bob Marley
Natural Mystic by the legendary Bob Marley was another of his prophetic and enduring works. The single appeared on his critically and commercially successful album Exodus in 1977, which received gold certifications in the US, UK and Canada.
Release date: June 3, 1977
Producer: Bob Marley and the Wailers
Album: Exodus, Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On
Streams: 143,000,000
64. No Letting Go – Wayne Wonder
Wayne Wonder’s euphonious No Letting Go instantly took over the airwaves on its 2003 worldwide release. The single charted at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at No. 11 in the US Billboard Hot 100, earning two gold certificates, each in the US and UK. The song, which remains Wonder’s most successful single to date, was one of the many hits from the hypnotic Diwali Riddim that was produced by Steven “Lenky” Marsden.
Release date: January 21, 2003
Producer: Steven “Lenky” Marsden
Album: No Holding Back
Streams: 136,000,000
65. Positive Vibration – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Positive Vibration appeared on Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 11th studio album Rastaman Vibration, which is a 12-track exploration of and commentary on worldwide socio-political and socio-economic issues like poverty, war and social injustice.
Release date: April 30, 1976
Producer: Bob Marley
Album: Rastaman Vibration
Streams: 135,000,000
66. Summertime – Vybz Kartel
Jamaicans love a good summer anthem and, in 2011, Vybz Kartel did not disappoint when he released Summertime a month ahead of the summer party season; and then later that year on his The Gaza Don album.
Release date: May 4, 2011
Producer: Adde Instrumentals
Album: The Gaza Don
Streams: 134,000,0000
67. Gimme The Light – Sean Paul
Gimme The Light, released in 2002 on the Buzz Riddim, was the first single from Sean Paul’s Grammy Awarding Dutty Rock album. It peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart before being certified Silver in the UK.
Release date: May 22, 2002
Producers: Roger MacKenzie, Troyton Rami
Album: Dutty Rock
Streams: 131,000,000
68. So Fine – Sean Paul
So Fine was the first single from Sean Paul’s Imperial Blaze album; the official remix later came to feature Lomaticc & Sonny Brown in Bhangra style acoustics. The single peaked at No. 4 in Belgium and charted in several other European continents. In the US, the song went to No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs and No. 18 on Billboard’s Rhythmic. Paul’s So Fine was also gold certified in Canada.
Release date: June 2, 2009
Producer: Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor
Album: Imperial Blaze
Streams: 126,000,000
69. I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley
Bob Marley’s I Shot The Sheriff appeared on the his groups 1973 album Burnin’. It was later certified Silver in the UK.
Release date: April 1, 1973
Producers: Bob Marley & The Wailers, Chris Blackwell
Album: Burnin’
Streams: 126,000,000
70. You Don’t Love Me – Dawn Penn
You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) by Jamaican veteran singer Dawn Penn remains an all-time favorite Reggae love song. The track became a commercial success worldwide, peaking at No. 3 in the United Kingdom on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland, and the top 40 in the Netherlands and New Zealand. Multiple artists, including Beyonce and Rihanna, have performed cover versions and samples of You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) in their own works.
Release date: February 17, 1994
Producer: Steely & Clevie
Album: No, No, No
Streams: 125,000,000
71. She’s Royal – Tarrus Riley
She’s Royal, which has become a classic Reggae ode to Black women, was one of 12 tracks on Parables, Tarrus’ breakthrough album released in 2006 under VP Records.
Release date: 2006
Producer: Dean Fraser
Album: Parables
Streams: 125,000,000
72. Conjugal Visit – Spice, Vybz Kartel
Spice and Kartel have a long history of friendship, which was brought to the spotlight in 2009 with their monster hit Romping Shop. In 2014 they released Conjugal Visit, which appeared on Spice’s 2014 EP Suh Mi Like It.
Release date: November 2, 2014
Producer: TJ Records
Album: Suh Mi Like It
Streams: 120,000,000
73. True To Myself – Ziggy Marley
True to Myself is a feel-good single on Ziggy’s first solo studio album, Dragonfly, released under American record label Private Music.
Release date: April 2003
Producers: Ross Hogarth, Ziggy Marley
Album: Dragonfly
Streams: 120,000,000
74. Blessed – Shenseea, Tyga
Shenseea may have initially gained attention after appearing on songs with Vybz Kartel, Sean Paul, and Christina Aguilera, but it was her collab with American rapper Tyga in 2019 on Blessed that brought her to worldwide audiences. Blessed peaked at No. 2 on the discontinued Billboard Reggae Digital Song Sales chart in 2019, where it spent six weeks. It also peaked at No. 33 on the Rhythmic Audience chart and No. 37 on the Rhythmic Airplay chart. In 2022, the song picked up a gold certification in Canada.
Release date: May 22, 2019
Producer: Tarik ‘Rvssian‘ Johnston (Rich immigrants/Interscope Records)
Album: Alpha
Streams: 118,000,000
75. Walking Trophy – HoodCelebrityy
Jamaican-born, Bronx rapper HoodCelebrityy brought her standout hit single Walking Trophy in 2017 and gained worldwide recognition. The single peaked at No. 22 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and No 24 on the US Rhythmic chart.
Release date: 1 November 2017
Producer: Track Starr, JKlassik
Album: –
Streams: 118,000,000
76. 54-46 – Toots & The Maytals
54-46, a world-renowned Reggae hit from the iconic Reggae band, was inspired by Fredrick “Toots” Hibbert’s incarceration in Jamaica in 1966 – his release from which influenced the renaming of the band from The Maytals to Toots & The Maytals.
Release date: March 1968
Producer: Leslie Kong
Album: Sweet and Dandy
Streams: 118,000,000
77. Shy Guy – Diana King
Dubbed the best Reggae fusion songs of its time, Diana King’s 2015 Shy Guy was made into the movie soundtrack and on the album for the film Bad Boys. The song, which samples “School Boy Crush” by Average White Band, peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 27 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and went to No. 2 in the United Kingdom. It topped the charts in Finland, Sweden and Zimbabwe and became a top-five hit in several other countries in Europe. Shy Guy was certified platinum in Australia, and gold in several territories, including the US, UK, Belgium, France, Germany, and New Zealand.
Release date: March 7, 1995
Producer: Andy Marvel
Album: Tougher Than Love
Streams: 116,000,000
78. Here I Come – Barrington Levy
Barrington Levy’s catchy Dancehall jugglin’ Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway) is his most recognizable track to date. Beginning with his signature hook, “shoodley wop wop, ooooweeeeoo” and emphasized by a heavy percussive riddim from producer Jah Screw, this anthem has become one of the most influential classics in Reggae music. The song did particularly well in Britain, reaching No. 41 in the singles charts, and earned Levy the Best Vocalist prize at the British Reggae Awards in 1984.
Release date: 1984
Producer: Paul “Jah Screw” Love
Album: Here I Come
Streams: 110,000,000
79. Tip Pon It – Sean Paul, Major Lazer
Sean Paul’s Tip Pon It featuring productions from beatmasters Major Lazer appeared on his first EP Mad Love the Prequel, with a string of other monster tracks including No Lie featuring Dua Lipa, Tek Weh Yuh Heart featuring Tory Lanez, Body featuring Migos, Mad Love with David Guetta featuring Becky G, and Naked Truth featuring Jhené Aiko. The project released in 2018 and peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
Release date: April 20, 2018
Producer: Major Lazer
Album: Mad Love the Prequel
Streams: 109,000,000
80. Silence – Popcaan
Silence is a somber single on Popcaan’s 17-track Forever album and one of his most streamed songs of all time.
Release date: July 20, 2018
Producer: Dre Skull
Album: Forever
Streams: 106,000,000
81. Slow Down – Skip Marley, H.E.R.
Skip Marley’s Reggae-infused smash hit Slow Down featuring H.E.R soared to No. 1 on the Billboard R&B adult chart upon its release in 2020, making the Marley heir the first Jamaican-born artist to ever hold reign at the top spot. In the spring of 2020, Slow Down, with over 70 million global streams, became the quickest and biggest-streaming song in Marley family history, and elevated Skip to over 200 million total global artist streams. The collaborative effort was also nominated for Best R&B Song at the 63rd GRAMMY Awards. In September 2021, Slow Down copped an RIAA gold certification after reaching sales and streaming equivalent of 500,000 units sold in the US.
Release date: January 3, 2020
Producer: Rykeyz
Album: Higher Place
Streams: 106,000,000
82. Exodus – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Exodus was released exactly six months after the assassination attempt on Bob Marley at his home in Jamaica. The song reached No. 14 on the UK Singles chart.
Release date: June 3, 1977
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Exodus
Streams: 103,000,000
83. Johnny Be Good – Peter Tosh
Following his stint with the Bob Marley-led band The Wailers, Peter Tosh established himself as a solo act, releasing ofone of his most successful releases Johnny Be Good. The single appeared on his 1983 album Mama Africa, inspired by a self-imposed exile, seeking the spiritual advice of traditional medicine men in Africa.
Release date: 1983
Producer: Chris Kimsey, Peter Tosh
Album: Mama Africa
Streams: 103,000,000
84. Give It All To Me – Mavado feat. Nicki Minaj
Give It All To Me is Mavado’s top streaming international collaboration, as well as one of two collaborative tracks between himself and DJ Khaled on Khaled’s Suffering from Success album.
Release date: August 26, 2013
Producers: DJ Khaled, JA Productions
Album: Suffering from Success
Streams: 103,000,000
85. Other Side Of Love – Sean Paul
The Other Side Of Love was another smash hit by Paul, which helped propel his sixth studio album, Full Frequency to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and be nominated at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album.
Release date: September 10, 2013
Producer: The Cataracs & Benny Blanco
Album: Full Frequency
Streams: 100,000,000
86. Lockdown – Koffee
The youngest Best Reggae Album Grammy award winner, Koffee, helped to lift the spirits of Reggae fans worldwide during the global COVID-19 lockdown with this up-tempo Reggae hit, which is her second most streamed single and included on her latest Grammy-nominated album Gifted.
Release date: July 17, 2020
Producers: Nathaneal “Nvtzz” Brown, Dane Ray
Album: Gifted
Streams: 99,000,000
87. Lighter – Tarrus Riley, Shenseea
Rebel-Rasta Tarrus Riley and Shenseea released their chemistry-filled banger Lighter in 2020 to blaze up the airwaves and later take over the No. 1 spot on several Caribbean iTunes Reggae charts, from Jamaica to Barbados. The Rvssian-produced collaboration appears on Riley’s 12-track album, Healing.
Release date: August 28, 2020
Producer: Tarik ‘Rvssian‘ Johnston (Rich immigrants/Interscope Records)
Album: Healing
Streams: 97,000,000
88. One Drop – Bob Marley & The Wailers
One Drop, now also a term innate to Reggae music, is one of 10 tracks on Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 16th studio album, Survival.
Release date: 1979
Producers: Bob Marley & The Wailers, Alex Sadkin
Album: Survival
Streams: 97,000,000
89. Easy Skanking – Bob Marley
Easy Skakin by Bob Marley and the Wailers was one of 15 singles featured on the 1977 album Kaya. The single is very relaxed with a laid back sound, lacking much of the militant quality of the Wailers lyrically and musically. The group received criticism for ‘going soft’ as a result of the general sound of the Kaya album as well as the theme: songs primarily revolving around love, and marijuana, which Easy Skankin heralds. Kaya reached the top 5 in the UK album charts, and later picked up a double platinum certificate in France, platinum in Australia, and gold in Germany, the UK and the US.
Release date: 1978
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers’
Album: Kaya
Streams: 97,000,000
90. Sun Is Shining – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Sun Is Shining, a staple track for Bob Marley fans worldwide, was first released on the Soul Revolution album in 1971 and later recorded for the group’s Kaya album in 1978.
Release date: 1971
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Soul Revolution (Kaya – 1978)
Streams: 97,000,000
91. My Type – Popcaan
Popcaan released one of the biggest singles of the year with his 2018 release My Type. The track, which appeared on the Carefree Riddim, quickly became a fan favorite, spiraling the streams to becoming one of his best-performing songs.
Release date: February 14, 2018
Producer: Kalex Productions, Jelly Records, Unruly Entertainment
Album: N/A
Streams: 96,000,000
92. On Fleek (Love Yuh Everything) – Alkaline
As one of Alkaline’s most streamed single to date, On Fleek was one of the singles to propel the Dancehall juggernaut to international recognition in 2015, ahead of the release of his debut album New Level Unlocked in 2016.
Release date: April 13, 2015
Producer: True Loyal Records
Album: N/A (released on Money Mi A Look Riddim)
Streams: 96,000,000
93. Murderer – Barrington Levy
Another mega hit for Barrington Levy came with Murderer in 1984. The track arrived on the Sea of Love (Hot Milk) Riddim and was later featured as the first single off his Barrington album, officially released in 1993.
Release date: 1984
Producer: Percy Chin
Album: Barrington
Streams: 95,000,000
94. Herbalist – Alborosie
Herbalist is one of 22 tracks on Alborosie’s debut album, Soul Pirate, which was written and produced by the Italian-Jamaican musician himself and released under his record label Forward Recordings.
Release date: October 7, 2008
Producer: Alborosie
Album: Soul Pirate
Streams: 93,000,000
95. Tek Weh Yuh Heart – Sean Paul, Tory Lanez
Sean Paul and Tory Lanez’ collaboration on Tek Weh Yuh Heart scored with fans worldwide. Tory and Sean blended styles on this dance-ready Reggae-infused banger has been steadily racking up in streams since its 2016 release making it one of the artists’ best streaming songs.
Release date: November 18, 2016
Producer: Don Corleon
Album: Mad Love the Prequel
Streams: 93,000,000
96. Twist & Turn – Popcaan feat. Drake, Partynextdoor
Twist & Turn is one of Popcaan’s first official collaborations with longtime industry friend and international artist, Drake, and one of 32 tracks on his Fixtape mixtape
Release date: August 7, 2020
Producer: Nineteen85
Album: Fixtape
Streams: 92,000,000
97. Family – Popcaan
On the Delly Ranx-produced Cotton Swab Riddim came Popcaan’s highly infectious hit single Family in 2017. The single remains one of the most popular Dancehall rhythms of all time, and at the time of its release received strong rotation on Sirus XM radio in the United States, and several celebrity endorsements.
Release date: October 25, 2017
Producer: Delly Ranx
Album: N/A
Streams: 90,000,000
98. Dumpling Remix – Stylo G feat. Spice, Sean Paul
Stylo G has collaborated with major artists since the beginning of his career to produce Dancehall hits, including Dumpling – which is a remixed version of the original single released eight months prior and his most streamed song of all time.
Release date: October 18, 2019
Producers: Oceanic, Kodistarr
Album: N/A
Streams: 89,000,000
99. Pimper’s Paradise – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Pimper’s Paradise is one of 10 tracks on Uprising, the final album recorded and released by Bob Marley & The Wailers before Bob’s passing.
Release date: June 10, 1980
Producers: Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley & The Wailers
Album: Uprising
Streams: 87,000,000
100. How Deep Is Your Love – Sean Paul feat. Kelly Rowland
How Deep Is Your Love is another one of Sean Paul’s early international collaborations.
Release date: January 24, 2012
Producer: StarGate
Album: Tomahawk Technique
Streams: 84,000,000