Thread: Rasta Got Soul debuted on Billboard Reggae charts at #2

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Deejay Buju Banton's Rasta Got Soul debuted on Billboard Reggae charts at number 2 knocking Jah Cure out of that spot but reggae band Easy Star All-Stars remains at number 1.

It is Banton's second highest charting album to date, after Inna Heights which peaked at number 1 in 1997 according to Billboard's chart history. Banton had two other albums which peaked at number 2: Unchained Spirit in 2000 and 'Til Shiloh 1995.

Rasta Got Soul is also number 38 on the Top Heatseekers Charts, a subset of Billboards. But Banton will find resistance from Easy Star All-Star's third release Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band which not only tops the reggae charts but is at number 20 on the Top Heatseekers charts.

Banton's album success comes without the reach of a major reggae label which currently dominantes 50 per cent of the Billboard Reggae charts.

He released the album via Gargamel Music Inc, his own label, having parted ways with major reggae labels whom he called "culture vultures".

This week's Billboard Reggae Album Charts:

Easy Star All-Stars - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band at 1;
Buju Banton - Rasta Got Soul at 2;
UB40 - Greatest hits at 3;
Sizzla - Ghetto Youth-Ology at 4;
Mavado - Mr Brooks at 5;
Jah Cure - The Universal Cure at 6;
Mishka - Above the Bones at 7;
Various artistes - Reggae Gold 2008 at 8;
Various artistes - Strictly the Best 2009 at 9; and
Various artistes - Ragga Ragga Ragga 2009 at 10.