Rebelution interrupts Sting, Shaggy top-spot run

It has taken a new release from staple US band Rebelution, to pry Sting and Shaggy out of the number one spot on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart.

Rebelution's Free Rein has debuted at number one spot, but 44/876 has not drifted far from pole position, as it is well within striking distance at number two. The website www.reggaeville.com names Free Rein as a digital release, the 12-track set including Legend, Healing, Patience, More Energy and Constellation.

Like the Sting and Shaggy combination album, this week's third- and fourth-placed sets Iration by Iration and Ziggy Marley's Rebellion Rises respectively have both slipped a place from the last listing. Rounding out the top five on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart valid up to June 30 is the various artistes set Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica. It has re-entered the chart to rack up its 18th week overall.

In the lower half of the top 10, Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley's Stony Hill is at number eight, four weeks shy of 52 consecutive weeks on the chart. Above it are Henricci's EP Sister Caro at number six and SOJA's Poetry in Motion, re-entering the chart at number seven. Below Stony Hill, are the number nine Legacy by Katchafire and Collie Buddz' Good Life at number 10.