Popcaan takes over the charts

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) — Popcaan debuts on multiple Billboard charts this week. His fifth studio album — Great Is He (released January 27 via OVO Sound) — enters the Reggae Albums chart at number three.

The 17-track set opens at 14 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, his third entry on that tally. His previous entries are Where We Come From (21 in 2014) and Forever (six in 2018).

On the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, Great Is He is Popcaan’s fifth entry. His previous albums, Fixtape (2020), Where We Come From (2014), Forever (2018) and Vanquish (2020) — all peaked at number two.

Great is He, which features collaborations with Drake, Chronic Law, Toni Ann Singh and Burna Boy, sold 3,200 units in sales and streaming during its first week in the United States.

Lead single We Caa Done, which features Drake, peaked at 37 on the UK Singles chart a few weeks ago, while rising to 36 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart where it falls to 87 this week.

We Caa Done debuts at number 37 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay Top 40 chart, giving the deejay his second entry on that chart. Twist and Turn featuring Drake and Partynextdoor spent seven weeks on that chart three years ago, eventually peaking at number 30.

Bob Marley and the Wailers’ long-running hits compilation Legend clocks 160 weeks in the number one spot on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. Legend also makes moves on other charts. It re-enters the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number 45 (it peaked at 10) while skipping from 93 to 89 on the Billboard 200 (where it is now clocking 768 weeks on that chart). On Top Album Sales, Legend dips from 23 to 26 in its 608th week.