HERE IS a look at some of the top-selling dancehall albums of the last 18 years:
Hot Shot (Shaggy) - Released in 2000, sold over six million units. Spawned the massive hit songs It Wasn't Me and Angel.
Dutty Rock (Sean Paul) - Released in 2002, Dutty Rock was the deejay's breakthrough set. It also sold over six million copies, based on the strength of the hit singles Gimme The Light and Get Busy.
The Trinity (Sean Paul) - Released by VP/Atlantic Records in 2005, this set sold over four million copies. We Be Burnin' and Give It Up to Me were its finest moments.
Boombastic (Shaggy) - This 1995 album heard Shaggy hitting it big time with the title track and the funky In The Summertime. Sold over three million copies.
Welcome to Jamrock (Junior Gong) - Follow-up to 2001's well-received Halfway Tree, Junior Gong showed he was no one-hit wonder with this powerhouse which produced a hit in the title song.
Xtra Naked (Shabba Ranks) - The major label follow-up to As Raw As Ever, this set sold over one million copies. Fans rocked to Ting-A-Ling.
Shabba Ranks
As Raw As Ever (Shabba Ranks) - After ruling the dancehall in Jamaica, Shabba took his game to the United States. Trailer Load a Girls and Housecall (with Maxi Priest) helped this set sell gold (500,000 units).
Hard To Wet, Easy To Dry (Mad Cobra) - A member of the Specs/Shang label that also included Shabba Ranks and Patra, Mad Cobra stung hard with this 1992 collection which went gold for Columbia Records. Its banner song, Flex, was a smash on Billboard magazine's R&B and pop charts.