Kingston
Primary City: Kingston
Primary State/Province: St. Andrew
Primary Language: English
Population: 1.2M
GDP: N/A • GDP per capita: $0
GAWC Class: 12
Kingston metro area
17.97, -76.79Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure, Airport Score.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
Major League Teams/Venues
Notable Venues1 venue
Test Cricket
Sabina Park
Kingston
Other Teams
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team
Major Sporting Events
Multi-Sport Events1 event
1966 Commonwealth Games
Multi-sport Event
1966 • Kingston
Major Fights1 event
George Foreman TKO 2 Joe Frazier I
Ring Magazine FOTY
1973 • National Stadium
Complete Event Timeline2 events
George Foreman TKO 2 Joe Frazier I
Major Fights
1973 • National Stadium
1966 Commonwealth Games
Multi-Sport Events
1966 • Kingston
Championship History
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Kingston, across all sports, newest first. 3in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Sound of Kingston
#39 by artist origin · combined 161.9 (US 12.1 / UK 15.7) · signature decade 2000s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Bob Marley & The Wailers, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Omi, Ini Kamoze, Toots and the Maytals, Carl Douglas, Rikrok
Number-one singles by Kingston artists22
Cheap Thrills
Sean Paul
Rockabye
Sean Paul
Cheerleader
Omi
What About Us
Sean Paul
Start Without You
Laza Morgan
Temperature
Sean Paul
Baby Boy
Sean Paul
Breathe
Sean Paul
Get Busy
Sean Paul
Angel
Shaggy
It Wasn't Me
Shaggy
It Wasn't Me
Rikrok
Boombastic
Shaggy
Here Comes the Hotstepper
Ini Kamoze
Oh Carolina
Shaggy
Twist and Shout
Chaka Demus & Pliers
I Wanna Wake Up with You
Boris Gardiner
Uptown Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
Everything I Own
Ken Boothe
Kung Fu Fighting
Carl Douglas
Double Barrel
Dave and Ansell Collins
Israelites
Desmond Dekker & The Aces
| Single | Artist | Chart | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap Thrills | Sean Paul | US | 2016 |
| Rockabye | Sean Paul | UK | 2016 |
| Cheerleader | Omi | UK / US | 2015 |
| What About Us | Sean Paul | UK | 2013 |
| Start Without You | Laza Morgan | UK | 2010 |
| Temperature | Sean Paul | US | 2006 |
| Baby Boy | Sean Paul | US | 2003 |
| Breathe | Sean Paul | UK | 2003 |
| Get Busy | Sean Paul | US | 2003 |
| Angel | Shaggy | UK / US | 2001 |
| It Wasn't Me | Shaggy | UK / US | 2000 |
| It Wasn't Me | Rikrok | UK / US | 2000 |
| Boombastic | Shaggy | UK | 1995 |
| Here Comes the Hotstepper | Ini Kamoze | US | 1994 |
| Oh Carolina | Shaggy | UK | 1993 |
| Twist and Shout | Chaka Demus & Pliers | UK | 1993 |
| I Wanna Wake Up with You | Boris Gardiner | UK | 1986 |
| Uptown Top Ranking | Althea & Donna | UK | 1978 |
| Everything I Own | Ken Boothe | UK | 1974 |
| Kung Fu Fighting | Carl Douglas | UK / US | 1974 |
| Double Barrel | Dave and Ansell Collins | UK | 1971 |
| Israelites | Desmond Dekker & The Aces | UK | 1969 |
Screen of Kingston
#643 by film pedigree · score 2 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Madge Sinclair
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities1 entry
University of the West Indies, Mona
Mona, Jamaica
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Norman Manley International Airport
Kingston • 3 - International
Port2 entries
Kingston
Kingston • Container
Ports of Jamaica
Ports of Jamaica • Passenger
Luxury Hospitality
FTG 4-Star1 entry
Half Moon, Salamander Collection
Jamaica