Rankings / Metro
The Sound of Kingston
Jamaica · #39 origin
Combined (3:1)
161.9
US score
12.1
UK score
15.7
Attributed artists
20
Signature decade 2000s · era-distinctiveness 2.89 · score per artist 8.1
Decade fingerprint
1950
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1970
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1990
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2010
2020
Top artists
- 1Bob Marley & The Wailers94.2
- 2Sean Paul28.6
- 3Shaggy10.8
- 4Omi6
- 5Toots and the Maytals4.7
- 6Ini Kamoze4.7
- 7Carl Douglas2.5
- 8Rikrok2.2
- 9Black Uhuru1.8
- 10Chaka Demus & Pliers1.3
- 11Desmond Dekker & The Aces1.1
- 12Dave and Ansell Collins0.9
- 13Ken Boothe0.6
- 14Boris Gardiner0.6
- 15Althea & Donna0.6
Signature songs
- 1“Cheerleader” — Omi · UK / US #1 (2015)
- 2“Here Comes the Hotstepper” — Ini Kamoze · UK / US #1 (1994)
- 3“Get Busy” — Sean Paul · UK / US #1 (2003)
- 4“Cheap Thrills” — Sean Paul · UK / US #1 (2016)
- 5“Temperature” — Sean Paul · US #1 (2006)
- 6“Kung Fu Fighting” — Carl Douglas · UK / US #1 (1974)
- 7“Boombastic / In the Summertime” — Shaggy · US #3 (1995)
- 8“It Wasn't Me” — Shaggy · UK / US #1 (2000)
- 9“It Wasn't Me” — Rikrok · UK / US #1 (2000)
- 10“Angel” — Shaggy · UK / US #1 (2001)
- 11“We Be Burnin'” — Sean Paul · UK / US #2 (2005)
- 12“Israelites” — Desmond Dekker & The Aces · UK / US #1 (1969)
- 13“Baby Boy” — Sean Paul · UK / US #1 (2003)
- 14“Double Barrel” — Dave and Ansell Collins · UK #1 (1971)
- 15“Oh Carolina” — Shaggy · UK #1 (1993)
Chart-topping #1 singles
| Year ▼ | Single | Artist | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | “Cheap Thrills” | Sean Paul | US |
| 2016 | “Rockabye” | Sean Paul | UK |
| 2015 | “Cheerleader” | Omi | UK / US |
| 2013 | “What About Us” | Sean Paul | UK |
| 2010 | “Start Without You” | Laza Morgan | UK |
| 2006 | “Temperature” | Sean Paul | US |
| 2003 | “Baby Boy” | Sean Paul | US |
| 2003 | “Breathe” | Sean Paul | UK |
| 2003 | “Get Busy” | Sean Paul | US |
| 2001 | “Angel” | Shaggy | UK / US |
| 2000 | “It Wasn't Me” | Shaggy | UK / US |
| 2000 | “It Wasn't Me” | Rikrok | UK / US |
| 1995 | “Boombastic” | Shaggy | UK |
| 1994 | “Here Comes the Hotstepper” | Ini Kamoze | US |
| 1993 | “Oh Carolina” | Shaggy | UK |
| 1993 | “Twist and Shout” | Chaka Demus & Pliers | UK |
| 1986 | “I Wanna Wake Up with You” | Boris Gardiner | UK |
| 1978 | “Uptown Top Ranking” | Althea & Donna | UK |
| 1974 | “Everything I Own” | Ken Boothe | UK |
| 1974 | “Kung Fu Fighting” | Carl Douglas | UK / US |
| 1971 | “Double Barrel” | Dave and Ansell Collins | UK |
| 1969 | “Israelites” | Desmond Dekker & The Aces | UK |
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