Quizzed if Drake received significantly more ‘play’ than Alkaline and Kartel, she said, “I can’t share exact number of plays, but yes, he’s quite well ahead, and then Alkaline, Vybz Kartel and Doja Cat are quite close to each other. All versions, radio edit, album, remix etc., of a track are included.” Top Tracks the most streamed songs by the artiste in 2021 (in Jamaica). Top Artists the total combined streams from all songs by the artiste in 2021 (in Jamaica). “We summarise the streams for each song and each artiste from January 1 to November 27. She explained to The Gleaner exactly how the lists are compiled.
For example, in Trinidad, they did not have any local artistes on either top 10 list,” the Spotify executive shared. “That they are in the top 10 makes Jamaica stand out versus other countries.
Levander stressed that it is a big deal that Jamaican artistes are numbered in the Top 10 of both lists. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. The only Jamaican artiste in that Top 10 is Intence with the hit single, Yahoo Boyz. Her song Kiss Me More topped the list, followed by another of her hits, Need to Know. She has three songs in the top 10 – numbers one, two and nine – and outside of the top 10, Doja Cat makes her entry at numbers 14, 24, 28 and 41. Jamaicans clearly have a passion for American rapper, singer and songwriter, Doja Cat, as she dominates the most played songs in Jamaica for 2021 list. On the overall list, which is a Top 50, Popcaan pops up at number 15, Dexta Daps at 32, Chronic Law at 34 and Shenseea at 43. Skillibeng makes his debut at number seven. The most played artiste in Jamaica in 2021 is Drake, but coming in at number two is Alkaline and Vybz Kartel at three. it’s encouraging to see local artistes on the list of most played artists and songs,” Levander said. So, looking at the songs, Jamaicans (in Jamaica) have mostly been listening to tracks by global artistes.
“This is a reflection of what only Jamaicans in Jamaica are listening to. It may seem dismal that the Top 10 of both Jamaican lists are dominated by foreigners, but Spotify’s Communications Manager, New Markets, Julia Levander, told The Gleaner that this is, in fact, quite encouraging. Spotify Wrapped, the streaming giant’s annual list, which summarises the most played artistes and songs of the year in various territories, including Jamaica, features one Jamaican artiste in the Top 10 of the Most Played Songs list and three in the Top 10 Most Played Artistes list.
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