HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY SHATTA WALE MADE TO IT TO THE WORLD MUSIC CHART ( BILLBOARD)
HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY SHATTA WALE MADE TO IT TO THE WORLD MUSIC
CHART ( BILLBOARD)
Self-acclaimed
dancehall king, Shatta Wale is currently enjoying the success of his Reign
album after it entered Billboard’s world album chart just two weeks after it
was launched at the Fantasy Dome in Accra
Many other celebrities and former
British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin who still have interest in
wading into everything concerning entertainment in this country took to his
Twitter handle to congratulate Shatta Wale on his latest achievement after his
Reign Album made it to Number 6 on Billboard World Albums Chart.
With the doubt already cleared, many
Ghanaians on social media is still wondering and have questioned how the Reign
album made it to the 6th position after performing “poorly” on digital
platforms with Dr Blay stating the album is wack.
Well, the Charts Manager of Billboard
Magazine, Alex Vitoulis, speaking to Akesse of Asembi.com gave a vivid
explanation of how Shatta Wale’s “Reign ” album made it to the top 10.
According to Alex, only sales made in
the United States and Puerto Rico are considered when measuring the performance
of albums for the World Albums category.
“World Albums chart is based on
Digital & Physical Sales of the full album in the US & Puerto Rico ONLY
as tracked by Nielsen Music,” Alex said.
Statistics
available online through Google Trends shows that people in the United States
Shatta Wale recorded a good number of sales in the United States than those he
competed in the iTunes charts thus dropping out of the iTunes Charts; meaning
that Shatta Wale had enough sales in Ghana and Africa but lower sales in the
United States and Puerto Rico.
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