Despite quality music being produced as part of Reggae music’s apparent renaissance, many of Jamaica’s top Reggae acts continue to garner paltry album sales figures in the American market, with Grammy-winning singjay, Shaggy becoming the latest victim of this downward trend.

According to reports Friday, Out of Many One Music, the new Sly and Robbie-produced album released by Shaggy has struggled to make headway since its unveiling on Sept. 24, only selling 741 copies in its first week, according to the Nielsen Soundscan, while placing third on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.

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