2009 YEAR-END CHARTS
Jan. 7, 2010 - It was a great year for Lion of Zion. Thanks to their new partnership with Lion of Judah, they landed five out of the ten top sellers including the best-selling album of the year with Christafari's, "No Compromise". The surprising thing about this album is that the physical sales started counting only after the band had given away the album for free for 3 solid months! In fact, "No Compromise" sold more units than the other top nine albums combined! A lot of this is due to the all-star cast featured on the project and the Christafari's relentless touring schedule.
Another noteworthy album is Monty G's "World Domination" that released on December 15th of 2009. Despite only having a 15-day sales cycle, the album reached the coveted second spot on the year-end chart. It's no surprise to see veterans like Mr. Lynx (#4), St. Matthew (#5) and Koen Duncan (#6) make the cut. But what shocked us was that Papa San didn't fare as well coming in at #14.
In many ways this was the year for the rookies. They did great in CD sales and virtually controlled the Most Downloaded Songs chart. Relative newcomers like Positive (#3), Eddie Neblett (#9) and Emrand Henry (#10) held strong positions in sales making all of us stand up and take notice. Other newbies that didn't make the top ten but landed in the top 20 are Ricardo Clarke (#16), J Square (#17), Edward Holland Jr. (#18), and Benjah (#19). Here are the charts:
TOP 10 BEST-SELLING CDS (Released in 2009):
1. Christafari, No Compromise (Lion of Zion Entertainment)
2. Monty G, World Domination (Lion of Zion/Lion of Judah)
3. Positive, Never Let Go (Lion of Zion/Lion of Judah)
4. Mr. Lynx, Seeds You Sow (Lion of Zion/Lion of Judah)
5. St. Matthew, Fellowship Ova Fellowship (Readyback Records)
6. Koen Duncan, Shine High (GospelReggae.com)
7. DJ Frost Presents The Street Light Mixtape Vol. 4, Various (Lion of Zion/Lion of Judah)
8. Yow 5, Reggae Street Gospel, Various (Main Street Music)
9. Eddie Neblett, Prophecies (GospelReggae.com)
10. Emrand Henry, No Retreat No Surrender (GospelReggae.com)
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TOP 10 DOWNLOADED ALBUMS OF 2009 (Released in 2009 or earlier):
1. Positive, Never Let Go (Lion of Zion/Lion of Judah)
2. DJ Frost Presents The Street Light Mixtape Vol. 4, Various (Lion of Zion/Lion of Judah)
3. Eddie Neblett, Prophecies (GospelReggae.com)
4. Monty G, King of The Jungle (Lion of Judah Sounds)
5. Christafari, No Compromise (Lion of Zion Ent.)
6. St. Matthew, Fellowship Ova Friendship (Readyback Records)
7. Emrand Henry, No Retreat No Surrender (GospelReggae.com)
8. St. Matthew, Armageddon (GospelReggae.com)
9. Dane-Jah-rus, Danger Zone Mixtape (Lion of Judah Sounds)
10. Mr. Lynx, Seeds You Sow (Lion of Judah Sounds)
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TOP 10 MOST DOWNLOADED SONGS OF 2009:
1. Dane-Jah-Rus and Monty G, "Regardless"
2. Edward Neblett, "Prayer"
3. Nigel Lewis, "He Is"
4. Jason Mighty, "Can't Walk This Life Alone"
5. Nigel Lewis, "Follow the Leader"
6. Edward Neblett, "No Negativity"
7. Edward Neblett, "Anointed"
8. Emrand Henry, "Thank You"
9. Monty G, "For Christ"
10. Emrand Henry, "Great Day"
