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Shaggy
Solo artist Kingston Jamaica Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer
Shaggy is an artist from Kingston. Shaggy has 8 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Oh Carolina”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #46. The station that charted Shaggy most often is 90.9 The Bridge (Kansas City, MO), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1993.
Shaggy came barreling out of Kingston with "Oh Carolina" in 1993, a reggae romp powered by a voice so deep and rumbling it sounds like a bass bin shaking loose from its cabinet. Born Orville Richard Burrell in 1968, he made that growl his trademark into a sound you can pick out of any crowded dancefloor.
"Boombastic" followed in 1995, all swagger and sly charm, and the album of the same name won him the Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 1996. The hits kept rolling in from there: "It Wasn't Me", "Angel", "In the Summertime". He picked up the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2002, and eight Grammy nominations in all, winning Best Reggae Album a second time in 2019 for 44/876, his collaboration with Sting. VP Records is among the labels that carried him.
Home never forgot him either. Jamaica awarded him the Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander in 2007, and in 2022 Brown University gave him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Shaggy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh Carolina | 5 | #46 | – | 1993 | |
| 2 | Boombastic | 1 | #65 | – | 1995 | |
| 3 | It Wasn't Me | 2 | #642 | – | – |
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 909 | It Wasn't Me | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century |
| 2022 | 642 | It Wasn't Me | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2021 | 182 | Oh Carolina | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s |
| 2007 | 458 | Oh Carolina | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) |
| 1995 | 65 | Boombastic | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
| 1993 | 46 | Oh Carolina | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 |
| 1993 | 50 | Oh Carolina | Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 |
| 1993 | 73 | Oh Carolina | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 |
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