THE FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 100 SONGS OF 2023
Compiled by Clinton Lindsay (based on chart performance only)
ABBREVIATIONS:
DEC: Date Entered Chart
PEC: Position Entered Chart
HPR: Highest Position Reached
WOC: Weeks On Chart
+ Still On Chart
Pos TITLE ARTIST LABEL
1 LORD I THANK YOU NITTY KUTCHIE/BUJU BANTON POT OF GOLD RECORDS
Producer: Richie Stephens DEC 4/14 PEC 30 WOC 23 HPR 1/4wks
2 Desperate Lover Tarrus Riley VP Records
Prod: Dean Fraser DEC 1/27 PEC 29 WOC 21 HPR 1/4wks
3 Young Gal Business (remix) Chaka Demus & Pliers w/Renner Bright Star Productions
Prod: Chaka Demus DEC 1/6 PEC 20 WOC 18 HPR 1/4wks
4 La La Worl-A-Girl SPI Records
Prod: Sidney Mills DEC 12/9/22 PEC 29 WOC 20 (16 in’23) HPR 1/4wks
5 Don’t Let Me Go Etana Tad’s Records
Prod: Tad Dawkins Jr/Etana DEC 3/10 PEC 28 WOC 21 HPR 1/3wks
6 Nubian Woman Sister Carol Black Cinderella Music
Prod: Black Cinderella Productions DEC 4/7 PEC 28 WOC 21 HPR 1/3wks
7 I Shall Be Released Hezron/Big Youth Tad’s Records
Prod: Tad Dawkins Jr./Hezron DEC 9/8 PEC 30 WOC 16+ HPR 1/3wks
8 Bad Boy Johnny Tony Roy Whylas Records
Prod: Fitzroy Gordon DEC 9/5 PEC 28 WOC 15+ HPR 1/3wks
9 I Need Your Love Beres Hammond VP Records
Prod: Beres Hammond DEC 12/2/22 PEC 27 WOC 16 (11 in’23) HPR 1/3wks
10 Let Them Talk Bitty McLean VP Records
Prod: Dean Fraser DEC 11/4/22 PEC 29 WOC 20 (10 in’23) HPR 1/3wks
11 Driver Romain Virgo VP Records
Prod: Donald Bennett DEC 3/31 PEC 29 WOC 21 HPR 1/2wks
12 To Sir With Love Althea Hewitt Pot Of Gold Records
Prod: Richie Stephens DEC 6/23 PEC 25 WOC 20 HPR 1/2wks
13 Old Soul Stephen Marley Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths Int’l
Prod: Stephen Marley DEC 5/5 PEC 28 WOC 20 HPR 1/2wks
14 I’m The One Kenya Morris Morris Entertainment
Prod: Morris Entertainment DEC 8/18 PEC 26 WOC 18 HPR 1/2wks
15 Black Is A Color Robert French BRE/VP Records
Prod: BRE Productions DEC 2/24 PEC 28 WOC 18 HPR 1/2wks
16 My Sweet Lord Damian Marley Ghetto Youths Int’l
Prod: Damian Marley DEC 8/4 PEC 28 WOC 18 HPR 1/2wks
17 If You Like Pina Coladas DJ Cassidy,Shaggy & Rayvon Ranch Ent/VP Records
Prod: Ranch Entertainment DEC 7/7 PEC 30 WOC 16 HPR 1/2wks
18 Statue Of A Fool Richie Stephens Iconic Azul Entertainment
Prod: Clive Hunt DEC 10/16 PEC 29 WOC 12+ HPR 1/1wk
19 Brighter Day Mackie Conscious/Luciano Conscious Music Works
Prod: Dennis McKay DEC 6/30 PEC 29 WOC 21 HPR 2
20 Pray That Away Richie Stephens/Kukudoo Pot Of Gold Records
Prod: Richie Stephens DEC 4/2 PEC 29 WOC 20 HPR 2
21 Top Of The Pop Freddy Green Mightyful13 Records/VPAL
Prod: Fitzroy Francis DEC 4/14 PEC 28 WOC 20 HPR 3
22 Call Him Kevin Downswell/Bounty Killer Pot Of Gold Records
Prod: Richie Stephens DEC 6/30 PEC 25 WOC 19 HPR 2
23 Gunshot Anthony Johnson/Blackout JA No Choice Music Group
Prod: NCMG Productions DEC 8/11 PEC 29 WOC 19 HPR 2
24 Live Your Life JC Lodge Supa Tech Records
Prod: Junior P/Supa Tech Records DEC 4/14 PEC 26 WOC 18 HPR 2
25 Dancehall History Lt. Stitchie Jammy’s Records
Prod: Lloyd James DEC 5/12 PEC 28 WOC 18 HPR 2
26 Highway To Heaven Carlene Davis Glory Music Productions
Prod: Tommy Cowan DEC 2/3 PEC 28 WOC 18 HPR 2
27 Loving You Always Sleepy Wonder No Choice Music Group
Prod: Sleepy Wonder DEC 3/31 PEC 28 WOC 18 HPR 2
28 Look A Girl Stephen & Chino McGregor Di Genius Music
Prod: Stephen McGregor DEC 8/25 PEC 29 WOC 18 HPR 2
29 I’m Not That Guy Ed Robinson Reggae Global Ent/LCT Ent.
Prod: Ed Robinson DEC 3/24 PEC 28 WOC 18 HPR 3
30 Roll Julian Marley Monom Records
Prod: Alex Anteaus DEC 2/3 PEC 30 WOC 18 HPR 2
31 Triumphant Nadine Sutherland VP Records
Prod: Nadine Sutherland DEC 6/23 PEC 27 WOC 18 HPR 6
32 Hooked On You Mezmo Roc One Mr. Doo Music
Prod: George Richardson DEC 5/12 PEC 30 WOC 18 HPR 8
33 If It Wasn’t For Rasta Macka B Taitu Records
Prod: Taitu Records Productions DEC 4/21 PEC 28 WOC 18 HPR 9
34 In These Times Anthony B Digital One Music
Prod: Richard Roach DEC 4/21 PEC 30 WOC 18 HPR 12
35 Going Home Mikey Spice VP Records
Prod: Dean Fraser DEC 3/17 PEC 28 WOC 17 HPR 2
36 The Herb King Kong Massive B Records
Prod: Bobby Konders DEC 2/24 PEC 30 WOC 17 HPR 2
37 Double For My Troubles Richie Stephens/Sanchez Pot Of Gold Records
Prod: Richie Stephens DEC 1/20 PEC 19 WOC 16 HPR 2
38 Viral Alborosie VP Records
Prod: Alborosie DEC 6/9 PEC 27 WOC 16 HPR 2
39 Just Say Yes Terry Linen Tad’s Records
Prod: Terry Linen DEC 1/27 PEC 28 WOC 16 HPR 2
40 Love Yu Self Khristopher Singry/Tuff Gong International
Prod: Singry Productions DEC 8/11 PEC 26 WOC 16 HPR 3
41 I’ll Be Waiting Freddie McGregor Stingray Records
Prod: C & R McLeod DEC 7/14 PEC 29 WOC 16 HPR 3
42 Media Dolly Buju Banton Penthouse Records
Prod: Donovan Germain DEC 3/3 PEC 29 WOC 16 HPR 3
43 Stick Together Christopher Ellis Ghetto Youths International
Prod: Stephen & Damian Marley DEC 6/9 PEC 30 WOC 16 HPR 3
44 No Obeah Man Beenie Man/Da Flame Pot Of Gold Records
Prod: Richie Stephens DEC 8/18 PEC 25 WOC 16 HPR 4
45 Don’t Know Much Hopeton Lindo/Novel-T Irie Pen Records
Prod: Hopeton Lindo DEC 8/18 PEC 28 WOC 16 HPR 6
46 No Destroyer Burning Spear Burning Music Productions
Prod: Burning Music Productions DEC 9/15 PEC 30 WOC 15+ HPR 3
47 One Day I’ll Fly Away Marjorie Kay Island Treasure Records
Prod: Glen Browne DEC 1/6 PEC 28 WOC 15 HPR 8
48 I Swear (Only You) Bunny Lye Lye Big Nail Productions
Prod: Big Nail Productions DEC 4/28 PEC 27 WOC 15 HPR 11
49 Country Road Kevoy Clarke Black Scorpio Records
Prod: Maurice Johnson DEC 5/26 PEC 29 WOC 15 HPR 11
50 Really Together Lukie D/Alaine VP Records
Prod: Dean Fraser DEC 12/16/22 PEC 29 WOC 17 (14 in’23) HPR 2
51 Sustenance Carl Ivermore SCI 1924 Productions
Prod: SCI 1924 Productions DEC 9/22 PEC 30 WOC 14+ HPR 2
52 God Is Amazing Busy Signal Nuh Rush Records
Prod: Junior Brown DEC 2/17 PEC 28 WOC 14 HPR 4
53 Rasta Man Richie Spice Tad’s Records
Prod: Tad Dawkins Jr. DEC 8/11 PEC 27 WOC 14 HPR 5
54 Mood Shaggy & KES Ranch Entertainment
Prod: Ranch Entertainment DEC 1/20 PEC 27 WOC 14 HPR 6
55 Hold Me, Thrill Me Audley Rollen Surface Records
Prod: Audley Rollen/Jason Farmer DEC 4/7 PEC 30 WOC 14 HPR7
56 Beautiful Woman Glen Washington Love Injection Records
Prod: Love Injection Productions DEC 2/24 PEC 29 WOC 14 HPR 9
57 Lions Den Winston Irie H2O Records
Prod: Bernard Joseph/Derrick Barnett DEC 5/26 PEC 30 WOC 14 HPR 17
58 Saving Mother Earth Fancy D Zenith Zone Records
Prod: Zenith Zone Productions DEC 5/12 PEC 29 WOC 14 HPR 20
59 Let My People Go Buju Banton Gargamel/Roc Nation
Prod: Mark Myrie DEC 9/29 PEC 27 WOC 13+ HPR 2
60 Love Uprising JC Lodge My MM Productions
Prod: Wayne Armond/Orville Marshall DEC 11/11/22 PEC 27 WOC 21 (13 in’23) HPR 3
61 Coldest Days Of My Life Kashief Lindo Heavy Beat Records
Prod: Willie Lindo DEC 12/2/22 PEC 29 WOC 18 (13 in’23) HPR 3
62 You Are A Lion Ernie Smith/O’Jay Smith/Ron Muschett Reggae Global Ent.
Prod: Ernie Smith/Ed Robinson DEC 9/29 PEC 30 WOC 13+ HPR 3
63 Just A Number Morgan Heritage XTM Nation
Prod: Kareem Burrell DEC 2/3 PEC 27 WOC 13 HPR 7
64 Queen Of The Arena Chardel Rhoden Stingray Records
Prod: C &R McLeod DEC 9/8 PEC 27 WOC 13 HPR 7
65 Sometimes When We Touch King Banton Reggae Global Ent.
Prod: Ed Robinson/King Banton DEC 2/10 PEC 30 WOC 13 HPR 7
66 Cut Me Open 1 Mr. Smooth & Yello Stone OBX Records
Prod: OBX Productions DEC 9/29 PEC 29 WOC 13+ HPR 10
67 Coconut Wata (Sip) Buju Banton Gargamel/Roc Nation
Prod: Mark Myrie DEC 7/7 PEC 29 WOC 12 HPR 6
68 Officially Lenn Hammond/Hugh Brown Up Deh Music
Prod: Up Deh Music Productions DEC 12/16/22 PEC 30 WOC 17 (12 in’23) HPR 6
69 Afrobeat Medley The Greaves Brothers My MM Productions
Prod: Wayne Armond/Orville Marshall DEC 7/21 PEC 29 WOC 12 HPR 7
70 Weight In Gold Tanya Stephens/Nadine Sutherland Tad’s Records
Prod: Tad Dawkins Jr./Tanya Stephens DEC 12/23/22 PEC 29 WOC 14 (12in’23) HPR 8
71 All And All Tanto Metro & Devonte Pure Music Productions
Prod: Delroy “Delly” Foster DEC 10/6 PEC 30 WOC 12+ HPR 13
72 Satta Massa Gana Magano Dub Chemist Records
Prod: Dub Chemist Productions DEC 6/2 PEC 30 WOC 12 HPR 22
73 Diamonds Are Forever Grub Cooper GK Records
Prod: Grub Cooper DEC 10/13 PEC 29 WOC 11+ HPR 5
74 Endlessly Robert French BRE/VP Records
Prod: BRE Productions DEC 10/13 PEC 30 WOC 11+ HPR 9
75 Strike A Pose Shuga Penthouse Records
Prod: Donovan Germain DEC 3/17 PEC 29 WOC 11 HPR 11
76 It Must Be Magic Tony Anthony Jahni Records
Prod: Jahni Records DEC 8/25 PEC 27 WOC 11 HPR 15
77 I Believe In You Kevin Hyll Digital One Music
Prod: Richard Roach DEC 11/11/22 PEC 30 WOC 18 (10 in’23) HPR 5
78 Precious Time Kumar RichBurg/Nyle Banks Music
Prod: Nyle Banks DEC 1/20 PEC 29 WOC 10 HPR 11
79 Smoking Kush Linval Thompson/Last Disciple/Meeka Nyota 4 Word Press Records
Prod: Last Disciple/Caveman DEC 6/2 DEC 29 WOC 10 HPR 26
80 Niceness Marcia Griffiths Donsome Records
Prod: Adrian “Donsome” Hanson DEC 10/27 PEC 26 WOC 9+ HPR 6
81 Starlight Naomi Cowan 7th C Records/Bell Bros
Prod: 7th Records Productions DEC 10/27 PEC 25 WOC 9+ HPR 11
82 Brutal Mykal Rose Donsome Records
Prod: Adrian “Donsome” Hanson DEC 10/27 PEC 30 WOC 9+ HPR 12
83 He Lives Sanchez/Busy Signal Pot Of Gold Records
Prod: Richie Stephens DEC 9/1 PEC 27 WOC 9 HPR 14
84 Old Time Reggae Vernon Maytone Music Life Movement
Prod: Vernon Buckley DEC 7/28 PEC 29 WOC 9 HPR 14
85 All I’ll Ever Ask D Major Penthouse Records
Prod: Donovan Germain DEC 3/24 PEC 29 WOC 9 HPR 16
86 Waiting On You Khalia K-Licious Records
Prod: Tony Kelly DEC 10/27 PEC 28 WOC 9+ HPR 17
87 Roll Young Garvey Bright Beam Records
Prod: Leroy Sibbles DEC 1/6 PEC 30 WOC 9 HPPR 19
88 Ali Baba George Nooks DJ Smurf Music
Prod: Errol “DJ Smurf” Stewart DEC 10/28/22 PEC 29 WOC 18 (8 in’23) HPR 5
89 Good Woman Da Flame Rawborn Productions/NCMG
Prod: Wayne Bennett DEC 11/3 PEC 27 WOC 8+ HPR 14
90 Run In Circles Imar Shephard Issachar Muzik
Prod: Sangie Davis DEC 9/1 PEC 30 WOC 8 HPR 14
91 El Shaddai Naomi Cowan Live At Levels Music
Prod: Live At Levels Music DEC 2/17 PEC 30 WOC 8 HPR 14
92 Switch You On Romain Virgo VP Records
Prod: Donald ‘Don Corleon” Bennett DEC 11/3 PEC 29 WOC 8+ HPR 15
93 Boxing Around Shuga Penthouse Records
Prod: Donovan Germain DEC 11/10 PEC 28 WOC 8+ HPR 18
94 Lonely Soldier Sleepy Wonder No Choice Music Group
Prod: Sleepy Wonder DEC 11/10 PEC 29 WOC 7+ HPR 19
95 Some Preachers Now A Days Derrick Scott DScott Records
Prod: Derrick Scott DEC 5/5 PEC 29 WOC 7 HPR 20
96 Here Comes The Bride Carl Ivermore SCI 1924 Productions
Prod: SCI 1924 Productions DEC 6/30 PEC 28 WOC 7 HPR 25
97 Never Too Much Jango Thriller Harmony Tree Production
Prod: Michael McFarlane DEC 5/19 PEC 30 WOC 7 HPR 25
98 Beat Down Babylon Inner Circle/Freddie McGregor/Mykal Rose Dubshot Records
Prod: Earl “Chinna” Smith DEC 8/25 PEC 26 WOC 6 HPR 19
99 She Said G Cole Global Digital Music
Prod: Ed Robinson DEC 11/17 PEC 28 WOC 6+ HPR 20
100 Fire In My Soul Taddy P Bass Inna Yu Face Records
Prod: Taddy P DEC 9/15 PEC 29 WOC 6 HPR 25
Researched and Compiled by Clinton Lindsay.
(2023) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TOP TEN PRODUCERS
PRODUCER SINGLES NUMBER 1’s
1 RICHIE STEPHENS 7 2
2 Dean Fraser 4 2
3 Tad Dawkins Jr. 4 2
4 Stephen/Damian Marley 3 2
5 Robert French 2 1
6 Shaggy/Ranch Entertainment 2 1
7 Clive Hunt 2 1
8 Donald “Don Corleon” Bennett 2 1
9 Sidney Mills 1 1
10 Tony Roy 1 1
TOP TEN LABELS
LABEL SINGLES NUMBER 1’s
1 VP RECORDS 10 4
2 Pot Of Gold Records 6 2
3 Tad’s Records 5 2
4 Ghetto Youths International 3 2
5 BRE Productions 2 1
6 Ranch Entertainment 2 1
7 Azul Iconic Entertainment 2 1
8 Bright Star Productions 1 1
9 SPI Records 1 1
10 Black Cinderella Music 1 1
TOP TEN SINGERS (MALE)
SINGER SINGLES NUMBER 1’s
1 RICHIE STEPHENS 3 1
2 Romain Virgo 2 1
3 Robert French 2 1
4 Nitty Kutchie 1 1
5 Tarrus Riley 1 1
6 Hezron 1 1
7 Tony Roy 1 1
8 Beres Hammond 1 1
9 Bitty McLean 1 1
10 Sanchez 2 –
TOP TEN SINGERS (FEMALE)
SINGER SINGLES NUMBER 1’s
1 ETANA 1 1
2 Althea Hewitt 1 1
3 Kenya Morris 1 1
4 JC Lodge 2 –
5 Nadine Sutherland 2 –
6 Da Flame 2 –
7 Shuga 2 –
8 Naomi Cowan 2 –
9 Chardel Rhoden 1 –
10 Marcia Griffiths 1 –
CLINTON LINDSAY’S TOP TEN ALBUMS
ALBUM ARTIST LABEL
1 WE REMEMBER BOB ANDY VARIOUS ARTISTS VP RECORDS
2 Purpose Hopeton Lindo Irie Pen Records
3 Golden Marcia Griffiths Donsome Records
4 Old Soul Stephen Marley Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths Int’l
5 No Destroyer Burning Spear Burning Music Productions
6 Growth Chardel Rhoden Stingray Records
7 Under The Covers Anthony Cruz Tad’s Records
8 I Give You Love Mykal Rose Donsome Records
9 A Breath Of Fresh Air Freddie McGregor Stingray Records
10 Colors Of Royal Julian Marley Monom Records
Researched and Compiled by Clinton Lindsay.
(2023) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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