Maybe Dancehall is not as popular as they would like us to believe.
many artists tour Europe and say a crazy people a come at their shows, so why crazy people don't by the album.

all the album flop,dancehall artist a get fight some place we cant go to promote we thing,that why has a brother of jamaica me of to rate beenie man an shabba them man use hardcore dancehall an move unit,after 52weeks movado sell 15000 copie,ele 10week 7000,beenie man take a week an sell that,the man them need fi start tour the world an promote them thing because a no america alone record sell,ok

So true. Dancehall has fallen over the years but the biggest problem with reggae on a whole is FINDING your favorite artiste. Many stores online and off doesn't carry many artiste works; esp. riddims. Including iTunes. I blame the industry for not creating a vein for the genre to become as popular and profitable as it's younger cousin Rap/Hip-Hop. Many (caribbean)radio station are to blame as well as they talk way too much as songs are playing and virtually never tell you whom perform what.

Well what do you expect. A lot of these cds that get put out have a pretty high pricetag on them...which I feel isn't worth the buying of, considering most of the songs these artists put out on the cds are from riddims...So buying the album would just be a dissapointment. If the artists had new unheard material and had singles played on air like most other successful genres, they would sell better...But if you hearing one artist new tune on a riddim.....and then a next, and a next, and a next on the same riddim....the vibes don't even sink in anymore.

I try hard to turn people onto dancehall and culture, most just don't like it, don't get it, can't understand it, all sound di same. Some albums I purchase I was pissed at quality and content to price, most music you CAN'T find without blog sights. I get what I can, pay for what is available. New music, artists, and riddims every day!! It is what it is. Who feels it knows it..... Lub to see dancehall nice again!

Audiomaxxx was HUGE at promoting reggae and bringing new artists worldwide at a affordable price. Bring us a sight like that to where the artists can get a cut and we rollin. Who gonna pay $16 for a riddim album?

Reggae music is in the best shape it has ever been. We must come to terms with this fact. It's good that Stephen Marley sold so many copies, had two tours and did not put in as half as the money he made from the album. Do not always think of business with millions and billions. Why must we apply business to every facet of our lives! And even if these artistes' sales are bad, perhaps this is good. When something is devalued it stays among the poor. Hopefully then we will be able to start over with a foundation.

The reason why reggae and dancehall albums aren't selling because they aren't worth buying anymore. Don't get me wrong. Some artists are creating good music but there too much "flash pan" music being put out not enough music with "substance". Everything is cliché in reggae and dancehall. We've heard "bun dis bun dat" "b*ttybwoy fe dead" "gal yuh pussy phat" "rasta dis rasta dat" "smoke di ganja" "clean heart conscious vibes" "me a badman from early" "selassie I" we've heard these topics over and over and over. The same thing with the riddims. The production quality and musical of riddims overall got good and then went into toilet. Too many people with little talent are making riddim these days and too many with little talent artists are voicing over the same riddims. There isn't enough exclusive songs or riddims anymore. There are also too many songs and riddims being released at one time. Everything is starting to sound the same and has been so for the past few years. To me dancehall musically doesn't even sound Jamaican anymore for the most part. Mainstream reggae is stagnant right now like a puddle of water saturated with mosquitoes. Reggae needs to diversify and reinvent itself with some originality or at least go back to it's roots like it did in the early 2000's. People are tired of the same old same old. What is really missing from dancehall today is lack of persona. There are no more "characters" with these new age artists. That is what made Dancehall so exciting to those of us who grew up on dancehall. There were so many unique original characters with unique personas and personalities. It seems like a lot of the new artists are either carbon copies or they have no persona at all.

Well there are alot of factors that go into poor sales. The retail location may be a problem. But I think the bigger picture is there's just too much music being release. Think about it, at least 10 riddims or more(quality is questionable)released in a week, unofficially of course. No one buys riddim albums because you get the same thing on a mix CD. But also the artist have a bunch of singles at one time and release an album 3-6 months later with those same singles. Take Mavado's album, every single song on there you hear before the album went on sale, so what is there to look forward to buying if there nothing new or significant other than to support the artist. The way the industry is set needs to be revamped a little bit. $17.99 for a cd with songs you've heard already...I can get a mix tape for less than $5 and put 2 gallons of gas in car with that!

just downloaded the new 18 geez riddim cause of the artists on it. what a waste of my time, stupid ass boring riddim. it is no wonder why artists like matisyahu are doing so good. we need more quality less quantity. and oh yah, pu**y nah fi s*ck, b*tty nah fi f**k.

i agree
sometimes i buy a cd and end up only liking three or four songs on it ..this piss me off
it is true that too much riddims being released at the same time
is this a reflection that there is no unity between producers
how is this done for other genre of music??..hope the experts will speak up about our seemingly failing music industry and try to effect changes

Wow, what a Stats!....This is Sad, But Not surprising. The albums dem nuh Good. One or two music doesnt not make an Album. And the next thing is Promotion, most of these Artists are lacking solid promotion. And 99.9% of these songs are only listen-able for 4 months. You cannot pop dat cd in next year and just kick back to listen to it. And Lastly, including myself, we are guilty of bootlegs/downloads. I for one dont buy the dancehall albums, i wait for someone to do a mix cd of a little bit of every popular dancehall tune then i buy it.

DANCEHALL MUSIC'S STRENGTH HAS NEVER BEEN ALBUM SALES !!!

THAT SAID WHY LOOK FOR SALES IN ITS WEAKEST MARKET (USA).

HENNY, PUSSY AND WEED IS ALL I NEED

This is nothing to be alarmed about. Dancehall as always been this way. Every now an then a artist or a one hit cross over. Jamaicans dont buy albums so how is dancehall going to make money without crossover appeal.

Just like hiphop is struggling so is dancehall, the difference is that the US is their market and HipHop their culture. We Jamaicans rely on others to support our culture. We are getting tired of the same old crap about don't &uck #ussy and all that crap. The rest of the world don't want to hear that crap. Ok we get the point, you are not gay and you don't perform oral sex.

Time for dancehall to come with something else. Jamaicans sick of the voilence and most Jamaicans are into oral sex as much we like to pretend. As much as a lot of people are against gays, they dont care to hear that in there music everyday.