Jamaica YouTube Chart: Machel Montano Charges to No. 1 With ‘Encore’ as Skippa Floods the Top Tier

World Music Views presents the YouTube Jamaica — Week Ending February 12, 2026

Carnival season has officially crashed into Jamaica’s streaming chart.

Soca powerhouse Machel Montano surges back to the summit as “Encore” blasts 3–1 with a towering 494,158 streams(+185,793), earning its first week at No. 1. The explosive gain marks one of the biggest weekly jumps of the year so far and signals widening cross-Caribbean momentum as pre-Carnival fever builds across the region. Last year during the same period Montana earned his first Jamaican No. 1.

Montano doesn’t stop there — he doubles up inside the Top 5 as “Move Out D Way” storms in at No. 4, giving the Trinidadian icon two of the week’s biggest records and a rare Soca stronghold on Jamaica’s otherwise dancehall-dominated chart.

Meanwhile, dancehall star Skippa nearly steals the crown as his brand-new single “Too Mad” detonates at No. 2 with 463K streams, the week’s highest debut. He now commands three entries in the Top 20, including former four-week No. 1 “WYFL,” which slips only one spot to No. 3 and remains a dominant streaming force seven weeks in.

Breakout Movers Shake Up the Top 10

One of the week’s biggest winners is Khandy Brawling. “Guh To Work” rockets 11–5 in just its second week, fueled by a staggering +125K gain — the largest growth among continuing tracks. If momentum holds, a Top 3 run looks imminent.

Charly Black also storms upward as “On To The Next” vaults 20–9, delivering the chart’s biggest positional climb and reasserting the veteran hitmaker’s staying power in the streaming era.

Medz Boss continues his steady rise, nudging up to No. 7 with “Just Do It,” while Jamal debuts strongly at No. 6 with “New Year.”

Reggae Giant Finally Cools

After an extraordinary reign, jaame.sss’ “Beloved and Blessed (Reggae Version)” plunges 1–8 with a massive loss of over 264K streams. Despite the drop, the track’s legacy is secure: 26 weeks on the chart and an astonishing 16 weeks at No. 1, the longest runs in chart history.

Protoje’s “At We Feet” featuring Damain Marley also retreats to No. 13 following an early peak inside the Top 3, while Jamal’s “Faada” continues a gradual descent to No. 12 after previously reaching No. 2.

New Releases Flood the Chart

This week’s ranking is heavily shaped by fresh drops, with seven new entries landing in the Top 20 — a clear sign of an aggressive release cycle across dancehall.

Notable arrivals include:

• Skippa — “Too Mad” (No. 2)

• Machel Montano — “Move Out D Way” (No. 4)

• Jamal — “New Year” (No. 6)

• JC Lodge — “Better Days” (No. 10), marking a notable veteran return

• Merkz feat. Feloni19 — “Rich Mf” (No. 11)

• Ai Milly — “Risk-Takers” (No. 16)

• Skeng — “Pam Pam” (No. 19)

  YouTube Jamaica — Week Ending February 12, 2026

  Top 20 (Artist — Song — Rank 

  1. Machel Montano — Encore (+3)

  2. Skippa — Too Mad (NEW)

  3. Skippa — WYFL (-1)

  4. Machel Montano — Move Out D Way (NEW)

  5. Khandy Brawling — Guh To Work (+6)

  6. Jamal — New Year (NEW)

  7. Medz Boss — Just Do It (+1)

  8. jaame.sss feat. Skatta Lopa — Beloved and Blessed (Reggae Version) (-7)

  9. Charly Black — On To The Next (+11)

  10. JC Lodge — Better Days (NEW)

  11. Merkz feat. Feloni19 — Rich Mf (NEW)

  12. Jamal feat. Rich Pree — Faada (-5)

  13. Protoje — At We Feet (-7)

  14. Wynta feat. Topranks — Bredda (-5)

  15. Nhance feat. CrashDummy — Too Bad (=)

  16. Ai Milly — Risk-Takers (NEW)

  17. Feloni19 — Check Mi Out (-1)

  18. Likkle Vybz — Mi Bredda (-6)

  19. Skeng — Pam Pam (NEW)

  20. Skippa — Reckless (-6)