Protocol By Skeng and Sparta Reclaims Title As Most Streamed Track in the History of YouTube Jamaica

Protocol overtakes Chronic Law’s Empty to become the number one most streamed track in the history of YouTube Jamaica across all official releases.

According to exclusive data obtained by World Music Views “Protocol,” performed by Skeng and Tommy Lee Sparta, has amassed an unprecedented 13,489,578 local streams since its release, surpassing Chronic Law’s “Empty,” which currently sits at No 2 with 13,414,955 streams.

The track’s official music video—directed by TrueEyes, spent 42 weeks on the weekly YouTube chart, hit #1 eight times, and recorded close to one million streams in its strongest week.

It first took the all time streaming record in 2022 when it overtook Koffee’s Lockdown. It held that position for two years before being overtaking in February 2024 by Empty.

The song which now has over 106 million global views gained international attention when rapper Nicki Minaj called it the “baddest song to come out of Jamaica.” Minaj posted in the YouTube comments:

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“DEM NAH RUN DEM BLOKK WHEN WE PULL UP THEM AFFI RUN LEF DAT PROTOCOL WE HAVE STRAP. BADDEST SONG TO COME OUT IN YEARS “

The 1st Class Music production debut at No. 1 on the World Music Views Youtube Chart in the week of November 19, 2021.Meanwhile, the highest-streaming gospel track in Jamaica’s YouTube history is CeCe Winans’ “Goodness of God (Live),” which holds the #4 spot with 11.4 million local streams, reflecting the country’s deep connection to gospel music alongside dancehall dominance.

On the female front, Shenseea stands out as the woman with the most entries in the Top 10, appearing twice:
• #8 — “Hit & Run” (feat. Masicka & Di Genius) – 9.8M streams
• #10 — “Shake It To The Max (FLY) Remix)” with Moliy and Skillibeng – 9.7M streams.

1. Skeng – Protocol – 13.49M

2. Chronic Law – Empty – 13.41M

3. Ireland Boss – V6 – 11.63M

4. CeCe Winans – Goodness of God (Live) – 11.39M

5. Skippa – Hugo – 10.33M

6. Intence – SHH – 9.96M

7. Valiant – Lumbah – 9.80M

8. Shenseea – Hit & Run – 9.77M

9. Chronic Law – Walk With Faith – 9.69M

10. Moliy – Shake It To The Max (Remix) – 9.65M

11. Jamal – Ballandor – 9.54M

12. Skippa – Cash Code – 9.52M

13. RajahWild – Gogo – 9.47M

14. 450 – Wild n’ Rich – 9.47M

15. CeCe Winans – Come Jesus Come – 9.09M

16. Squash – Big Breeze – 9.09M

17. Chris Brown – Under The Influence – 8.93M

18. Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Gracefully Broken (Live) – 8.84M

19. Jahshii – Born Fighter – 8.67M

20. Jada Kingdom – Top Tier – 8.57M

21. Skeng – Gvnman Shift – 8.47M

22. Chronic Law – Don’t Fall – 8.32M

23. Jquan – Chakka – 8.28M

24. Byron Messia – Talibans – 8.22M

25. Masicka – Whites – 8.13M

26. Armanii – HAAD (Fiesta) – 8.07M

27. Koffee – Lockdown – 7.99M

28. Masicka – LimeLight – 7.98M

29. Kraff Gad – Rum Behavior – 7.92M

30. Muni Long – Made For Me – 7.84M

31. Kraff Gad – IKATION – 7.81M

32. Masicka – Stars R Us – 7.67M

33. Pablo YG – Rich N Richer – 7.58M

34. Kraff Gad – White Rum – 7.53M

35. RajahWild – 100 Mile – 7.45M

36. Popcaan – St. Thomas Native – 7.43M

37. Kranium – Higher Life – 7.42M

38. Armanii – 8:00 PM – 7.31M

39. Najeeriii – Paddle Boat – 7.26M

40. Chris Brown – Residuals – 7.18M