What's working in Reggae
This page turns into a live chart of real reggae songs, ranked by Songbrain's virality score.
No reggae songs on the public leaderboard yet — the chart opens at 10.
Counted: real uploads whose artists put them on the public leaderboard. Last update Oct 19, 2026.
Reggae basics
General genre knowledge — not from the chart above.
4 things that make a reggae track work
- 1A one-drop rhythm with a live feel.
- 2The bassline carries the groove. Reggae is bass-first music.
- 3A distinctive voice beats technical perfection.
- 4Leave space in the mix. Dub-style delays and reverbs belong here.
Reggae questions
Is dancehall reggae?
Dancehall grew out of reggae but is faster and more digital, with a focus on deejay vocals over riddims.
What is dub?
Instrumental reggae remixed with heavy echo, reverb and drop-outs. The mix itself becomes the performance.
Where do the numbers on this page come from?
From Songbrain's public leaderboard: songs that artists uploaded for analysis and chose to show publicly. Reference tracks from commercial releases are not counted. Each song gets a 0–100 virality score from its audio. The page refreshes weekly, and a genre's chart opens once it has 10 songs.