Dexta Daps’ Shine climbs to No. 6 on US iTunes reggae chart

Dexta Daps kept his chart run moving as Shine rose from No. 9 to No. 6 on the US iTunes reggae chart, a lift that puts the single ahead of the rest of the pack just below the top five. The move landed as another sign that Dexta Daps still has real pull with reggae listeners, even though his name was built first in dancehall circles.

The climb also came with useful timing. It followed closely on the heels of the UK silver certification for Shabba Madda Pot, the 2015 hit that helped turn Dexta Daps into one of the more recognizable crossover voices in Jamaican music. The British Phonographic Industry award marked 200,000 units sold or streamed in the United Kingdom, and that older success now seems to be feeding the conversation around his newer material rather than sitting apart from it.

Shine itself is a team effort, produced by Aljero Shevon Barnett, Billy Summers and Daniel Fuller Grossman. That production lineup gives the single a clean lane in the digital space, where reggae and dancehall listeners are often measuring more than just sound. They are tracking whether an artist can keep moving, keep landing, and keep the catalog working alongside the latest release.

Apple Music lists Shine as a 2026 single with a running time of 2 minutes, and its artist bio places Dexta Daps, born Louis Grandison, in West Kingston, Jamaica. The same profile traces the arc that made his rise feel so durable: Morning Love broke locally on radio in 2014, 7 Eleven and Jealous Ova became Jamaican dance-club favorites in 2015, and his 2017 debut album Intro arrived with an accompanying erotic short film that drew more than 1.5 million views.

That mix of legacy and momentum matters for an artist who has always moved between reggae and dancehall audiences. Dexta Daps also reached beyond the Caribbean lane in 2023 when Bop, his collaboration with Davido, peaked at No. 22 on Billboard’s US Afrobeats Songs chart. With Shine now climbing again, the picture is clear: older hits are still validating the brand, and the new single is keeping it active in the marketplace.

For Dexta Daps, the rise to No. 6 was more than a modest chart jump. It was another reminder that the audience is still responding, and that his name can still travel from one hit to the next without losing steam.