Vybz Kartel’s God & Time debuts at No. 6 on Billboard reggae chart

Vybz Kartel kept his chart run moving with God & Time, which opened at No. 6 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and added another clean hit to a career that still moves fast when he drops new music. The placement matters because it shows immediate fan response, not just curiosity, and it gives Kartel a 12th entry on the reggae albums ranking.

The album arrived on June 5 through TJ Records and Vybz Kartel Muzik, with Zojak Worldwide handling distribution, after Billboard first flagged the project on May 20. Apple Music lists God & Time as a 2026 release with 14 songs and a runtime of about 37 minutes, a compact frame that puts the focus on the songs themselves rather than any excess.

That song list is built for reach. Reggaeville’s release listing confirms features from Spice on “Confessions,” Wizkid on “Stay For The Night,” Farruko on “Casi Casi,” Shenseea on “Panic,” Skillibeng on “Try Again,” and Mavado on “Hype Life.” The mix pulls in dancehall heavyweights and names with real pull in Afrobeats, Latin, and crossover circles, which helps explain why the project landed with such immediate visibility.

For Kartel, No. 6 is not his highest Billboard Reggae Albums finish, but it keeps him in the upper tier of the chart. King of the Dancehall remains his peak, debuting and peaking at No. 2 in 2016, while his last chart appearance before this came with First Week Out, a 12-track mixtape released July 31, 2024, that opened at No. 8 only hours after his prison release. In that context, God & Time outperformed that last entry and showed that the first-week pull is still there.

REVOLT also noted that the rollout included a title track and an official video, giving the release a more complete launch than a simple album upload. Between the No. 6 debut, the 14-track setup, and the guest list stretching from Kingston to Puerto Rico and beyond, God & Time landed like a statement release, the kind Kartel has turned into a habit.