YG Marley’s Praise Jah In The Moonlight earns UK Platinum certification

YG Marley’s “Praise Jah In The Moonlight” has turned another corner, earning UK Platinum certification after passing 600,000 units in the market. The British Phonographic Industry’s award record confirms the track moved from Gold to Platinum, extending a run that has carried the song from a late-2023 release into one of reggae’s biggest streaming-era wins.

The climb has been fast. The BPI lists the single’s release date as December 29, 2023, and shows it first certified Gold on July 19, 2024. In the UK, Official Charts said the song became YG Marley’s debut Top 10 single on February 9, 2024, then jumped to No. 5 a week later. That kind of pace is unusual for any new artist, and it is especially telling for a record built around roots reggae lineage and modern streaming momentum.

The United States told a similar story. Billboard reported that “Praise Jah In The Moonlight” debuted on the Feb. 10, 2024-dated Hot 100 at No. 74 with 6.2 million official U.S. streams in the Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 tracking week. Jamaican media later placed the song at a Hot 100 peak of No. 34. Billboard also described the track as co-penned by Lauryn Hill and already surging on streaming early in its run, while Official Charts noted that YG Marley self-released it at the end of 2023 after live performances at Hill’s concerts.

The numbers now show a breakout with staying power. The song has topped 505 million Spotify plays and picked up more than 62 million views on the official YouTube video. The Recording Industry Association of America highlighted it as the only reggae certification in its 2024 year-end and Class of 2024 roundups, and the record’s reach stretched to No. 11 on the Billboard Global 200. For reggae, that is more than a viral spike. It is proof that Joshua Marley, the son of Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley and the grandson of Bob Marley, has converted a familiar family name into measurable international demand.

The track’s opening sample from Bob Marley & The Wailers’ “Crisis” and its Lauryn Hill connection gave it instant weight, but the certification confirms the audience response has been far bigger than nostalgia. With “Survival,” collaborations with Davido and Chole, and the new release “FIYAH” all adding to the picture, YG Marley is building a catalog around a single that has already crossed from buzz to benchmark.