Shaggy and Sting Enjoys “44/876” Sale Increase After Grammy Win

Shaggy and Sting’s collaborative “44/876” album has experienced increase in sales following their Best Reggae Album win at the 61st Grammy Awards.

The project sold 208 copies one week after the February 10 Grammys, a significant number compared to the 78 copies it registered the previous week.

44/876 is currently number two on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, up from seven last week.

Last year Billboard Magazine named 44/876 as the top-selling reggae album of 2018. It has sold more than 52,459 copies and occupied the number one spot on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart for 23 weeks.

Shaggy and Sting earned a whopping US$10 million on the first leg of their 44/876 tour.

According to Billboard Magazine, the duo grossed US$10.8 million during the tour’s opening leg in Europe, securing the number four place on the Hot Tours chart.

The entertainer played to 132,155 fans in 23 sold-out shows. Some of these events were festivals, they also played theatres, parks and historical sites. The smallest and largest shows were in Italy: Trani (2,210) and Verona’s Arena di Verona (12,468).

Shaggy and Sting also had tour stops in Slovakia, Greece, Bulgaria and The Netherlands.