“Very happy that 8 of the 10 most streamed albums are hip-hop.” What did Latvia listen to last week?

The leader of the Latvian album chart, the album “Zvejnieka dēli” was released on March 1 and includes the radio singles “Pieci velli” and “Skumjas”. It ranked third in its first week of release.

Eliot says: “We prepared the album “Fisherman’s Sons” in the best rap traditions of the last decades, but we also took into account modern sound trends and followed a format that is friendly to streaming sites, so we are not surprised by the good streaming indicators. However, we are a bit surprised that we hit the top right away. Perhaps Ricky’s clever choice of samples worked, giving the album a nostalgic feel.

So happy that 8 of the 10 most streamed albums are hip-hop. It is to be hoped that the leading radio stations will also gradually start to accept reality and react to what the audience is really listening to.”

It should be noted that Krivenchy, Elliot and Ricky Done Did It! is part of the group “Singapore Satin”, whose album “Stonks” can be found on the 6th place.

The second most streamed album in the Latvian music chart is Msenčas and Grandmaster Neon’s “goda vards cetri”, while the album “Miljards vasaru” by the group “Sudden Lights” is in third place. The Latvian album top ten is dominated by hip-hop, including albums created several years ago, such as $ourJ’s 2020 album “MIDWAVY”, which is in the 8th place of the current chart. This proves that the hip-hop genre and each particular artist have a loyal community of listeners.