Hostage
As of 2026-09-20, "Hostage" by Alkaline has charted in 6 markets across 2 platforms, peaking at #17 (AG) on the Rotation chart.
- Markets
- 6
- First seen
- 2026-07-20
- Latest chart date
- 2026-09-20
- Peak
- #17 ag
Started in 4 markets, now in 6.
Momentum
This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.
Why it's here
"Hostage" is a track from Alkaline's 2021 album Top Prize, produced by Jahvy Ambassador and released on Tru Ambassador Entertainment/AutoBomb Records. [1] Top Prize, the album containing "Hostage," debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart after its independent release on May 14, 2021, keeping its tracks in rotation as catalog dancehall staples. [2] Alkaline is booked to perform at Dream Weekend 2026, the Jamaican summer festival relocating from Negril to Montego Bay, which keeps his catalogue in Caribbean party rotation through the August festival season. [3]
Across markets · earliest pickup first
Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Antigua & Barbudaag · applemusic#71#17#71
- Montserratms · applemusic#19#19#19
- St. Kitts & Neviskn · applemusic#95#44#95
- Barbadosbb · applemusic#99#88#99
- Grenadagd · applemusic#73#48#73
- Jamaicajm · deezer#59#59—
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Editions
No published edition carries this song yet. Every edition it appears in will be listed here and stay listed: an edition is immutable, so a citation to one never rots.
Identity
- ISRC
- QZPYN2104943
- Slug
- alkaline__hostage
- Sources
- applemusic, deezer
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