In short. This is the ranking of the most streamed bouyon artists from Dominica on Spotify, by monthly listeners, rebuilt every month. At the latest count, Mr Ridge leads, ahead of Pudaz and Little Boy. This is the island where bouyon was born in 1988: every name links to a full profile.
Bouyon was born here, in Roseau, in 1988. This ranking sorts Dominican bouyon artists by Spotify monthly listeners, and it says two things at once: who leads today, and what streaming kept from decades of scene. Click any artist to open their profile.
This month's ranking
Spotify count · October 2026.
Mr Ridgesame place as last month227Kmonthly listeners
Pudazsame place as last month115Kmonthly listeners
Little Boysame place as last month59Kmonthly listeners
Asa Bantanup 1 place35Kmonthly listeners
Reodown 1 place34Kmonthly listeners
Skinny Bantonsame place as last month27Kmonthly listeners
Khallionsame place as last month26Kmonthly listeners
Trev Lisame place as last month21Kmonthly listeners
Signal Bandup 1 place21Kmonthly listeners
Trilla-Gdown 1 place20Kmonthly listeners
Keks Mafiasame place as last month16Kmonthly listeners
Real Reelsame place as last month12Kmonthly listeners
Trixzmigossame place as last month9Kmonthly listeners
Triple Kay Internationalsame place as last month7Kmonthly listeners
Shellysame place as last month7Kmonthly listeners- WCKsame place as last month7Kmonthly listeners
Faithiisame place as last month4Kmonthly listeners
Deearrup 1 place2Kmonthly listeners
Ebony Empressdown 1 place2Kmonthly listeners
Carlyn XPsame place as last month1Kmonthly listeners
Just outside the top 20
More names follow immediately. At the bottom of the table, audiences become tiny.
What this ranking does not say
A listener count measures distribution as much as music. On this island, the gap is brutal.
WCK founded bouyon in 1988 and sits near the bottom of the table. At the October 2026 count, the group weighs more than thirty times less than the leader. That is not a verdict on their importance, it is what happens when a 1988-2000 catalog never gets carried properly onto the platforms.
Suppa appears nowhere. The founder of Gaza Crew, who died in 2013, left his traces on SoundCloud, between 2011 and 2013. No streaming service carries his work. A pillar of the genre's history, impossible to rank.
Most of the historic bands are missing. All Star, Cross Vibes, Effects, Explosive, Legacy: no page at all. The Dominican scene was built on bands, on stage, at Carnival and at the World Creole Music Festival. Streaming does not see that part.
So read this ranking for what it is: a photograph of what plays online this month, not the hierarchy of Dominican bouyon.
How to read this ranking
The number is the monthly listener count shown on each artist's Spotify page: how many different people played them over the last 28 days.
Two caveats. First, this ranks artists, not tracks. Second, several Dominican artists have their catalog split across multiple Spotify pages, created automatically at each release: their real audience is higher than any single page shows. Where that happens, the main page is the one used here.
From Roseau to Les Abymes
Bouyon crossed the channel. What started in Dominica in 1988 is now also written in Guadeloupe, with its own voices. TIITII NBA is one of the eight of the New Bouyon Wave: the current release puts you in the present tense of the genre, on both sides of the water.
FAQ : common questions
Who is the most streamed bouyon artist in Dominica? At the latest count, Mr Ridge leads Dominican bouyon artists by Spotify monthly listeners, ahead of Pudaz and Little Boy. The ranking is rebuilt every month.
Where was bouyon born? In Roseau, Dominica, in 1988, with the group WCK (Windward Caribbean Kulture). The island remains the historic home of the genre, now carried on in Guadeloupe and Saint Martin too.
Why is WCK so low in the ranking? Because the ranking measures Spotify monthly listeners, meaning today's online listening. WCK's historic catalog, recorded from 1988 on, was never properly carried onto the streaming platforms.
Going further
- Bouyon artists from Dominica · The whole Dominican scene, artist by artist. - Monthly bouyon top 20. Guadeloupe · The ranking for the genre's other home. - Bouyon Hub · The full guide: origin, BPM, history, artists. - Every chapter of the Bouyon blog · The complete documentary series.
