Billboard is an American weekly music and entertainment magazine published by Penske Media Corporation. The Billboard is hailed as the most prestigious magazine for the music industry and the music charts, news, and opinions provided by the Billboard are regarded as of high value and importance. In its weekly edition, Billboard presents a list of some of the trending songs of the week, and the list is prepared after taking into consideration multiple factors and following rigorous algorithms to shortlist the song for the list.
Billboard The Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, Billboard US Afrobeats, Billboard Artists 100, and Billboard Social 50, are just a few names of the many charts that are published by Billboard. In this article, we will talk about the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats songs chart published by Billboard.
Billboard started publishing the chart of Billboard U.S Afrobeats song charts in association with Afra Nation on March 22, 2022. It’s been more than a year and some of the most popular African artists have successfully made the list and stayed there. Let us explore more about the songs that made it to the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats songs chart.
A total of 217 Afrobeats songs have appeared on the U.S. Aforebats songs chart, out of the 217 songs only 13 songs have appeared on the chart for all the 53 weeks. We have listed the top 5 songs that lasted on the chart for all 53 weeks:
“Calm Down” by Rema & Selena Gomez: Billboard No 1
Not just in Africa and America but this song has taken people off their feet all over the world. The remix song turned out to be a major international hit song cherished and loved by people Internationally.
“Free Mind” by Tems: Billboard No 3
Free Mind was released with the album For Broken Ears. The song is her first solo Platnium song to reach the Billboard U.S. Afrobeat songs.
“Essence” by WizKid featuring Justin Bieber & Tems: Billboard No 6
Essence is another Afrobeat song by the popular Nigerian artist Wizkid which features American singer Justin Bieber and another Nigerian singer Tems. The song received appreciation from famous singers and musicians around the world. And the song stayed at Billboard’s No 6 through the 53-week high.
“Love Nwaniti (Ah Ah Ah)” by CKay: Billboard No 7
Love Nwaniti was a part of CKay the First album by Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay. The song was released in 2019 and is still a popular song among listeners. The song’s charm has still not faded and the song managed to make it to the 7th position on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats songs chart.
“Peru” by Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran: Billboard No 8
Released in 2021 this pop song has not only won the hearts of people but also has won many national and international awards. The duo Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran was a sweet surprise to the listeners. The songs maintained the position of No. 8 in the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats 53-weekly edition.