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Nigerian singer Asake has extended his record as the artiste with the most entries on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart.
The Mr Money crooner hit a milestone of 60 entries in the chart as his collaborative hit with Wizkid ‘Jogodo’ peaked at number 4 this week.
Meanwhile, South African singer Tyla continued her dominance on the chart this week, with her song ‘Channel’ remaining at number 1.
The South African star was named the top Afrobeats artist for 2025. Her hit song ‘Water’ previously held the record for the longest-running number-one song, spending 55 weeks at the top.
In other news, Nigerian singer Burna Boy earned his first top 20 hit on Billboard Hot 100 this week with his feature on Gunna’s track ‘WGFT.’
The song reached a new peak at number 16 following a remix featuring Chris Brown.
Burna Boy is the first African artist to debut a song on the Billboard Hot 100 in five consecutive years (2021–2025).
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