Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs

Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs
PurposeTo rank the most popular Afrobeats songs weekly
Owner

The U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart is a standard record chart, ranking the most popular Afrobeats songs in the United States and it is published weekly by Billboard.[1] The chart ranks the 50 most popular songs every week. It was established by Billboard, in association with Afro Nation, on 22 March 2022. The chart is compiled by Billboard, and Afro Nation. The chart is measured from leading audio and video music services, plus download sales from top music retailers.[1] The first chart was published in the issue dated 29 March.[2]

The first number-one song on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart was "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" by CKay, on 29 March 2022.[3] The current number-one song on the chart is "Water" by Tyla.[4] The chart is updated every Tuesday. The longest running number-one song on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart is "Calm Down (Remix)" by Rema and Selena Gomez by 58 weeks.

  1. ^ a b Aniftos, Rania (22 March 2022). "Billboard Teams Up With Afro Nation to Launch New U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ Alake, Motolani (22 March 2022). "Should Africans be excited about America's Billboard Afrobeats charts? [Pulse Editor's Opinion]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (29 March 2022). "CKay's 'Love Nwantiti' Is No. 1 on First Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ Cusson, Michael (2022-03-29). "Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-11-04.