Nigerian singer Asake has extended his record as the artist with the most entries in the history of the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, reaching a milestone of 60 entries. His collaborative track with Wizkid, Jogodo, peaked at number four this week, further cementing his dominance.
Meanwhile, South African singer Tyla continues to lead the chart, with her song Channel maintaining the number-one position. Tyla, named the top Afrobeats artist for 2025, previously set a record with her hit Water, which spent 55 weeks at number one—the longest-running chart-topper in the history of the chart.
In other chart news, Nigerian singer Burna Boy achieved his first top-20 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with his feature on Gunna’s track WGFT. The song reached a new peak of number 16 following a remix featuring Chris Brown.
Burna Boy also became the first African artist to debut a song on the Billboard Hot 100 in five consecutive years, spanning 2021 to 2025.