Afrobeats Gets Its Own Official Chart In The UK

A new top 20 chart, dedicated to Afrobeats music has launched in the UK. To celebrate the launch, the Official Top 20 Afrobeats artists of the past 12 months, based on official UK sales and streaming data has been revealed.

London rapper J Hus heads up the power list; the 24-year old landed his first Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart with Big Conspiracy back in January. The album is on its way to gold-certified status with Top 5 single Must Be proving its most popular track, amassing over 38m UK streams to date.

Nigerian artist Burna Boy is in second place – his biggest Afrobeats track of the period is Ye, while he also appeared alongside Stormzy and Ed Sheeran on the Number 1 single Own It, which has racked up over 1.1 million combined UK chart sales to date. Hackney six-piece NSG place third on the ranking, their biggest hit of the year being Top 10 single Options ft. Tion Wayne.

BIG news: This week we’re launching the first ever Official UK Afrobeats Chart in collaboration with @AfroNation! Full story ⬇️ #AfrobeatsChart https://t.co/WcKUWsKyns

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) July 21, 2020

The Official UK Afrobeats Chart promises to be a rich celebration of a culture in full flight. Born from joyous celebrations across Africa, the Afrobeats genre represents the spirit of a people and a continent, welcomed around the world and a key component in the sound of modern culture – from the pioneering days of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, through dance and UK rave culture to the continued success of the genre throughout Africa and the world.

The UK’s Official Top 20 Afrobeats Artists Of The Past 12 Months

Listen to the Top 20 on Spotify | Apple Music | Deezer

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