The U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart is a standard
record chart, ranking the most popular
Afrobeats
Afrobeats (not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing), or Afro-pop or Afro-fusion (or Afropop or Afrofusion), is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and ...
songs in the
United States and it is published weekly by ''
Billboard
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''.
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.
The first chart was published in the issue dated 29 March.
The first number-one song on the U.S Afrobeats Songs chart was "
Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)
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" by
CKay, on 29 March 2022. The current number one is "
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" by
Rema
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and
Selena Gomez, which has spent 30 weeks at number one.
Number ones
2022
2023
References
External links
Current Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs
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Billboard charts
2022 establishments in the United States