To rank the most popular Afrobeat and Afroswing songs weekly
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OCC
Afro Nation
Burna Boy has had eleven number ones in the 2020's.
The UK Afrobeats Singles Chart is a record chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 20 most popular singles in the afrobeats and afroswing genres. The chart is compiled by the OCC from digital downloads, physical record sales and audio streams in UK retail outlets. The chart was launched for the first time in 2020, with the first chart being revealed on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 26 July 2020, and was published on the official OCC website and BBC Radio 1Xtra's website.[1]
The introduction of the chart came about due to the rising popularity of afrobeats music and artists in the United Kingdom.[2]
As of September 2023[update], the act with most number one appearances in the chart is Burna Boy with eleven appearances, "Real Life", "Ginger (as featuring with Wizkid), "Kilometre", "Want It All", "B D'or", "Last Last", "For My Hand", "Alone", "Sittin' on Top of the World", "Cheat on Me" and "City Boys".
^"First ever Official Afrobeats Chart to launch this week to celebrate rise of Afrobeats in the UK". Official Chart. Official Charts Company. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^Owoseje, Toyin (22 July 2020). "Afrobeats music gets a 'long overdue' UK singles chart". CNN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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