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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ breaks Billboard US Afrobeats chart record
‘Calm Down’, the hit track by Rema, the Nigerian singer, has become Billboard’s longest-charting US Afrobeats song with 52 weeks.
The latest chart released by the music data company showed that ‘Calm Down’ has spent over a year on the number one spot.
“Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” descends 5-6, after reaching No. 3 on the Hot 100, as it claims a 10th week atop the Radio Songs chart (83.5 million, down 3%). It tops the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart for a 52nd week, extending the longest command since the ranking began over a year ago, Billboard wrote.
According to the data, ‘Calm Down’ also occupies the sixth position on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
In another report, Billboard said ‘Calm Down’ has climbed to the top spot for the most-heard songs on radio.
In June, ‘Calm Down’ became the longest-charting African song on Billboard Hot 100.
The song was released in February 2022 as a single off ‘Rave and Roses’, Rema’s debut album.
The singer later teamed up with Selena Gomez, the US songstress, for the song’s remix — a few months later.
‘Calm Down’ went platinum in the UK on March 3 and by April 11, it became India’s second longest-charting no 1 African song.
With over 610 million views — as of August 29 — it is the most-viewed Nigerian music video on YouTube.
It also featured on ex-US president Barack Obama’s favourite music of 2022.
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