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Asake makes history as he reaches 50 entries on the Billboard Afrobeats chart
On August 9, 2024, Asake released his third album ‘Lungu Boy’ which features several superstars including Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, American superstar Travis Scott, and Brazilian singer Ludmila.
In the chart week of August 24, 2024, Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ debuted 9 songs on the Billboard Afrobeats Songs chart.
‘Active,’ his collaboration with Travis Scott moved up 7 spots to NO. 1 while ‘MMS’ featuring Wizkid debuted at NO. 7. ‘Mood’ debuted at NO. 12, ‘Fuji Vibes’ at NO. 14, and ‘Suru’ featuring Stormzy at NO. 16.
Worldwide enters at NO. 18, ‘Mentally’ at NO. 20, ‘Skating’ at NO. 22, and ‘I Swear’ at NO. 25, and ‘Ligali’ at NO. 25.
With nine new songs off the ‘Lungu Boy’ appearing on the Billboard Afrobeats Song Chart, Asake hits a landmark 50th entry. This historic feat places him above Burna Boy as the artist with the most entries in the chart’s history.
.@asakemusik debuts nine songs from his new album Lungu Boy on this week's Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) August 22, 2024
He's now charted 50 total songs on the ranking, passing Burna Boy for the most total entries since the chart launched in April 2022.
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