Burna Boy moves up in ranks on Billboard’s Year End Top U.S. Afrobeats Artist for 2023 to No. 1 after securing the No. 2 spot last year.

The Nigerian singer’s latest hit ‘Sittin’ On Top of The World” featuring 21 Savage debuts at; No. 19 on Billboard’s Year-End Rhythmic AirPlay Songs and No. 28 on Billboard’s Year-End mainstream HipHop/R&B AirPlay Songs chart.

The list of Burna Boy songs to rank on the Billboard Afrobeats Year-End chart are:

Last Last #5, Alone #12, Ye #18, For My Hand (with Ed Sheeran) #13, It’s Plenty #23,Talibans II with Byron Messia #26, City Boys #35, Big 7 #40, Cheat On Me #51, Tested, Approved & Trusted #66, Loaded #67, I’m A Mess #75, Dey Play #80, Thanks #88, and On Form #95.

Rema made his debut on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 artist chart at No. 31 and No. 16 on the Year-End Canadian Hot 100 artist chart. The only African artist to make the latter. His hit with Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” ranks at #1 on Billboard’s US Afrobeats Song chart along with “Charm” at #29 and “Soundgasm” at #41.

“Calm Down” is #2 on the Canadian Hot 100 Year End and #6 on the US Hot 100 Year End chart and it is the year’s #1 male/female collaboration. The song was No. 1 for an impressive 58 weeks on the weekly Afrobeats Songs chart, and stayed in the top ten for a full year on the Hot 100 along with significant contributions to the ascent of Afrobeats across various Billboard charts. Rema’s certified Platinum album “Rave & Roses” ranks at No. 157 on the Billboard 200 Year-End Chart and No. 28 on the Top Canadian Album chart becoming the first album by a Nigerian act to make the Hot 100 charts.

Tems is Billboard’s No. 1 Adult R&B Airplay Artists on the year-end chart. She also claims the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop airplay artists year-end chart and No. 7 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop airplay artists year-end chart.

Although the Nigerian singer didn’t release an album this year, she had several hits on the Year-End Charts: “Free Mind” secured the #3 position on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. The song is also No. 1 on both the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Adult R&B Airplay lists.

Her song “Damages,” at No. 28 on the Year-End Afrobeats Songs, “Higher,” claimed No. 9, “Found” at No. 50. “Replay” and “The Key” secured the No. 31 and 60th positions.

Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” which is written by Tem ranks at #63 on the 2023 Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Chart. This is Rihanna’s first time on the chart since 2018 (with “Lemon”, #83).

Wizkid also made an impression on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs End of Year List : Essence ft Tems — #4, 2 Sugar ft Ayra Starr— #19, Mood ft Bnxn — #33, Bad To Me — #46, Money & Love — #57, Wow ft Skepta & N.M — #69, Balance — #87 and Abracadabra —#90.

Billboard US Afrobeats Artists Year End Chart (Top 10)

1. Burna Boy
2. Rema
3. Tems
4. Libianca
5. Wizkid
6. Ayra Starr
7. Ckay
8. Asake
9. Davido
10. Oxlade

Full Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs Year End Chart 2023:

1. Calm Down – Rema & Selena Gomez
2. People – Libianca
3. Free Mind – Tems
4. Essence – Wizkid Featuring Justin Bieber & Tems
5. Last Last – Burna Boy
6. Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah) – CKay
7. Rush – Ayra Starr
8. Peru – Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran
9. Higher – Tems
10. Ku Lo Sa – Oxlade
11. Soweto – Victony, Rema & Tempoe Featuring Don Toliver
12. Alone – Burna Boy
13. For My Hand – Burna Boy Featuring Ed Sheeran
14. Unavailable – Davido Featuring Musa Keys
15. Found – Tems Featuring Brent Faiyaz
16. Jerusalema – Master KG Featuring Burna Boy & Nomcebo Zikode
17. soso – Omah Lay
18. Ye – Burna Boy
19. 2 Sugar – Wizkid Featuring Ayra Starr
20. Sittin’ On Top Of The World – Burna Boy & 21 Savage
21. Who Told You – J Hus Featuring Drake
22. Water – Tyla
23. It’s Plenty – Burna Boy
24. Finesse – Pheelz x Buju
25. Cough (Odo) – Kizz Daniel
26. Talibans II – Burna Boy & Byron Messia
27. Asiwaju – Ruger
28. Damages – Tems
29. Charm – Rema
30. Monalisa – Lojay X Sarz X Chris Brown
31. Replay – Tems
32. On The Low – Burna Boy
33. Mood – Wizkid Featuring Buju
34. Feel – Davido
35. City Boys – Burna Boy
36. Amapiano – Asake Featuring Olamide
37. Lonely At The Top – Asake
38. Party No Dey Stop – Adekunle Gold & Zinoleesky
39. Jireh (My Provider) (Remix) – Limoblaze, Lecrae & Happi
40. Big 7 – Burna Boy
41. Soundgasm – Rema
42. This Year (Blessings) – Victor Thompson X Gunna Featuring Ehis ‘D’ Greatest
43. 2:30 – Asake
44. Ta Ta – Bayanni
45. Basquiat – Asake
46. Bad To Me – Wizkid
47. Gwagwalada – BNXN, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez
48. Who Is Your Guy? – Spyro
49. Terminator – Asake
50. Xtra Cool – Young Jonn
51. Cheat On Me – Burna Boy Featuring Dave
52. Joha – Asake
53. Holiday – Rema
54. Understand – Omah Lay
55. Rover – S1mba Featuring DTG
56. Reason – Omah Lay
57. Money & Love – Wizkid
58. No Woman No Cry – Tems
59. Sability – Ayra Starr
60. The Key – Tems
61. No Competition – Davido Featuring Asake
62. Emiliana – CKay
63. Coming Back For You – Fireboy DML
64. Beautiful Day – Prinz X Rushawn X Jermaine Edwards
65. Kante – Davido Featuring Fave
66. Tested, Approved & Trusted – Burna Boy
67. Loaded – Asake & Tiwa Savage
68. Terminator – King Promise
69. Wow – Wizkid Featuring Skepta & Naira Marley
70. Organise – Asake
71. Over Dem – Davido
72. Personal – Zinoleesky
73. Un Rodeo – Rels B
74. Giza – Burna Boy Featuring Seyi Vibez
75. I’m A Mess – Omah Lay
76. Me & U – Tems
77. Away – Davido
78. Sungba – Asake Featuring Burna Boy
79. Stamina – Tiwa Savage, Young John & Ayra Starr
80. Dey Play – Burna Boy
81. Sunshine – Asake
82. Electricity – Pheelz x Davido
83. Ask About Me – MohBad
84. Ramenez La Coupe A La Maison – Vegedream
85. Fall – Davido
86. Aquafina – Young Jonn
87. Balance – Wizkid
88. Thanks – Burna Boy Featuring J. Cole
89. Many Things – Zinoleesky
90. Abracadabra – Rexxie x Skiibii x Naira Marley
91. Hallelujah – CKay Featuring Blaqbonez
92. Normal – Burna Boy
93. Philo – Bella Shmurda & Omah Lay
94. Dumebi – Rema
95. On Form – Burna Boy
96. Hat-Trick – Seyi Vibez
97. In The Garden – Davido Featuring Morravey
98. Peace – MohBad
99. Man Of The Year – Seyi Vibez
100. Mogbe – Asake

Elsewhere on the Billboard Year End Charts Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage‘s”Creepin'” ranks #5. It is also the #1 collaboration.

Country singer Morgan Wallen has 8 entries on the year-end Billboard Hot 100 chart, the most of any artist.

Wallen becomes the first artist to simultaneously rank #1 on Billboard’s Year End songs and albums charts since Adele in 2011.

Taylor Swift becomes the first artist to rank as Billboard’s #1 Year End Top Artist in three different decades: 2000s – 2009, 2010s – 2015 and 2020s – 2023. She is also the top Canadian Hot 100 Artist. 

Swift’s “Anti-Hero” ranks #4 on the Year-End Hot 100 chart. “Kill Bill” by Sza ranks #3 and “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus ranks #2 on the and is the highest charting song by a female artist. Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” ranks #1. It’s his first Billboard Year End #1 hit.

Billboard 200 Year-End Chart:

Drake and 21savage’s ‘HER LOSS’ is ranked #4. It’s the highest ranked rap album on the chart.

‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ by Morgan Wallen is ranked #5, (It was #1 in 2021 and #3 in 2022.)

Metro Boomin’s ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’ is ranked #6.

‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ by Bad Bunny is ranked #7 on the Billboard 200 Year End 2023 albums chart (Down from #1 in 2022).

Travis Scott‘s ‘UTOPIA’ is ranked #10 on the Billboard 200 Year End 2023 albums chart while ‘Lover’ by Taylor Swift released in 2019 is ranked #9.

Billboard Year End Top Artists 2023:

1. Taylor Swift
2. Morgan Wallen
3. SZA
4. Drake
5. Luke Combs
6. Zach Bryan
7. The Weeknd
8. 21 Savage
9. Miley Cyrus
10. Post Malone
11. Metro Boomin
12. Peso Pluma
13. Travis Scott
14. Harry Styles
15. Bad Bunny
16. Olivia Rodrigo
17. Bailey Zimmerman
18. Rod Wave
19. Lil Baby
20. Beyoncé
21. Lil Uzi Vert
22. Ed Sheeran
23. Karol G
24. Lil Durk
25. Ice Spice

Billboard Year End Top Female Artists 2023:

1. Taylor Swift
2. SZA
3. Miley Cyrus
4. Olivia Rodrigo
5. Beyoncé
6. Karol G
7. Spice
8. Doja Cat
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Lainey Wilson
11. Rihanna
12. Billie Eilish
13. Dua Lipa
14. Selena Gomez
15. Lana Del Rey
16. Coi Leray
17. Ariana Grande
18. Lizzo
19. Mariah Carey
20. Lady Gaga

Billboard Year End Top Female Rap Artists 2023:

1. Nicki Minaj

2. Doja Cat

3. Ice Spicee

4. Coi Leray

5. Cardi B