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Burna Boy Burning Up The Charts

Burna Boy

Burna Boy’s Last Last moves up 2 slots on the Billboard hot 100 this week at land at No. 70.

It is the No. 1 Afrobeats US chart song, No. 1 the Apple Music charts in Jamaica and peaks at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Triller Global chart.

His album ‘Love, Damini’ is #46 on this week’s Billboard 200 after selling an additional 14,000 units according to Luminate.

Only two albums by African acts have made their way to the Billboard-200 Top 40 for at least Two weeks.  South African Trumpeter Hugh Masekela’s “The Promise of a Future” did in 1968 and Burna Boy “Love, Damini”.

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela

Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing anti-apartheid songs such as “Soweto Blues” and “Bring Him Back Home”. He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his version of “Grazing in the Grass”.

Elsewhere, “Love, Damini” sits returns to the No. 2 position on this week’s Billboard World Albums chart after 4 weeks.

Meanwhile in Jamaica, Skeng’s Likkle Miss and Gvnman Session is the No. 2 and No. 3 respectively on Apple Music. The latter moving up 11 slots.

Empty by Chronic Law is at No. 4 and Brysco’s 10th Floor at No. 5.

See top ten Apple Music Jamaica chart below.

Pos P+ Artist – Title
1 =
Burna Boy – Last Last
2 =
Skeng – Likkle Miss
3 +11
SKENG – Gvnman Session
4 -1
Chronic Law – Empty
5 +1
Brysco – 10th Floor
6 -1
Skeng – Gang Bang
7 -3
Burna Boy – Toni-Ann Singh (feat. Popcaan)
8 -1
Skeng – Vibes
9 -1
Beyoncé – ALIEN SUPERSTAR
10 =
Bayka – She Like It
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