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Burna Boy Is 2023 No. 1 Afrobeats artist In Nigeria - Billboard

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Grammy-winning Nigerian artist, Damini Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy, is now the number one Nigerian artist on the Billboard Year-End U.S. Afrobeats Artists Chart.

According to Billboard, Burna made it after a second-place finish on the 2022 year-end rankings.

He avenges his result from 12 months ago by achieving the No. 1 rank on Billboard’s 2023 year-end U.S. Afrobeats Artists chart.
Burna Boy is now known as a global superstar who captures the top spot thanks to a leading 26 entries during the 2023 chart year which ran from Nov. 19, 2022 – Oct. 21, 2023.

He did so well in the weekly U.S. Afrobeat Songs chart, which measures the top 50 Afrobeats songs based on a formula blending U.S. sales and streaming activity.

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‘Calm Down’ crooner, Rema took the second spot while Tems, Cameroonian diva, Libianca, and Wizkid are placed third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

Ayra Starr, CKay, Asake, Davido and Oxlade complete the top 10 in the list released on Tuesday evening via Billboard website.

Meanwhile, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez topped the Billboard Year-End U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, Libianca’s ‘People’ and Tems’ ‘Free Mind’ ranked at number 2 and three, respectively.

Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ featuring Tems and Justin Bieber, and Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’ complete the top 5.

Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ also finished No. 1 on Billboard’s 2023 Pop Airplay & Rhythmic Airplay year-end chart, and No. 6 on the Hot 100 Year End 2023 chart.