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UK Afrobeats Singles Chart

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To rank the most popular Afrobeat and Afroswing songs weekly
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Burna Boy has had twelve number ones in the 2020's.

The UK Afrobeats Singles Chart is a record chart compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 20 most popular singles in the afrobeats and afroswing genres. The chart is compiled by the OCC from digital downloads, physical record sales and audio streams in UK retail outlets. The chart was launched for the first time in 2020, with the first chart being revealed on BBC Radio 1Xtra on 26 July 2020, and was published on the Official Charts website.

The introduction of the chart came about due to the rising popularity of afrobeats music and artists in the United Kingdom.

As of January 2025, the act with most number one appearances in the chart is Burna Boy with eleven appearances, "Real Life", "Ginger" (as featuring with Wizkid), "Kilometre", "Want It All", "B D'or", "Last Last", "For My Hand", "Alone", "Sittin' on Top of the World", "Cheat on Me", "City Boys" and "Bundle by Bundle".

Issue date	Single	Artist(s)
"Grandad"	NSG	NSG
"Lupita"
"Jerusalema"	Master KG featuring Nomcebo Zikode	Elektra

"Real Life"	Burna Boy featuring Stormzy	Atlantic



"Jerusalema"	Master KG featuring Nomcebo Zikode	Elektra





"Real Life"	Burna Boy featuring Stormzy	Atlantic
"Ginger"	Wizkid featuring Burna Boy	Columbia

"Cut Me Off"	Yxng Bane featuring D-Block Europe	Disturbing London/Parlophone

Issue date	Single	Artist(s)	Record label(s)
3 January	"Chanel"	Tyla	Fax/Epic
10 January
17 January
24 January
31 January
7 February	"JoGoDo"	Wizkid and Asake	Starboy Entertainment
14 February
21 February
28 February
7 March
14 March
21 March	"Over"	R2Bees	R2bees Entertainment
28 March
3 April	"Worship"	Asake and DJ Snake	Empire/Giran Republic
10 April
17 April	"I Am"	Omah Lay	Warner

UK Afrobeats Chart Top 20 songs of 2020
Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs
Official Afrobeats Singles Chart Top 20 at the Official Charts Company

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