Burna Boy Makes History as First African Artist to Achieve Seven Billboard Hot 100 Entries

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has set a new record as the African artist with the most entries on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

His latest collaboration with American rapper Gunna, titled “WGFT” from Gunna’s album The Last Wun, debuted at number 96 on this week’s Hot 100, marking Burna Boy’s seventh entry on the chart.

Burna Boy is also the first African artist to debut a song on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive years—2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Nigeria News 247 recalls Burna Boy’s first appearance on the chart was in 2021 with “Loved By You,” a collaboration with Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. He made his solo debut in 2022, reaching number 44 with “Last Last.”

Additionally, Burna Boy holds records for the most entries by an African artist on both the UK Singles Chart (26) and the Canadian Hot 100 (11).