The iTunes Top 40 Afro-folk Songs Chart is your weekly window into the world of afro-folk — South African acoustic folk rooted in traditional storytelling, mbaqanga, and contemporary singer-songwriter styles. Updated every week, this chart ranks the top 40 afro-folk singles on iTunes, giving you a real-time snapshot of what’s resonating most with fans of the genre right now.
The genre has been shaped by visionaries like Vusi Mahlasela, Lira, and the generations of South African artists who blend indigenous music with folk guitar traditions, whose work defines what afro-folk can sound and feel like. Whether the genre has centuries of tradition behind it or only emerged in recent decades, the artists on this chart are its current standard-bearers.
Discover what afro-folk sounds like today by exploring the full iTunes Top 40 Afro-folk Songs Chart, updated fresh this week, in the chart below.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-10-28
1.
Imbizo
Phuzekhemisi & Khethani
29 June 1992
2.
Onke Lamadoda
Mfaz' Omnyama
16 April 1998
3.
Mutserendende
Oliver Mtukudzi
18 October 1999
4.
Dumelang
Shumba Ratshega
01 January 2010
5.
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (feat. Dolly Parton)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
11 March 1994
6.
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (MEJM Mix) [feat. Melissa Etheridge & Joe McBride]
