The iTunes Top 40 Afrobeats Songs Chart is your weekly window into the world of afrobeats — the genre that has arguably been the biggest new force in global popular music in the 2020s. Updated every week, this chart ranks the top 40 afrobeats 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 Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, and Ayra Starr who have taken the infectious rhythms of West Africa to the top of charts worldwide, whose work defines what afrobeats 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 afrobeats sounds like today by exploring the full iTunes Top 40 Afrobeats Songs Chart, updated fresh this week, in the chart below.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-08-19
1.
Aye
Davido
01 February 2014
2.
Signature
KiDi & Lasmid
30 April 2026
3.
Engya Me Ho
Kwabena Kwabena
01 March 2013
4.
Heaven Baby (feat. ZAYN)
Ayra Starr
14 August 2026
5.
Besa
Aree Yah
31 July 2026
6.
Love Don't Cost A Dime (Re-Up)
Magixx & Ayra Starr
09 February 2022
7.
SLICK
Victony
08 July 2026
8.
Igi Orombo (feat. Tiwa Savage)
Sean Tizzle
17 April 2014
9.
FUJI MOTO
Seyi Vibez
13 November 2025
10.
Fans Mi (feat. Meek Mill)
Davido
09 June 2015
11.
Amazing Grace (feat. Black Sherif)
Davido
31 July 2026
12.
Jowo
Davido
13 November 2020
13.
Very Special
Davido
13 November 2020
14.
Take Away
Kofi Kinaata
10 May 2024
15.
Black Girl Magic
Worldcharming
17 January 2026
16.
Chairman in Che Che Kule
Dejey Focus
25 June 2026
17.
E No Easy
Sarkodie & DopeNation
07 August 2026
18.
Baby (Is It A Crime)
Rema
07 February 2025
19.
Forever (Remix)
Gyakie & OMAH LAY
20 March 2021
20.
FIA
Davido
10 November 2017
21.
Essence (feat. Tems)
Wizkid
29 October 2020
22.
CCTV (feat. Mugeez, Sarkodie & R2Bees)
King Promise
17 May 2018
23.
Rush
Ayra Starr
16 September 2022
24.
Overloading (OVERDOSE) [feat. LADIPOE, Magixx & Boy Spyce]
![Overloading (OVERDOSE) [feat. LADIPOE, Magixx & Boy Spyce] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/99/94/f0/9994f024-248c-31cb-4c20-02542b934d4e/5059449075204.png/170x170bb.png)
![Love Nwantiti (ah ah ah) [feat. Joeboy & Kuami Eugene] [Remix] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music115/v4/47/75/a4/4775a4de-e5bd-e553-7dec-5a3911718276/795152501603.jpg/170x170bb.png)
