The number one song on Billboard US Afrobeats Songs of 2022 is Wizkid’s international mega single “Essence” ft. Tems and Justin Bieber.
By Omotayo Olutekunbi
One of the tracks on Wizkid’s fourth album, “Made In Lagos,” which was released in 2020, is “Essence.” The album’s standout track soon gained popularity among listeners.
The Justin Bieber remix of Essence, which reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, helped it become the first Afrobeats song to climb into the top 10 on the chart. Essence shot to international prominence.
“Essence” topped the list of Afrobeats songs with a global audience released on November 1, 2022, which also included the songs “Peru” by Fireboy featuring Ed Sheeran, “Love Nwantiti” by CKay, and “Last Last” by Burna Boy.
Tems had an impressive 4 singles in the top 10, compared to Burna Boy’s 2.
The top ten American Afrobeats tracks of 2022 are:
- Wizkid feat Tems & Justin Bieber – ‘Essence’
- Fireboy feat Ed Sheeran – ‘Peru’ remix
- CKay – ‘Love Nwantiti’
- Tems – ‘Free Mind’
- Burna Boy – ‘Last Last’
- Rema feat Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’
- Tems – ‘Higher’
- Pheelz feat BNXN – ‘Finesse’
- Burna Boy feat Ed Sheeran – ‘For My Hand’
- Tems feat Brent Faiyaz – ‘Found’
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