Issue No. 1 · August 2026
Afrobeats
Afrobeats, Afropop and Afrofusion: the African chart sound.
The Most Famous Afrobeats Artists in the World
Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burna Boy  celebrityAlive | 16.1 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Tyla  celebrityAlive | 15.0 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  Davido celebrityAlive | 11.3 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Rema celebrityAlive | 10.4 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Tems celebrityAlive | 9.1 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Wizkid celebrityAlive | 8.9 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Philip Bailey  celebrityAlive | 8.3 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Tiwa Savage celebrityAlive | 8.3 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Alex Iwobi celebrityAlive | 7.9 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Hugh Masekela celebrity | 7.5 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Afrobeats Artists in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burna Boy celebrity | 16.1 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Tyla celebrity | 15.0 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Davido celebrity | 11.3 | iFANN → |
| 4 | Rema celebrity | 10.4 | iFANN → |
| 5 | Tems celebrity | 9.1 | iFANN → |
| 6 | Wizkid celebrity | 8.9 | iFANN → |
| 7 | Philip Bailey celebrity | 8.3 | iFANN → |
| 8 | Tiwa Savage celebrity | 8.3 | iFANN → |
| 9 | Alex Iwobi celebrity | 7.9 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Angelique Kidjo  celebrity | 6.9 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Afrobeats, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month