Tems and Burna Boy break the African Billboard Hot 100 record

Billboard just flipped its African leaderboard, and two Afrobeats stars nudged a rock band out of the top spot.

Hot 100 record reset

• Tems and Burna Boy just overtook Seether for the most Hot 100 entries.
• New boosts came through J. Cole's album The Fall-Off features.
• Bounce Road Blues opened at 34 with Tems and Future attached.
• Only You arrived at 78, stacking another for Burna Boy.

Tems' yearly chart surge

• Tems has racked up three Hot 100 placements this year.
• That run puts her ahead of every other African act in 2026.
• Earlier, she became the first African woman to hit seven entries.
• At that point, her total matched Burna Boy and Seether.

Burna Boy six year streak

• Burna Boy has kept at least one song on the chart since 2021.
• His streak stretches through 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
• Tracks like Loved By You and Last Last fueled the early years.
• Later cuts, such as WGFT and Only You, extended the run.