Burna Boy Sets New Record With 7 Billboard Hot 100 Entries
THECONSCIENCE NG reports that Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to record seven entries on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The feat was achieved on Tuesday when his collaboration with American rapper Gunna, WGFT, debuted at number 96 on the Hot 100.
Reports show that Burna Boy is also the first African artiste to debut a song on the chart for five consecutive years between 2021 and 2025.
He first appeared on the Hot 100 in 2021 with Loved By You, a collaboration with Canadian pop star Justin Bieber.
In 2022, he made his first solo entry with Last Last, which peaked at number 44.
Burna Boy also holds the record for the most entries by an African artiste on the UK Singles Chart with 26 songs and the Canadian Hot 100 with 11 songs.
