African artists that have earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart and their peak positions.
However, this post highlight all the highly influential African artists who have earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End and their respective peak positions.
According to Wikipedia; Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album’s performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year.
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Billboard’s “chart year” runs from the first Billboard “week” of December to the final week in November.
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Below African artists with an entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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A World-renowned South African Singing choral Group founded by Joseph Shabalala, known for its role in introducing traditional Zulu choral music to the world.
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They are the most awarded African creatives in history with five Grammy awards.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart at number #5
Burna Boy
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Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy is a Nigerian Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, and rapper.
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Burna Boy earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart at number #6
Angélique Kidjo
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Angélique Kidjo is a Republic of Benin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, and activist, sometimes regarded as heroic, because of her artistic longevity.
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Angélique Kidjo earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart at number #6
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
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Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is a Nigerian Afrobeat grand pioneer who explored different fashionable music at the time, he was at the forefront of the genre, popularizing the style both within and outside Nigeria.
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Fela Anikulapo-Kuti earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart at number #8
Baaba Maal
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Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and guitarist, primarily sings in a traditional language to promote cultural and ethnic diversity.
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Baaba Maal earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart at number #9
Ali Farka Toure
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Late Ali Farka Touré is a Grammy award-winning Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent’s most globally acclaimed musicians, known for his derivative blends of traditional Malian music.
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Ali Farka Touré earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart at number #9
Tinariwen
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Tinariwen is a grammy-winning musical band of Tuareg (southwestern Libya) band from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali.
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Tinariwen earned entry on Billboard’s Artist Year-End Chart at number #10.
African Artists that have earned entry on Billboard’s World Albums Artist Year-End Chart and their peak positions:
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo — #5
- Burna Boy — #6
- Angelique Kidjo — #6
- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti — #8
- Ali Farka Toure — #9
- Baaba Maal — #9
- Tinariwen — #10