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Billboard announce the best 50 Afrobeats songs of all time
Global music authority Billboard has rolled out its highly anticipated ranking of the 50 greatest Afrobeats songs of all time, celebrating the genre’s remarkable rise from West Africa to global dominance.
According to the outlet, the countdown will be revealed in phases, with ten songs published weekly until the ultimate number one is crowned. The rollout began on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
The selection represents Billboard’s editorial picks and shines a spotlight on Afrobeats classics that shaped the sound, alongside modern chart-toppers that pushed the genre beyond the continent.
Below are the tracks ranked from No. 50 to No. 1:
50. Weird MC — Ijoya
49. Nonso Amadi — Tonight
48. Timaya — Dem Mama
47. Jazzman Olofin & Adewale Ayuba — Raise Da Roof
46. Victony & Tempoe — Soweto
45. Olu Maintain — Yahooze
44. Ice Prince & Bruno — Oleku
43. Kizz Daniel & Tekno — Buga
42. Libianca — People
41. Asake — Peace Be Unto You
40. Davido ft. Musa Keys — UNAVAILABLE
39. Skales — Shake Body
38. Lojay & Sarz — Monalisa
37. Oxlade — KU LO SA
36. Maleek Berry — Kontrol
35. Tekno — Pana
34. P-Square — Personally
33. Runtown — Mad Over You
32. Mavin All Stars — Dorobucci
31. Ayra Starr — Rush
30. Burna Boy & Zlatan — Killin Dem
29. Amaarae & Moliy — Sad Girlz Luv Money
28. Fireboy DML — Peru
27. Wande Coal & DJ Tunez — Iskaba
26. Mr Eazi & Efya — Skin Tight
25. Wizkid — Pakurumo
24. Afro B — Drogba (Joanna)
23. Olamide — Bobo
22. Burna Boy — Last Last
21. Tiwa Savage & Don Jazzy — Eminado
20. Phyno ft. Olamide — Fada Fada
19. Sarkodie ft. Castro — Adonai
18. Fuse ODG ft. Itz Tiffany — Azonto
17. Wande Coal — Bumper to Bumper
16. D’Banj — Fall in Love
15. Yemi Alade — Johnny
14. Davido — Dami Duro
13. R2Bees ft. Wande Coal — Kiss Your Hand
12. 9ice — Gongo Aso
11. Styl-Plus — Olufunmi
10. P-Square — Chop My Money (Remix)
9. Burna Boy — Ye
8. Davido — Fall
7. D’Banj — Oliver Twist
6. CKay — Love Nwantiti
5. Wizkid ft. Tems — Essence
4. Rema — Calm Down
3. Flavour — Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)
2. Wizkid — Ojuelegba
1. 2Baba — African Queen
The list balances pioneers like 2Baba, Weird MC, and D’Banj, who laid the foundation for Afrobeats, with new-gen superstars such as Rema, Asake, and Ayra Starr, whose sounds are driving the genre into new territories.