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    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200 chart

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    This is a list of African artists that recorded or debuted on the US Billboard 200 Chart in history.

    Scoring an entry as an African artist on the US Billboard 200 album chart is a very big deal even for a global artist.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200 chart
    Photomix: Wizkid, Baaba Maal, Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy

    According to Wikipedia, the Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200 chart
    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200 chart

    Below are African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200

    Baaba Maal

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Baaba Maal

    Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and guitarist, primarily sings in a traditional language to promote cultural and ethnic diversity.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Baaba Maala

    Baaba Maal has 7 album entries on the US Billboard 200, becoming the highest entries for any African act in billboard history.

    King Sunny Ade 

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    King Sunny Ade

    King Sunny Ade Legendary Nigerian juju instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer released the album in 1983,

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    King Sunny Ade

    King Sunny Ade made an entry on billboard 200 in 1983, he is the first Nigerian artist to ever debut on the chart.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    King Sunny Ade

    Angélique Kidjo

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Angélique Kidjo

    Angélique Kidjo is a Republic of Benin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, and activist, sometimes regarded as heroic, because of her artistic longevity.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Angélique Kidjo

    Angélique Kidjo made an entry in 2007 with her album ‘Djin Djin’ peaked 58 and spent 5 weeks on the chart.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Angélique Kidjo

    Wizkid

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Wizkid

    Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid rose to prominence in 2010 and attained global recognition in 2015.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Wizkid

    Wizkid has two (2) album entry on the US Billboard 200

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Wizkid

    Burna Boy

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Burna Boy

    Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, rose to prominence in 2012 after his single “Like to Party”

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Burna Boy

    Burna Boy has two (2) album entries on the US Billboard 200 chart.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Burna Boy

    Davido

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Davido

    David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer.

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200
    Davido

    Davido has one album entry on the US Billboard 200chart.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    African artists with an entry on the US Billboard 200 chart

    • Baaba Maal – 7 entries
    • King Sunny Ade – 1 entry
    • Angelique Kidjo – 1 entry
    • Wizkid – 2 entry
    • Burna Boy – 2 entry
    • Davido – 1 entry