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Wizkid's 'Essence' rises to No. 67 on Billboard Hot 100, cracks the top 10 of US iTunes chart

Motolani Alake

August 2, 2021 11:00 AM

The song marks Wizkid's third appearance on the charts, after 'One Dance' famously hit No. 1 in 2016.

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On July 31, 2021, Nigerian superstar, Wizkid's song, 'Essence' cracked the US iTunes top 50 chart.

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A few weeks ago, the song cracked the top 50, which heralded is rise into the Billboard Hot 100. In 2020, Mr. Eazi's 'Oh My God' featuring Nicki Minaj topped the US iTunes chart within 24 hours of release.

On July 30, 2021, the song also rose to No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On July 20, 2021, the song rose to No. 72. This comes after the song which features another Nigerian singer Tems cracked the Billboard Bubbling Under Charts for the first time.

This marks a remarkable achievement for Wizkid and Tems, who are signed to the same label and for African music as a whole.

However, this isn’t Wizkid's first time on the Hot 100 chart.

He got into the chart via his features on Drake’s 'One Dance' which hit No. 1 in 2016 and Beyonce’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ which peaked at #76 in 2019.

For Tems, this marks her first appearance as her launch gathers heat. This

Motolani Alake Motolani is the Managing Editor of Pulse. A trained Lawyer, who has worked in Law practice, humanitarian aid and corporate finance, he is a voice in - African - pop culture, entertainment, entertainment tech and sports. He is also a Liverpool fan.

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