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Afrobeats Wire Charts

South Africa’s Chart

The definitive ranking for South Africa, compiled across every major platform and updated daily.

As of 30 Sep 2026 · updated daily · compiled by Afrobeats Wire

#1 in South Africa · South Africa

Ground 2 Glory

Loatinover Pounds

Peak #1 · 5 days on chart

Apple Music

Biggest Climbers

Since yesterday
▲ 20 The Boy Who Played the Harp Dave 50 → 30
▲ 15 and all pride aside kwn 73 → 58
▲ 14 HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY Mariah the Scientist 47 → 33
▲ 13 25 Adele 100 → 87
▲ 11 The Fall-Off J. Cole 55 → 44

South Africa — Apple Music Top Albums

100 records
  1. 1 – Ground 2 Glory Loatinover Pounds Peak #1 5d
  2. 2 – ICEMAN Drake Peak #1 45d
  3. 3 – Westside Whimsy Jhené Aiko Peak #1 18d
  4. 4 – The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore Taylor Swift Peak #4 2d
  5. 5 – Ipasi Jabulile Majola Peak #2 19d
  6. 6 – HABIBTI Drake Peak #3 45d
  7. 7 ▲ 1 The Art of Loving Olivia Dean Peak #7 45d
  8. 8 ▲ 1 Rain Sounds Rain Sounds Lab & Rain Peak #5 45d
  9. 9 ▼ 2 ISITHUNZI SAKHO UDUMAKAHLE Peak #5 5d
  10. 10 – MIDNIGHT IN DIEPKLOOF ZONE 2 Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy Peak #7 45d
  11. 11 ▲ 2 T's & C's Apply Nasty C & Tellaman Peak #2 29d
  12. 12 – A*POP Tyla Peak #2 45d
  13. 13 ▲ 2 Take Care (Deluxe Version) Drake Peak #11 45d
  14. 14 – Gentlewoman Cleo Sol Peak #1 40d
  15. 15 ▼ 4 SOULFUL PRINCE 4.0 Tsebebe Moroke Peak #2 12d
  16. 16 ▲ 1 you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Olivia Rodrigo Peak #14 45d
  17. 17 ▼ 1 Bab'Motha Kabza De Small Peak #10 45d
  18. 18 – Views Drake Peak #14 45d
  19. 19 ▲ 2 Ubumina - EP Mzukulu Peak #9 45d
  20. 20 – The Great Divide: The Last Of The Bugs Noah Kahan Peak #19 45d
  21. 21 ▼ 2 Love back NND International Peak #5 12d
  22. 22 – Certified Lover Boy Drake Peak #12 45d
  23. 23 ▲ 10 $ome $exy $ongs 4 U PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake Peak #23 45d
  24. 24 ▲ 3 Visitor (Deluxe) SIENNA SPIRO Peak #24 45d
  25. 25 – Nothing Was The Same (Deluxe) Drake Peak #25 45d
  26. 26 ▲ 2 The Last Wun Gunna Peak #18 45d
  27. 27 ▲ 5 BLEEDN' BABYLOWSK1 Peak #3 19d
  28. 28 ▼ 5 SZEID Royal Musiq Peak #6 45d
  29. 29 ▼ 5 Tutu Kabza De Small Peak #13 45d
  30. 30 ▲ 20 The Boy Who Played the Harp Dave Peak #30 3d
  31. 31 ▲ 5 For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition Drake Peak #26 45d
  32. 32 ▲ 10 PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) PARTYNEXTDOOR Peak #32 45d
  33. 33 ▲ 14 HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY Mariah the Scientist Peak #33 45d
  34. 34 ▲ 3 Emakhaya Mlindo The Vocalist Peak #24 45d
  35. 35 ▲ 3 petal Ariana Grande Peak #4 45d
  36. 36 ▼ 6 TRUE COLOURS Inkos'yamagcokama Peak #3 45d
  37. 37 ▲ 4 Ctrl (Deluxe) SZA Peak #25 45d
  38. 38 ▲ 5 Pray 4 Pitori Loatinover Pounds Peak #38 4d
  39. 39 ▼ 8 Amukelani Kelvin Momo Peak #20 45d
  40. 40 ▲ 8 Blonde Frank Ocean Peak #29 45d
  41. 41 ▼ 1 PRIMA ADÉLA Peak #21 25d
  42. 42 ▼ 8 Kurhula Kelvin Momo Peak #25 45d
  43. 43 ▼ 4 The Trap Temptations Ruff, Emtee, Sjava & Saudi Peak #12 45d
  44. 44 ▲ 11 The Fall-Off J. Cole Peak #34 45d
  45. 45 ▼ 10 Ng'funa intozami Mzukulu Peak #27 45d
  46. 46 ▲ 5 Umqhele Sjava Peak #39 45d
  47. 47 ▼ 21 HIT-A-THON DDG Peak #19 4d
  48. 48 ▼ 19 I AM Djy Vino Peak #11 4d
  49. 49 ▲ 3 Ku Ngawe Thando Zide Peak #25 45d
  50. 50 ▼ 5 Ntsako Kelvin Momo Peak #36 45d
  51. 51 ▼ 7 Easy Target Mthandeni SK Peak #10 18d
  52. 52 ▲ 8 Freudian Daniel Caesar Peak #52 3d
  53. 53 ▼ 4 M$NEY Asake Peak #28 45d
  54. 54 ▼ 8 Popstar Tinashe Peak #35 4d
  55. 55 ▲ 11 OCTANE Don Toliver Peak #44 45d
  56. 56 ▼ 3 Oh yeah? Steve Lacy Peak #19 45d
  57. 57 ▲ 11 Scorpion Drake Peak #57 45d
  58. 58 ▲ 15 and all pride aside kwn Peak #58 3d
  59. 59 – Thato Ya Modimo Kelvin Momo Peak #39 45d
  60. 60 ▲ 9 Don't Look Down Rod Wave Peak #1 32d
  61. 61 ▲ 6 One of Wun Gunna Peak #52 45d
  62. 62 ▲ 3 ANTI (Deluxe) Rihanna Peak #58 45d
  63. 63 ▼ 1 LOCKED IN Nemzzz Peak #3 26d
  64. 64 ▼ 1 The Remix EP - EP Jnr SA & Kabza De Small Peak #46 4d
  65. 65 ▼ 8 Baby Lullaby: Relaxing Piano Lullabies and Natural Sleep Aid for Baby Sleep Music Baby Lullaby Academy Peak #56 31d
  66. 66 ▼ 10 N'wana Wa Mutsonga Kelvin Momo Peak #38 45d
  67. 67 ▼ 9 Isithembu Zulu Queens, Lwah Ndlunkulu & MaWhoo Peak #7 33d
  68. 68 ▼ 7 Anticipation II Ndoose_SA Peak #22 4d
  69. 69 ▲ 1 Thank Me Later Drake Peak #49 45d
  70. 70 ▼ 16 Deepla Sauce Sam Deep Peak #12 45d
  71. 71 ▲ 8 Her Loss Drake & 21 Savage Peak #64 45d
  72. 72 ▲ 3 2014 Forest Hills Drive (10 Year Anniversary Edition) J. Cole Peak #72 3d
  73. 73 ▲ 7 Graduation Kanye West Peak #50 29d
  74. 74 NEW are we there yet? K-Rev Peak #74 1d
  75. 75 ▼ 11 Ezohlala Nawe MENZI MUSIC Peak #11 45d
  76. 76 ▼ 5 MAID OF HONOUR Drake Peak #33 15d
  77. 77 – The Real Me Future Peak #21 45d
  78. 78 ▼ 6 4:44 JAŸ-Z Peak #72 3d
  79. 79 ▲ 3 Today's Tragedy, Tomorrow's Memory: the mixtape A-Reece Peak #79 2d
  80. 80 ▲ 5 More Life Drake Peak #80 3d
  81. 81 ▼ 7 KOA II Part 1 Kabza De Small Peak #46 45d
  82. 82 ▲ 2 EXITECHNO FKA MASH Peak #47 4d
  83. 83 ▲ 4 Seniyazenzela uNgena Peak #75 9d
  84. 84 ▼ 8 MAYVIS Dlala Thukzin Peak #58 13d
  85. 85 ▲ 7 Over It Summer Walker Peak #85 2d
  86. 86 ▲ 8 Lemonade Beyoncé Peak #86 2d
  87. 87 ▲ 13 25 Adele Peak #87 2d
  88. 88 ▲ 9 good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe) Kendrick Lamar Peak #88 2d
  89. 89 ▼ 11 Number 10 LIMIT NALA Peak #38 45d
  90. 90 ▼ 1 BROWN (The Chocolate Edition) Chris Brown Peak #89 2d
  91. 91 ▼ 10 The Amazing Bass Lowbass Djy Peak #6 32d
  92. 92 ▲ 6 Son of Elvis Marcus Harvey Peak #92 2d
  93. 93 NEW Dark Lane Demo Tapes Drake Peak #93 1d
  94. 94 ▼ 6 Touch is a Move (Good Morning) Samthing Soweto Peak #74 8d
  95. 95 NEW 4 (Expanded Edition) Beyoncé Peak #95 1d
  96. 96 ▼ 3 Honestly, Nevermind Drake Peak #93 2d
  97. 97 ▼ 7 Umusa Naledi Aphiwe & Goon Flavour Peak #29 5d
  98. 98 NEW T R A P S O U L (Deluxe) Bryson Tiller Peak #98 1d
  99. 99 NEW PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3) [10-YEAR EDITION] PARTYNEXTDOOR Peak #99 1d
  100. 100 ▼ 1 Kuphelele Mjolisi Peak #9 28d

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