April 2, 2024

Dancehall artist Skillibeng earns his first U.K. Afrobeats No. 1 song for “Jump,” a collaboration with South African sensation Tyla, from her self titled album released last Friday.

“Jump” also features former YSL rapper Gunna but it now becomes the first song feature a dancehall artist to debut at No. 1 on the U.K. Afrobeats Chart.

Track 9 on the album, the Sammy Sosa produced song was written a Geejam Studios Jamaica and enters at No. 80 on the U.K. Official Singles Chart.  and composed by Tyla, Skillibeng, and Gunna. Skillibeng’s previous entry was Crocodile Teeth which peaked at No. 74 on the U.K. Official Singles Chart May 27, 2021.

The UK’s top 20 Afrobeats songs of the week based on sales and streams across a seven day period, compiled by the Official Charts Company. While the Official Singles Chart is based on the biggest songs audio-visual streams and downloads and physicals curated by the Official Charts Company.

Tyla’s ART produced by SOSA also enters the U.K.’s Afrobeats chart dated April 5, 2024 at No. 2. This so Tyla’s second time occupying the top 2 positions on the UK Afrobeats. She last hit the milestone with “Water” and “Truth Or Dare.

Her 14-track album boasts features from Travis Scott on the remix of her breakout hit “Water,” Nigerian sensation Tems on the track “No. 1,” and Kelvin Momo on the intro.

The music video for the ‘Water’ remix featuring Scott premiered before the album release on March 18, already amassing over 2 million views on YouTube. The original version of “Water” dropped in July, achieving worldwide success by topping charts in sixteen countries, including the United Kingdom and the US Afrobeats charts. The song even clinched the inaugural award for Best African Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammys in February.