Tyla breaks Miriam Makeba’s long-standing 56-year record on the US Billboard Hot 100, reports Cape {town} Etc.
According to the Daily News, 23-year-old’s single ‘Chanel’ entered the final Hot 100 of 2025 at number 94, giving her a third solo appearance on the chart.
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That third entry moves Tyla ahead of the long-standing benchmark set by the late Miriam Makeba, whose 1967 hit ‘Pata Pata’ peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100. The milestone matters for South African music. Few artists from the country have ever reached the US pop chart (Magzter).
‘Chanel’ has also topped the US Afrobeats chart and the UK Afrobeats chart in the same week. Those runs show just how quickly the single has spread across playlists and radio.
Tyla has Broken the Record for the Most Solo song entries on the US🇺🇸 Billboard Hot 100 for any African female artist (3)
This record was previously held by Miriam Makeba for over 56 years pic.twitter.com/mHYCIuFxyQ
— 2022 AFRICA (@2022AFRICA) December 23, 2025
On streaming platforms, the song climbed the global Spotify chart within weeks of release and logged tens of millions of plays in its early window. That momentum helped push the song onto international playlists and into new audiences.
Fans and industry figures praised Tyla on social media. Many said the achievement shows the growing global appetite for South African voices. The singer’s rise joins a small, proud list of South Africans who have made a lasting mark on global charts.
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