‘Shake It to the Max (Fly)’ Is No. 1 U.S. Afrobeats Song of 2025, Tyla Repeats as Top Artist

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea’s global-conquering “Shake it to the Max (Fly)” rules Billboard’s 2025 year-end U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, giving each artist a first year-end finish on the fourth annual recap. The song, first released in December 2024 with only singer MOLIY and producer Silent Addy, received an extra boost with its February 2025 remix that added verses from Skillibeng and Shenseea and grew into a viral sensation that sparked huge streaming increases.

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Billboard’s year-end U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart recap ranks the biggest-performing songs that appeared on the weekly streaming and sales-based Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart from the list dated Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025.

“Shake It to the Max” debuted at No. 16 on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart dated March 8 and captured the crown 10 weeks later in mid-May. The track dominated for the remainder of the year-end tracking period, on its way to a total 27 weeks in charge.

Although the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart only includes streaming and sales for its rank calculations, “Shake It to the Max” emerged as a strong crossover success with impact on United States radio for several months. Among the highlights, the collaboration topped the Rhythmic Airplay chart for two weeks in August, reached No. 3 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in July and a No. 19 best on Pop Airplay in November. The radio strength, combined with its streaming and sales performance, pushed the track to a No. 44 best on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Beneath “Shake it to the Max,” last year’s champ, Tyla’s “Water” wraps 2025 in the runner-up spot. The breakthrough hit, which shot the South African singer to fame starting in late 2023, maintains its strong position through another year of high streaming counts. “Water” added four more weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart in the calendar period – bringing its overall total to a massive 55 weeks in the top spot overall – and remained in the chart’s top three each week.

Likewise, another Tyla track – “Push 2 Start” comes in at No. 3 for the year, spurred by a 20-week reign at No. 1 from December 2024 – May 2025. Despite far more weeks at No. 1 than “Water” in the period, the former finishes higher as “Push 2 Start” receded much more quickly than “Water” once it left the top rank – the “Water” longevity at higher positions made the difference in the final tally.

While Tyla settles for the silver and bronze medals on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs recap, she once again takes first place on the U.S. Afrobeats Artists review, defending her title from 2024 and becoming the first act to repeat the feat. The singer claims the mantle through her 11 charted entries this year, including the 2025 teamup with Wizkid, “Dynamite,” which peaked at No. 2 and “Mr. Media,” a No. 8 hit.

Wizkid, Tyla’s “Dynamite” partner, wraps the year at No. 2 on the U.S. Afrobeats Artists led, fueled by a leading 25 entries on the weekly chart during the annual tracking window. Highlights among his collection this year include five songs in the top 20 of the year-end U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart: “Piece of My Heart,” with Brent Faiyaz (No. 7); “Gimme Dat,” with Ayra Starr (No. 12); “Kese (Dance),” (No. 13); “MMS,” with Asake (No. 17) and “Dynamite,” with Tyla (No. 18).

After Tyla and Wizkid, Rema captures third place on the year’s U.S. Afrobeats Artists chart and claims two top 10 tracks –  2023 champ “Calm Down,” with Selena Gomez, comes in at No. 5, while “Baby (Is It a Crime)” ranks directly behind.

Davido nabs the No. 4 slot on the year-end U.S. Afrobeats Artists chart, while Burna Boy rounds out the top five.

Billboard’s year-end music charts represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label and music contributor on the weekly charts from Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025. Rankings for Luminate-based recaps reflect equivalent album units, airplay, sales or streaming during the weeks that the entries appeared on a respective chart during the tracking year. Any activity registered before or after a title’s chart run isn’t considered in these rankings. That methodology detail, and the October-October time period, account for some of the difference between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are independently compiled by Luminate.