Tracks from Tems' Born in the wild turns on the album Advertising signUS Afrobeats Songs chart (dated June 22) as the artist's debut LP sees its first chart results. The set, released on Since '93/RCA Records, starts with 16,000 equivalent albums earned in the U.S. for the June 7-13 tracking week, according to Luminate. It opens at No. 5 on the Top R&B Albums chart and No. 56 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart.
Drift Born in the wild The single “Love Me Jeje” moves 4-3 to mark the album's highest-charting track on the US Afrobeats Songs chart by streaming and sales. It's also the album's most streamed song this week, with 3.2 million official streams in the US, up 32% from the previous frame.
“Free Fall,” featuring J. Cole, debuts at No. 5 and secures the highest of 11 Born in the wild debut. Here's a full recap of the album's placements on the US Afrobeats Songs chart this week, including two previous releases – the aforementioned “Jeje” and “Me & U” at No.6 after peaking at No.3 last October.
- No. 3, “Love Me Jeje”
- No. 5, “Free Fall,” featuring J. Cole
- No. 6, “Me & E”
- No. 12, “Wickedest”
- No. 13, “Get It Right,” featuring Asake
- No. 15, “Born in the Wild”
- No. 16, “Unfortunate”
- No. 17, “Gangsta”
- No. 20, “Forever”
- No. 22, “Hold On”
- No. 23, “Turn Me Up”
- No. 24, “T-Unit”
- No. 25, “You in My Face”
In addition to her own album avalanche, Tems claims another US Afrobeats Songs appearance via a feature on “No. 1.” The previous hit with No. 5 peaked at 13-18, because of it Born entries.
Born in the wild is the first full-length offering from Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems. The body of work has been anticipated by fans and music industry insiders since her international success as a featured artist on Wizkid's 'Essence'. The song, after a remix with Justin Bieber, reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021, becoming the first top 10 hit for an Afrobeats track. Coveted extra features followed, assisted by Drake Certified Boy Lover track “Fountains,” also in 2021, and she and Drake guest-star on Future's “Wait for U,” a No. 1 Hot 100 debut in May 2022.
Meanwhile, Tems' song “Free Mind,” from her 2020 EP From broken ears, began seeing increased streams, prompting an official radio campaign for the two-time track. The push led to a massive triumph — “Free Mind” dominated the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 22 weeks in 2022-23 and ranked as the chart's No. 1 title in the 2023 year-end recap.
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