Rema’s Rave & Roses makes history as the first African project to hit 200 weeks on the Billboard World

Released in March 2022, the Nigerian star’s debut album has shown remarkable staying power. Driven by global hits like “Calm Down” (and its Selena Gomez remix), it has steadily re-entered and climbed the chart for more than four years. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard World Albums chart and remains a landmark for Afrobeats longevity.

This milestone, confirmed by chart-focused accounts including @thedebuthub, cements Rave & Roses as the longest-charting African project ever on the tally—surpassing previous leaders and underscoring the growing global footprint of Nigerian music.

Top 5 longest-charting Nigerian/African projects on Billboard World Albums

(Data as shared by @thedebuthub around the 200-week mark; peaks drawn from Billboard chart history and contemporary reports.)
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1. Rema – Rave & Roses — 200 weeks | Peak: No. 2
2. Wizkid – Made In Lagos — 164 weeks | Peak: No. 1
3. Tems – Born in the Wild — 113 weeks | Peak: No. 2
4. Burna Boy – Love, Damini — 63 weeks | Peak: No. 2
5. Fela Kuti – The Best of The Black President — 45 weeks | Peak: No. 3

These runs highlight not just commercial success but cultural endurance. While Celtic Woman’s self-titled album still holds the all-time record for most weeks at No. 1 on the chart (86 weeks), African acts, especially from Nigeria are rewriting the longevity chapter in the streaming era.
Rave & Roses proves that a well-crafted Afrobeats debut can become a multi-year chart fixture. Expect the conversation around African music’s global staying power to grow even louder from here.