{
  "id": 5661647,
  "title": "Victony’s ‘STARLIFE’ Sparks 8 Debuts on U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/victonys-starlife-sparks-8-debuts-on-u-s-afrobeats-songs-chart",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T23:07:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/victony-starlife-slick-eight-debuts-afrobeats-songs-chart-1236334821/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Victony's recent album \"STARLIFE\" has made an impressive impact on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. In its eighth week, the single \"Slick\" remains at No. 2, marking its third consecutive week in the top 10. Throughout its run, \"Slick\" has garnered a staggering 900,000 official streams in the United States during the week of August 21-27, a 10% increase from the previous week's total. This success has propelled Victony to his third top 10 placement on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, with his previous best being No. 5 for tracks like \"Soweto\" and \"Pity This Boy\". The 50 tracks on \"STARLIFE\" collectively mark Victony's career milestone of 25 entries on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. With these eight debuts, the album itself climbs to No. 20 on the World Albums chart.",
  "summary": "The set’s “Slick” repeats at No. 2 for a third consecutive week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}