Tyla breaks Miriam Makeba’s long-standing US Billboard record

South African pop sensation Tyla has made music historical past by breaking a 56-year-old report beforehand held by the late Miriam Makeba on the US Billboard Scorching 100 chart.

The 23-year-old singer’s single ‘Chanel’ debuted at quantity 94 on the ultimate Billboard Scorching 100 chart of 2025.

Lengthy-standing benchmark

This marks Tyla’s third solo look on the celebrated US chart – essentially the most by a South African artist.

The milestone sees Tyla surpass Makeba’s long-standing benchmark set in 1967, when ‘Pata Pata’ peaked at quantity 12 on the Scorching 100.

Whereas Makeba’s hit stays probably the most iconic African songs in international music historical past, Tyla’s achievement indicators a brand new period for South African artists on worldwide charts.

The success of ‘Chanel’ extends past the Scorching 100.

The monitor topped each the US Afrobeats and UK Afrobeats charts in the identical week, highlighting its speedy international unfold throughout streaming platforms and radio.

Main worldwide playlists

On Spotify, the music climbed the worldwide chart inside weeks of launch, amassing tens of hundreds of thousands of streams and securing placement on main worldwide playlists.

Business analysts say this momentum performed a key function in pushing the only into new markets.

Followers and music business figures have praised Tyla’s achievement on social media, with many describing it as a breakthrough second for South African music.

Lasting imprint

Her rise locations her amongst a choose group of South Africans who’ve left an enduring imprint on international popular culture.

As her worldwide profile continues to develop, Tyla’s success displays the increasing international urge for food for African and South African voices on the world’s greatest music phases.