Popular Afrobeats Songs | Featuring the Latest Tracks

Afrobeat is a music genre that originated in the Yoruba culture and Nigeria.

While Afrobeat is heavily influenced by funk and jazz, it has evolved—especially since electronic music became mainstream—into styles reminiscent of reggaeton and dancehall reggae.

In this feature, we’ve picked a wide range of popular Afrobeat tracks, from the latest releases to timeless classics.

At the end of the article, we also explain how Afrobeat has changed from the late 2010s to today.

Be sure to read to the end!

Playlist

Popular Afrobeats Songs \| Featuring the Latest Tracks
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Mad Over YouRuntown		Runtown, Afrobeats, released in 2017
2	IfDavido		Davido has a progressive and contemporary musicality in the Afrobeats scene.
3	AzontoFuse ODG		Afrobeats popular in the UK
4	My Woman, My Everything ft. Wande CoalPatoranking		Patron King's Afrobeat
5	MimbayeurBlanche Bailly ft Mink’s		Introduction to the songs of Blanche Bailly, an Afropop singer from Cameroon
6	UnderstandOmah Lay		Omah Lay’s evolved Afrobeats
7	Touchin BodyJ. Martins featuring Dj Arafat		J. Martins’s popular song “Touchin Body”
8	SoundgasmRema		Recommendation: Rema’s Afrobeat track “Soundgasm”
9	Nwa BabyFlavour		Signature works by Flavour, a versatile Nigerian artist
10	AdaobiMavins Ft. Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, Di’ja, Korede Bello		Afrobeats by Mavin’s all-star lineup
11	Slow Down ft WizkidR2bees		Ghanaian hip-hop groups are distinctive
12	DuroTeknomiles		Nigerian singer Tekno fuses Afrobeats and hip-hop
13	Essence ft. Justin Bieber, TemsWizKid		Wizkid is an Afrobeat fusion of slow jam R&B.
14	Time to Party feat. Diamond PlatnumzFlavour		Flavor from Nigeria is active in Afrobeat.
15	RomanticKorede Bello ft. Tiwa Savage		A song by a Nigerian singer that puts R&B front and center
16	What I WannaMoStack		Mostack, Afrobeat × Hip-Hop
17	SystemSantan Dave		Introducing Dave’s signature work, “System”
18	PetiteNSG		NSG’s Afrobeats song Petite
19	Panya ft. TecnoBracket		Bracket’s Afrobeat and R&B fusion track is captivating
20	Salambala feat. PhynoWizboyy Ofuasia		Introduction to Wizboyy's Afrobeat songs
21	UpdateBurna Boy		Burna Boy’s new song ranks high on the charts