Wizkid Scores first #1 on Billboard “Hot 100” with Drake’s “One Dance”

Wizkid Scores first #1 on Billboard “Hot 100” with Drake’s “One Dance”

Congratulations, Wizkid! The Starboy has just scored his first #1 on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart for the week ending May 21, making him the first Nigerian/African artist to lay claim to the biggest song in America. This comes courtesy of his feature on Drake‘s monster single “One Dance” which is also #1 across several countries.

It turns out “One Dance” is Drake‘s FIRST Billboard “Hot 100” #1 as a lead artist, with his prior appearances on the #1 spot coming via 2 Rihanna features, “What’s My Name” and “Work“.

@Drake scores his first #Hot100 No. 1 as a lead artist with “One Dance” https://t.co/CAU321mG2a pic.twitter.com/YMyAcFYC2K
— billboard (@billboard) May 9, 2016

In related news, Drake is currently shooting the video for “One Dance“.

For the full Billboard article, CLICK HERE.