Tems Becomes First African Female Artiste To Debut At No 1 On Billboard Hot 100

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi who is professionally known as Tems, has made history as she becomes the first African female and first Nigerian artiste to debut No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her feature on Future’s Wait For U.

Gatekeepers News reports that the track which also features Drake is Future’s second Hot 100 lead single, Drake’s 10th and Tems’ landmark No.1. The single is off ‘I Never Liked You’, Future’s recently released album on May 5.

Billboard confirmed the news via Twitter on Monday, although Billboard is yet to update the chart to reflect the changes.

“Wait For U’ is the 1,137th No. 1 song in the #Hot100’s 63-year history, and the 61st to enter on top,” the tweet read.

“Wait For U’ debuts with 40.2 million streams, 7.9 million radio airplay audience impressions and 6,400 downloads sold in the April 29-May 5 tracking week, according to Luminate.”

Africa Facts Zone also confirmed that the 26-year-old is the first African female artiste to achieve the feat.

“Tems has become the first African woman to have a no. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit for her feature on Future’s Wait For U ft. Drake & Tems.

“She is the first African Artiste to debut at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100,” tweeted.

In her reaction to the feat, Tems tweeted “The leading vibe”.