According to an official report by Chart Data via Twitter, Burna Boy made history as the first African artist to achieve two solo platinum singles in the US.
.@burnaboy becomes the first African artist to earn two solo @RIAA Platinum singles. pic.twitter.com/cIFE4yDlJU
— chart data (@chartdata) March 9, 2023
This came after he achieved his second solo platinum single in the US with his record-breaking single ‘Last Last’, the song having sold the required one million units.
US Certifications (@RIAA): @burnaboy, Last Last Platinum (1,000,000).
— chart data (@chartdata) March 9, 2023
His first solo platinum song was ‘Ye’, which got certified platinum by RIAA on January 26, 2023.
US Certifications (@RIAA): @burnaboy, Ye Platinum (1,000,000).
— chart data (@chartdata) January 26, 2023
Burna Boy is now officially the first (and, for now, the only) African artist in history to have two solo songs certified platinum in the US.
Congratulations to him!
