Rema has achieved a notable feat for African music on Apple Music’s end-of-year global chart for 2023. His hit song “Calm Down” was the highest-ranked African song on Apple Music’s Top 100 global end-of-year chart.
The chart, released on November 28, 2023, revealed the top 100 songs globally and by country, computed from November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2023.
“Calm Down” charted in over seven countries, with the highest positions in:
1. India (#4)
2. UK (#5)
3. Canada (#6)
4. New Zealand (#9)
5. Sweden (#13)
6. Australia (#21)
7. Norway (#30)
Apple Music listed Rema’s “Calm Down” as the highest-charting African song on the global end-of-year chart. The song’s remix, featuring Selena Gomez, held the number 12 spot on the list.
Additionally, Tems was the other African artist to hold a position on the list with her collaboration with Future, “Wait For U.”
Here is the full global ranking of the top 50 songs:
1. “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
2. “Flowers” – Miley Cyrus
3. “Kill Bill” – SZA
4. “Rich Flex” – Drake & 21 Savage
5. “Snooze” – SZA
6. “Anti-Hero” – Taylor Swift
7. “IDOL” – YOASOBI
8. “Under the Influence” – Chris Brown
9. “Creepin’” – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage
10. “Subtitle” – OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM
11. “Spin Bout U” – Drake & 21 Savage
12. “Calm Down” – Rema & Selena Gomez
13. “Freestyle” – Lil Baby
14. “As It Was” – Harry Styles
15. “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
16. “Unholy” – Sam Smith & Kim Petras
17. “Wait For U” – Future, Drake & Tems
18. “Ella Baila Sola” – Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma
19. “Ditto” – NewJeans
20. “You Proof” – Morgan Wallen
21. “Fukumean” – Gunna
22. “Superhero” – Metro Boomin, Future & Chris Brown
23. “All My Life” – Lil Durk & J. Cole
24. “Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
25. “Sure Thing” – Miguel
26. “Thinkin’ Bout Me” – Morgan Wallen
27. “Die For You” – The Weeknd
28. “Boy’s A Liar Pt.2” – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice
29. “Jimmy Cooks” – Drake & 21 Savage
30. “Tití Me Preguntó” – Bad Bunny
31. “I’m Good (Blue)” – David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
32. “Favorite Song” – Toosii
33. “Kick Back” – Kenshi Yonezu
34. “Fast Car” – Luke Combs
35. “Search & Rescue” – Drake
36. “Something In the Orange” – Zach Bryan
37. “OMG” – NewJeans
38. “Shirt” – SZA
39. “I Ain’t Worried” – OneRepublic
40. “Kaiju no Hanauta” – VAUNDY
41. “Low Down” – Lil Baby
42. “One Thing At A Time” – Morgan Wallen
43. “Nobody Gets Me” – SZA
44. “CUFF IT” – Beyoncé
45. “STAY” – The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber
46. “Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd
47. “Golden Hour” – JVKE
48. “Seven” – JungKook & Latto
49. “Lavender Haze” – Taylor Swift
50. “Wasted On You” – Morgan Wallen