Burna Boy continues his international chart streak with his seventh studio album, “No Sign of Weakness,” which has made a notable entry on several Billboard rankings in its second week.
Debuting alongside albums such as “Odyssey” by South Korean boyband RIIZE, “No Sign of Weakness” lodged a No.3 spot at the Billboard World Albums Chart. This marks Burna Boy’s fifth appearance on the chart, following “African Giant,” “Twice As Tall,” (his only No. 1 on the chart to date), “Love, Damini,” and “I Told Them.”
It’s also a step higher for Burna Boy in the ranking of Nigerian artistes with the most entries on the Billboard World Albums chart history. Currently, Fela and Olamide are tied at eight features each, while Davido, Wizkid and Burna Boy have five apiece.
On the all-genre U.S. Billboard 200, “No Sign of Weakness”—a U.S.-only chart—debuted at No. 200 with over 8,000 units sold, earning Burna Boy a record fifth entry on the chart for a Nigerian artist. He was previously tied with Wizkid at four entries. His personal best on the Billboard 200 remains No. 14, achieved with “Love, Damini” in 2022—the highest peak ever for a Nigerian album.
Though no track from the new album has yet broken into the Billboard Hot 100, three songs—“Love” (No. 7), “Dem Dey,” and “Buy You Life” (both at No. 10)—have landed in the Top 10 of the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart.
The album also made an impact in Canada, debuting at No. 65 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. While impressive, it still trails the No. 6 peak of “Love, Damini,” which holds the record for the highest-charting African album in Canadian history.
The U.S. and global charts would be the focus, however. Burna would undoubtedly be aiming for his new album to outlast “Love Damini” as his longest-charting album on the Billboard World Albums charts…or possibly even “Made in Lagos,” which holds the title as the longest-charting African project on the chart to date.