When you take music that is readily available on an open platform and analyse how many people are consuming it, and from where in the world, you get powerful insights about what moves music lovers in the 21st century. These powerful insights are the musical zeitgeist of our times and can be useful for private house party gatherings with friends, radio hot clocks and even DJ and VJ playlists to get the crowd moving.
Launched in May 2018 and across 44 countries, YouTube Charts now see more than 1.8 billion users a month – videophiles and audiophiles alike using the charts to discover new music and revisit old favourites.
The chart listing uses analytics to determine the most popular music South Africans are consuming on YouTube according to the following categories :
- the Trending new music on South African YouTube right now
- the Top Songs South Africans play the most on YouTube
- the Top Artists South Africans listen to and watch the most on YouTube
- The Top Music Videos South Africans watch the most on YouTube
Please see below this week’s round up of music South Africans are jamming to on YouTube Charts.
Top Trending | Top Songs | Top Artists | Top Music Videos |
Chris Brown – undecided (Official Video) | Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B) – Maroon 5 | Chris Brown | Maroon 5 – Girls Like You ft. Cardi B |
J. Cole – Middle Child (official Audio) | Without Me – Halsey | Khalid | Chris Brown – undecided (Official Video) |
Jo Black – Voel Jy Die Genade | Sunflower – Post Malone | Mlindo the Vocalist | Khalid – Better (Official Music Video) |
Sam Smith, Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (Official Audio) | Undecided – Chris Brown | Joyous Celebration | Post Malone, Swae Lee – Sunflower |
Gesaffelstein & The Weekend – Lost in the Fire (Official VIdeo | Perfect – Ed Sheeran | Halsey | Ed Sheeran – Perfect (Official Music Video) |
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