As a central part of our lives, music provides a daily soundtrack as it motivates, inspires, comforts, and gives us a voice at times when we need the world to listen. In 2020, we turned to music in record levels, listening to and discovering more music than ever before. Today, Apple Music reveals the biggest songs and albums of the year with its annual Apple Music Top 100 charts. For the first time, Apple Music will share the Top 100 2020: Most-Read Lyrics chart, and the first Shazamed locations of the Top 25 Songs. These global charts highlight and celebrate another incredible year in music, and together they provide a truly unique and global perspective on the year’s biggest music.
Apple Music also announces the Top 100 Songs of 2020 in South Africa which sees local artists with an impressive 37% of the year’s biggest hits.
2020 saw Master KG hit the top of the Global Shazam charts with his smash hit “Jerusalema” and Amapiano newcomers Mapara A Jazz have a Top 50 Global Shazam single with their debut single “John Vuli Gate”. In South Africa, the most Shazamed Artist of the Year was Amapiano king Kabza de Small.
South Africa Shazam Top 10 Year End 2020
1 Elaine – You’re the One
2 Master KG Feat. Nomcebo Zikode – Jerusalema
3 Tones And I – Dance Monkey
4 MFR Souls Feat. DJ Maphorisa, Sha Sha & Kabza De Small – Love You Tonight
5 Sha Sha Feat. DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small – Tender Love
6 Soa mattrix, SoulfulG & Shaun101 – Uthando
7 Nomcebo Zikode Feat. Master KG – Xola Moya Wam’
8 Kabza De Small x DJ Maphorisa – Emcimbini [Live]
9 Sithelo – Forever
10 SAINt JHN – Roses (Imanbek Remix)
