18/09/2026
SA Chart Pulse – 18 September 📊🇿🇦
Provisional Edition
Brought to you by CSA Global, where chart momentum meets culture.
Top 10 This Week:
1️⃣ Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo 🔮 takes #1 with “So Good (feat. Kendrick Lamar)”, as an incredible 21 Apple Music tracks power her catalogue to the top.
2️⃣ champagnepapi moves to #2 with “Shabang”, maintaining major catalogue strength across Apple Music.
3️⃣ Mzukulu Sfanele climbs to #3 with “Isesheli”, scoring across six platforms with a hard drive from Spotify, the broadest platform footprint in this week’s Top 10.
4️⃣ Royal MusiQ rises to #4 as “H’s On The Table” builds powerful momentum across TikTok, Shazam, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.
5️⃣ Feza Langa holds #5, with “Sengithole Omunye” and “Umaqondana” continuing to drive his performance on Spotify.
6️⃣ Sicebi Dlamini moves to 6 with “ISAZOCHOMELANA (feat. Boohle)”, as YouTube remains his biggest source of momentum.
7️⃣ G-Jealous lands at joint 7 with “Luqale sakudlala”, which ranks 1 on both Spotify and Shazam in the supplied snapshots.
7️⃣ Menzi shares 7, with “Vuma” leading a five-platform performance driven by YouTube.
9️⃣ PRESIDENT YA STRAATA 👨🏾💼 takes 9 with “Gumba Fire (feat. Mr JazziQ)”, powered by strong Shazam discovery.
🔟 Calvin Fallo holds the final Top 10 position with “Everybody Wanna Be In Love”, continuing its remarkable YouTube and cross-platform run.
💡 Insight:
This week’s chart delivers a dramatic change at the top. Jhené Aiko takes 1 with 1,695 points, driven by extraordinary catalogue activity on Apple Music. ⭐️
Behind her, local music remains powerful: Mzukulu climbs to 3 with the widest platform footprint in the Top 10, Royal MusiQ continues his rise, while G-Jealous and Focalistic bring fresh momentum into the leaderboard. 🚀
This edition shows where attention is concentrated right now, with a result that is an increasingly fragmented music landscape and where catalogue scale, discovery and cross-platform connection can all create major chart momentum. 🎶