The single from the rapper’s new ‘SUN SHERIF’ EP is his latest song to break into Britain’s weekly Afrobeats ranking, a key shop window for Ghanaian music abroad.
Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif has landed another song on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart, with his single "Jolie" entering at No. 20.
The track appears as a new entry on the chart covering the week of 13 to 19 September 2026, as compiled by the Official Charts Company, the body that produces Britain's official music rankings. Because it is a first-week entry, No. 20 is also the song's peak position so far.
The Ghana Report first carried details of the chart placing.
What 'Jolie' is
"Jolie" is one of six tracks on Black Sherif's "SUN SHERIF" EP, released in September 2026. An EP, short for extended play, is a short project that sits between a single and a full album. Apple Music lists "Jolie" among the songs on the project.
The artiste is still in the promotional window for the EP, so the chart entry comes early in the record's life rather than at the end of a long campaign.
How the chart works
The UK Official Afrobeats Chart ranks songs by a combination of sales and streams recorded in the United Kingdom over a seven-day period. That means placement is driven by what listeners in Britain actually buy and play, not by radio favour or industry votes.
For Ghanaian artistes, the chart matters because the UK is one of the biggest markets for African music outside the continent and a base for a large Ghanaian and Nigerian diaspora. A strong showing there often feeds into booking offers, festival slots and playlist support in Europe and North America.
Not his first entry
Black Sherif has a long record on the chart. "Kwaku the Traveller", the song that turned him into a continental name, peaked at No. 2 and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks. "Second Sermon", his collaboration with Nigerian star Burna Boy, reached No. 8 and also spent 13 weeks in the ranking.
Other songs of his that have charted include "Soja", "45", "Shut Up", "Kilos Milos", "Lord I'm Amazed", "So It Goes", "Sacrifice", "PopStar" and "Swagga".
Measured against that history, a debut at No. 20 is a modest opening rather than a breakout, but chart positions can move week to week depending on streaming numbers.
What to watch next
The key question is whether "Jolie" climbs, holds or drops when the next weekly chart is published, and whether other tracks from "SUN SHERIF" follow it onto the list. Chart runs for African songs in the UK often build gradually as streaming picks up, which is how several of Black Sherif's earlier releases stayed in the ranking for months.
