Burna Boy’s album “I told them” climbs to number 1 in UK Charts

Burna Boy’s latest album “I Told Them” has made him the first international Afrobeats artist to secure a number one album in Britain charts.

This was disclosed on Thursday by the UK’s Official Charts Company. Burna Boy had come close to earning the accolade with last year’s “Love, Damini”, which climbed to second in the UK album rankings.

Martin Talbot, chief executive of the Official Charts Company, paid tribute to Burna Boy for “blazing the trail and landing a fantastic achievement”.

According to him, “British music fans have always been renowned for their love of new music and embracing cultures from around the world, and the explosion of interest in Afrobeats’ musical culture over the past decade has been a concrete example of this” .

He told them! @burnaboy makes UK chart HISTORY today as he claims his first Number 1 album 🌍 🔥 https://t.co/AaaTOy55mz

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) September 1, 2023

Burna Boy accepts his first Official Albums Chart Number 1 Award for I Told Them… 🫶 🥹 @burnaboy @atlanticrecuk https://t.co/AaaTOy55mz pic.twitter.com/L5SwMqYGlr

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) September 1, 2023

After receiving his prize, Burna Boy appeared in a short video where he thanked his management, band and fans for the achievements of “I Told Them“.

Burna Boy (@burnaboy) makes Official Charts HISTORY as #IToldThem storms straight to Number 1 🏆💥🦍

Congratulations, Damini! 💫

Now, let's celebrate at @RoundhouseLDN 🍾🥳

Read the full story here: https://t.co/QilTZwxjMa#BurnaBoy pic.twitter.com/SewxsGxOKy

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) September 1, 2023

Congratulations to Burna Boy!