South Africa Top 100 Songs Chart

The South Africa Top 100 Songs Chart tracks the most popular songs on Apple Music and iTunes in South Africa. Ella Langley currently holds number one with Choosin' Texas. Last updated 21 August 2026.

Apple publishes a separate chart for every storefront, so this listing reflects what people in South Africa are playing and buying rather than a global average. There are 51 genre charts for South Africa, alongside a separate albums chart.

Number 1 song Choosin' Texas Ella Langley
Positions tracked 88 songs ranked
Different acts 76 across the chart
Most entries Inkos'yamagcokama 7 entries
Last updated less than an hour ago 20 Aug 2026, 23:11 UTC

Counts treat each credit line as one act, so a collaboration is counted separately from its individual artists.

🏆 What is the Number 1 song in South Africa today?

1️⃣ The number one song in South Africa is Choosin' Texas - Ella Langley

Choosin' Texas - Ella Langley new Single

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Choosin' Texas - Ella Langley

Distance - Zulu Queens, Lwah Ndlunkulu, MaWhoo & Feza new Single

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Distance - Zulu Queens, Lwah Ndlunkulu, MaWhoo & Feza

Vuma - MENZI MUSIC new Single

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Vuma - MENZI MUSIC

Remember - Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy new Single

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Remember - Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy

Your Phone Linging - Jahin Music new Single

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Your Phone Linging - Jahin Music

Khanyisa (Live) - Phelelani Vox new Single

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Khanyisa (Live) - Phelelani Vox

Pretty Belinda - DJ BoerBeats new Single

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Pretty Belinda - DJ BoerBeats

Dai Dai - Shakira & Burna Boy new Single

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Dai Dai - Shakira & Burna Boy

Everybody Wanna Be In Love - Calvin Fallo new Single

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Everybody Wanna Be In Love - Calvin Fallo

Let Me Be - Daniel Hanson new Single

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Let Me Be - Daniel Hanson

Never Grow Up (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift new Single

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Never Grow Up (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

ISAZOCHOMELANA (feat. Boohle) - Inkos'yamagcokama new Single

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ISAZOCHOMELANA (feat. Boohle) - Inkos'yamagcokama

Ordinary - Alex Warren new Single

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Ordinary - Alex Warren

Songena Ngemithandazo - Ndumiso Zungu new Single

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Songena Ngemithandazo - Ndumiso Zungu

Risk It All - Bruno Mars new Single

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Risk It All - Bruno Mars

Yimi umaqondana - Mahostela 97 new Single

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Yimi umaqondana - Mahostela 97

Tastes Like Summer - James Blunt new Single

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Tastes Like Summer - James Blunt

Sunshine (I Can Fly) [feat. Raul Midón & Josh Milan] {Kiko Navarro Extended Remix} - Louie Vega & Elements of Life new Single

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Sunshine (I Can Fly) [feat. Raul Midón & Josh Milan] {Kiko Navarro Extended Remix} - Louie Vega & Elements of Life

Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet new Single

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Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Something In The Water - Chris Brown new Single

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Something In The Water - Chris Brown

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