Toto - 'Africa'
British iTunes Chart Performance

"Africa": Chart Statistics

  • Release date: 11 Jun 2009
  • Chart debut: #88 (01 Oct 2012)
  • Highest Position: #42 (14 Oct 2018)
  • Most recent chart position: #91 (24 Jun 2025)
  • Days on UK Songs Chart: 33

'Africa' has charted in the following countries:
United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, Australia and Brazil.

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Detailed Chart Progress for "Africa" (Toto)

UK Songs chart performance history for Africa

Year Month Day Position Movement Number 1
2012 Oct 1 Mon 88 new Rihanna
Diamonds
2 Tue 90 down
2013 Mar 4 Mon 78 re-entry Justin Timberlake
Mirrors
5 Tue 83 down
6 Wed 96 down
2013 Aug 9 Fri 89 re-entry Miley Cyrus
We Can't Stop
2015 Mar 18 Wed 81 re-entry Sam Smith
Lay Me Down
19 Thu 78 up
20 Fri 84 down
21 Sat 94 down
22 Sun 97 down Jess Glynne
Hold My Hand
2016 Jun 3 Fri 96 re-entry Justin Timberlake
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!
4 Sat 71 up
5 Sun 74 down
6 Mon 73 up Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners
This Girl - Single
7 Tue 84 down
8 Wed 90 down
9 Thu 85 up
10 Fri 99 down The Stone Roses
Beautiful Thing
12 Sun 98 re-entry Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners
This Girl - Single
2018 Sep 22 Sat 86 re-entry Calvin Harris, Sam Smith
Promises
23 Sun 94 down
2018 Oct 13 Sat 43 re-entry Little Mix
Woman Like Me
14 Sun 42 up Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Shallow
15 Mon 67 down
16 Tue 91 down
2019 Jan 15 Tue 77 re-entry Ava Max
Sweet but Psycho
16 Wed 88 down
8 Wed 48 re-entry Tones and I
Dance Monkey
2024 Oct 23 Wed 93 no-move One Direction
Night Changes
2025 Feb 5 Wed 81 no-move Lola Young
Messy
2025 Jun 24 Tue 91 re-entry Ed Sheeran
Sapphire

Latest British Songs Top 10 Full British Songs chart

  • 1 YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt & Frank Bello - Changes

    Non-Mover. 3 days on the chart

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  • 2 Alex Warren - Ordinary

    Up 1 place. 167 days on the chart

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  • 3 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire

    Down 1 place. 46 days on the chart

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  • 4 Lewis Capaldi - Survive

    Non-Mover. 25 days on the chart

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  • 5 Lola Young - Messy

    Up 3 places. 239 days on the chart

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  • 6 HUNTRX, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden

    Down 1 place. 31 days on the chart

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  • 7 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

    Down 1 place. 282 days on the chart

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  • 8 Alex Warren - Eternity

    Down 1 place. 4 days on the chart

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  • 9 Justin Bieber - DAISIES

    Up 5 places from #14

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  • 10 Levi Heron - The Glen

    Down 1 place. 76 days on the chart

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