Nigerian-American country singer, Shaboozey, has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his hit single “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” This marks Shaboozey’s first number-one song on the chart.
A historic achievement
Shaboozey, whose real name is Collins Obinna Chibueze, also joins Beyoncé as the only Black artiste to have a song reach number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts. This dual achievement is a historic achievement, as no song by a Black man or one known to be biracial had previously topped both charts. Shaboozey is the second Black artiste overall to achieve this feat, following Beyoncé’s success with “Texas Hold ‘Em” earlier this year.
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry’s standard chart for tracking the popularity and success of a song in the United States. The ranking is determined by a song’s streaming, sales, and radio airplay. Furthermore, a song reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart means that the track has attained commercial success.
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Who is Shaboozey?
Born Collins Obinna Chibueze, Shaboozey is a Nigerian-American artiste who was born in Northern Virginia to Nigerian parents. His stage name comes from the frequent mispronunciations of his surname, Chibueze. The name is Igbo and it translates to “God is king” in English.
Shaboozey’s music
Shaboozey’s music has elements of country, folk-pop and alternative. He started in the music industry with his debut studio album, “Lady Wrangler,” in 2018. This was after he was noticed by entertainment company Republic Records. Ever since Shaboozey has built a loyal fan base with 35.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify. In addition to the millions of streams his last album, “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going.” Recently, he collaborated with Beyoncé on two tracks on her “Cowboy Carter” album in March.
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