Byron Messia’s Talibans has made its first entry on the Billboard Rap Airplay chart at No. 24.
The song, released on January 20, has also spent three weeks on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, where it’s currently at No. 45.
In the UK, it has spent six weeks on the Official Singles Chart, where it’s currently at No. 37, and seven weeks on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B chart, where it’s currently at No. 16.
Talibans, a joint production by Ztekk and EJ Fya, has racked up over 33 million views on YouTube and 13 million plays on Spotify. It appeared on Messia’s No Love album, which is currently at No. 8 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
The 16-track project has recorded over 6,300 units in sales and streaming in the US since its release earlier this year.
According to DancehallMag this figure includes 200 copies in pure album sales and 8.5 million in audio and video streaming in the US from January through June 2023, according to data from Billboard’s sales tracker Luminate.
