Wizkid and Tems’ song “Essence” was officially confirmed by Billboard to have established a new and unmatched record on the list in an announcement made today, Friday, August 12, 2022.
As the first and only song to do so, “Essence” spent a full year in the top 10 of the Billboard R&B/ Hip Hop airplay chart.
Billboard disclosed;
The song entered the tier on the chart dated Aug. 21, 2021, and has never left – a run of 52 consecutive weeks as of the list dated Aug. 13, 2012. The anniversary is secured as the song slides 3-4 despite a 5% gain in weekly audience to 16.7 million in the week ending Aug. 4, according to Luminate.