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![Listen to Lonely (Dirty) [Old Version] by Akon, see lyrics, music video & more!](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music126/v4/81/3e/69/813e69cc-7f31-e132-b0b1-224de9ffc61e/06UMGIM22294.rgb.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Lonely (Dirty) [Old Version] by Akon, see lyrics, music video & more!")
![Listen to Dangerous (feat. Akon) [feat. Akon] by Kardinal Offishall, see lyrics, music video & more!](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/ac/8d/af/ac8daf29-bfb6-e27e-4980-e75995ede449/08UMGIM19720.rgb.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Dangerous (feat. Akon) [feat. Akon] by Kardinal Offishall, see lyrics, music video & more!")
Shazam Global Chart Top 50 AppearancesAll songs and collaborations from Akon that have reached the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart
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+2Akon has had one song reach No. 1 on the Shazam Global Chart! Across 5 appearances in the Top 50, Akon has spent a combined 174 days on the chart.
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5Top 50 Entries
174Days in Top 50
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PEAK POSITIONDAYS IN TOP 50TOP 50 DEBUT
The highest position a song reached on the Shazam Global Chart.
The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
The date a song first entered the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart.
#161Nov 27, 2021
"Bananza (Belly Dancer)" by Akon hit No. 1 on the Shazam Global Chart! The track spent 3 day(s) in the top spot and a total of 61 day(s) in the Top 50 since its release.
Released
2004Days at No. 1
3 daysTotal Shazams
5M
Days in Top 50
61The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Nov 27, 2021"Bananza (Belly Dancer)" by Akon hit No. 1 on the Shazam Global Chart! The track spent 3 day(s) in the top spot and a total of 61 day(s) in the Top 50 since its release.
Released
2004Days at No. 1
3 daysTotal Shazams
5M
Days in Top 50
61The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Nov 27, 2021
Akon
#1439Sep 5, 2022
"Lonely" by Akon climbed to No. 14 on the Shazam Global Chart, spending 39 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
2004Total Shazams
10M
Days in Top 50
39The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Sep 5, 2022"Lonely" by Akon climbed to No. 14 on the Shazam Global Chart, spending 39 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
2004Total Shazams
10M
Days in Top 50
39The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Sep 5, 2022
Young Jeezy
#1432May 25, 2025
"Soul Survivor (feat. Akon)" by Young Jeezy climbed to No. 14 on the Shazam Global Chart, spending 32 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
2005Total Shazams
2M
Days in Top 50
32The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
May 25, 2025"Soul Survivor (feat. Akon)" by Young Jeezy climbed to No. 14 on the Shazam Global Chart, spending 32 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
2005Total Shazams
2M
Days in Top 50
32The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
May 25, 2025![Track artwork for track titled Dangerous (feat. Akon) [feat. Akon] by Kardinal Offishall](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/ac/8d/af/ac8daf29-bfb6-e27e-4980-e75995ede449/08UMGIM19720.rgb.jpg/500x500bb.webp)
![Track artwork for track titled Dangerous (feat. Akon) [feat. Akon] by Kardinal Offishall](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/ac/8d/af/ac8daf29-bfb6-e27e-4980-e75995ede449/08UMGIM19720.rgb.jpg/150x150bb.webp)
Kardinal Offishall
#1421Feb 1, 2021
"Dangerous (feat. Akon) [feat. Akon]" by Kardinal Offishall achieved a peak position of No. 14 on the Shazam Global Chart and remained in the Top 50 for 21 day(s).
Album
Not 4 SaleReleased
2008Total Shazams
4M
Days in Top 50
21The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Feb 1, 2021"Dangerous (feat. Akon) [feat. Akon]" by Kardinal Offishall achieved a peak position of No. 14 on the Shazam Global Chart and remained in the Top 50 for 21 day(s).
Album
Not 4 SaleReleased
2008Total Shazams
4M
Days in Top 50
21The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Feb 1, 2021
#3721Oct 25, 2023
"Smack That (feat. Eminem)" by Akon peaked at No. 37 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 21 day(s) in the Top 50.
Album
KonvictedReleased
2006Total Shazams
8M
Days in Top 50
21The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Oct 25, 2023"Smack That (feat. Eminem)" by Akon peaked at No. 37 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 21 day(s) in the Top 50.
Album
KonvictedReleased
2006Total Shazams
8M
Days in Top 50
21The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Oct 25, 2023Akon's Popular Music Videos
![Watch Solito (Lonely) [feat. Nicky Jam & Akon] music video by Messiah](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video113/v4/84/0e/56/840e56f3-4f40-168d-97c5-ae323afcf40c/USATV1904288.sca1.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Solito (Lonely) [feat. Nicky Jam & Akon] music video by Messiah")
![Watch Move That Body (feat. T-Pain & Akon) [Closed-Captioned] music video by Nelly, T-Pain & Akon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video112/v4/29/96/8a/29968a72-e6b6-b6a9-6232-190c74ad86ee/dj.gjhennkt.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Move That Body (feat. T-Pain & Akon) [Closed-Captioned] music video by Nelly, T-Pain & Akon")
![Watch Overtime (feat. Akon & T-Pain) [Bonus Video] music video by Ace Hood](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video/e2/7f/a9/mzi.bswrqpct.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Overtime (feat. Akon & T-Pain) [Bonus Video] music video by Ace Hood")
![Watch Body On Me (feat. Ashanti & Akon) [Behind The Video (Webisode)] music video by Nelly](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video211/v4/f6/29/7b/f6297b1b-ddce-1951-5a82-5846860b093c/08UMGIM16544.crop.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Body On Me (feat. Ashanti & Akon) [Behind The Video (Webisode)] music video by Nelly")
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About Akon
In the second half of the 2000s, it seemed like there were two magic words attached to the titles of just about every pop, dance, and hip-hop track on the charts and in the clubs: “featuring Akon.” Akon’s productivity is a testament to the drive he’s displayed ever since the Senegalese-American singer—born Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam in St. Louis, Missouri in 1973—devoted himself to music, leaving behind the troubles that led to prison time as a young man. In the years that followed his 2004 breakthrough single, “Locked Up,” Akon was everywhere at once. His silky tenor was the thread that linked hits as diverse as Gwen Stefani’s effervescent “The Sweet Escape” (which he also co-wrote and co-produced) and David Guetta’s inescapable “Sexy Bitch.” In 2006, he got top billing on his match-ups with Eminem (“Smack That”) and Snoop Dogg (“I Wanna Love You”), two highlights of his second album, Konvicted. A starmaker in his own right, he helped launch Lady Gaga and T-Pain via his Konvict and KonLive labels and mixtape series. But despite all the starry partnerships and his larger-than-life presence, Akon’s greatest asset remains the vulnerability displayed in the gentle lilt of his vocals. His excursion into Latin music on 2018’s El Negreeto and Afrobeats on 2023’s TT Freak and Afro Freak also saw him tap into his limitless energy as a performer, one whose career has shifted beyond music into movies, philanthropy, and even developing his own cryptocurrency (called Akoin, of course).
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