Tyla breaks Miriam Makebas long-standing 56-year record on the US Billboard Hot 100, reports Cape town Etc .
According to the Daily News , 23-year-old's single Chanel entered the final Hot 100 of 2025 at number 94, giving her a third solo appearance on the chart.
That third entry moves Tyla ahead of the long-standing benchmark set by the late Miriam Makeba, whose 1967 hit Pata Pata peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100. The milestone matters for South African music. Few artists from the country have ever reached the US pop chart Magzter .
