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The Pulse 50 — South Africa

Local work only · every entry carries a South African credit verified against a Viranova artist profile

Across all 50 positions: 30 up, 6 down, 13 new, 1 holding since the previous collection. How positions are scored.

Live view — recalculated after each verified collection. The Friday Signal remains the frozen, approved record. Recalculated after the 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST collection · scoring Consumption, Video, Discovery, Search, Viranova.

Pick position 11, Distance, to compare
Number 11 on The Pulse 50, Music: Distance by Zulu Queens, Lwah Ndlunkulu, MaWhoo & Feza. Pulse Score 83.2. Up 22 places since the previous collection. Distance Zulu Queens, Lwah Ndlunkulu, MaWhoo & Feza
Pick position 12, Lea chancer bafana (feat. Khosi Namza & DJ Tinky), to compare
Number 12 on The Pulse 50, Music: Lea chancer bafana (feat. Khosi Namza & DJ Tinky) by Razolo. Pulse Score 82.9. Up 10 places since the previous collection. Lea chancer bafana (feat. Khosi Namza & DJ Tinky) Razolo
Pick position 13, Kelvin Momo, to compare
Number 13 on The Pulse 50, Music: Kelvin Momo. Pulse Score 82.8. Up 7 places since the previous collection. Kelvin Momo
Pick position 14, Makhadzi Entertainment, to compare
Number 14 on The Pulse 50, Music: Makhadzi Entertainment. Pulse Score 82.3. Up 10 places since the previous collection. Makhadzi Entertainment
Pick position 15, A*POP, to compare
Number 15 on The Pulse 50, Music: A*POP by Tyla. Pulse Score 81.9. Up 8 places since the previous collection. A*POP Tyla
Pick position 16, DJ Maphorisa, to compare
Number 16 on The Pulse 50, Music: DJ Maphorisa. Pulse Score 81.8. Up 12 places since the previous collection. DJ Maphorisa
Pick position 17, Ngyozama (feat. Sykes, Young Stunna, Nkosazana Daughter, Tracy & Thatohatsi), to compare
Number 17 on The Pulse 50, Music: Ngyozama (feat. Sykes, Young Stunna, Nkosazana Daughter, Tracy & Thatohatsi) by Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin. Pulse Score 81.8. Up 24 places since the previous collection. Ngyozama (feat. Sykes, Young Stunna, Nkosazana Daughter, Tracy & Thatohatsi) Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin
Pick position 18, TEZE (feat. Royal MusiQ), to compare
Number 18 on The Pulse 50, Music: TEZE (feat. Royal MusiQ) by W4de. Pulse Score 81.4. Up 11 places since the previous collection. TEZE (feat. Royal MusiQ) W4de
Pick position 19, Ngu Jesu (Bayede) [Live] [feat. Sindi Ntombela], to compare
Number 19 on The Pulse 50, Music: Ngu Jesu (Bayede) [Live] [feat. Sindi Ntombela] by Spirit of Praise. Pulse Score 81.2. Up 24 places since the previous collection. Ngu Jesu (Bayede) [Live] [feat. Sindi Ntombela] Spirit of Praise
Pick position 20, Mzukulu, to compare
Number 20 on The Pulse 50, Music: Mzukulu. Pulse Score 80.9. Up 10 places since the previous collection. Mzukulu

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Filtering is a lens on the same scored board — positions keep their overall Pulse 50 rank. Read the full methodology.

The Pulse 50 — Everything charting here

Viranova cross-platform index · every act charting on Pulse's verified South African feeds, local and international

Across all 50 positions: 11 up, 11 down, 28 new, 0 holding since the previous collection. How positions are scored.

Pick position 1, Creep, to compare
Number 1 on The Pulse 50, Music: Creep by Radiohead. Pulse Score 93.7. Up 9 places since the previous collection. Creep Radiohead
Pick position 2, So Easy (To Fall In Love), to compare
Number 2 on The Pulse 50, Music: So Easy (To Fall In Love) by Olivia Dean. Pulse Score 93.3. New to the board at the latest collection. So Easy (To Fall In Love) Olivia Dean
Pick position 3, Self Aware, to compare
Number 3 on The Pulse 50, Music: Self Aware by Temper City. Pulse Score 92.3. New to the board at the latest collection. Self Aware Temper City
Pick position 4, BizNews Radio, to compare
Number 4 on The Pulse 50, Podcasts: BizNews Radio by BizNews. Pulse Score 92.2. New to the board at the latest collection. BizNews Radio BizNews
Pick position 5, EPISODE 791 | Skomota Video Leak | Roast to 2Million | Nota vs JMPD | MacG x Sol’s Songs | Bongani Dube | inDrive, to compare
Number 5 on The Pulse 50, Podcasts: EPISODE 791 | Skomota Video Leak | Roast to 2Million | Nota vs JMPD | MacG x Sol’s Songs | Bongani Dube | inDrive by MacG. Pulse Score 91.4. New to the board at the latest collection. EPISODE 791 | Skomota Video Leak | Roast to 2Million | Nota vs JMPD | MacG x Sol’s Songs | Bongani Dube | inDrive MacG
Pick position 6, #2543 - MrBallen, to compare
Number 6 on The Pulse 50, Podcasts: #2543 - MrBallen by Joe Rogan. Pulse Score 90.9. New to the board at the latest collection. #2543 - MrBallen Joe Rogan
Pick position 7, stupid song, to compare
Number 7 on The Pulse 50, Music: stupid song by Olivia Rodrigo. Pulse Score 90.6. New to the board at the latest collection. stupid song Olivia Rodrigo
Pick position 8, Kabelo eaka entle (feat. Kgethang Konese), to compare
Number 8 on The Pulse 50, Music: Kabelo eaka entle (feat. Kgethang Konese) by The Rise Choir. Pulse Score 90.5. New to the board at the latest collection. Kabelo eaka entle (feat. Kgethang Konese) The Rise Choir
Pick position 9, Someone You Loved, to compare
Number 9 on The Pulse 50, Music: Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi. Pulse Score 89.7. New to the board at the latest collection. Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi
Pick position 10, Today’s Christian, to compare
Number 10 on The Pulse 50, Music: Today’s Christian. Pulse Score 88.5. New to the board at the latest collection. Today’s Christian