YouTube Music Artists 10

YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa)

The ten most-viewed artists on YouTube Music's published South African weekly chart.

1. 01
   Position 1, unchanged from last edition. Drake

   NO CHANGEPEAK3 WEEKSLast: 01Peak: 01

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   Ranked number 1 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 1 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 1) · 5 561 808 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
2. 02
   Position 2, up 2 places from position 4 last edition. Sjava

   UP 2PEAK3 WEEKSLast: 04Peak: 02

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   Ranked number 2 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 2 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 4) · 4 284 457 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
3. 03
   Position 3, down 1 place from position 2 last edition. Chris Brown

   DOWN 13 WEEKSLast: 02Peak: 02

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   Ranked number 3 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 3 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 2) · 4 136 153 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
4. 04
   Position 4, down 1 place from position 3 last edition. Kabza De Small

   DOWN 13 WEEKSLast: 03Peak: 02

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   Ranked number 4 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 4 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 3) · 4 068 171 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
5. 05
   Position 5, new entry this edition. Inkos’Yamagcokama

   NEWPeak: 05

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   Ranked number 5 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 5 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) · 3 844 841 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
6. 06
   Position 6, up 4 places from position 10 last edition. lazzy.muzzic

   UP 4PEAK2 WEEKSLast: 10Peak: 06

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   Ranked number 6 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 6 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 10) · 3 468 332 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
7. 07
   Position 7, down 1 place from position 6 last edition. MENZI MUSIC

   DOWN 12 WEEKSLast: 06Peak: 06

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   Ranked number 7 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 7 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 6) · 3 150 019 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
8. 08
   Position 8, down 3 places from position 5 last edition. Thatohatsi

   DOWN 33 WEEKSLast: 05Peak: 05

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   Ranked number 8 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 8 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 5) · 2 871 636 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
9. 09
   Position 9, unchanged from last edition. Beyoncé

   NO CHANGEPEAK2 WEEKSLast: 09Peak: 09

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   Ranked number 9 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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   • Position 9 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 9) · 2 861 151 views in the chart week
   • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z
10. 10
    Position 10, re-entering the chart. Kelvin Momo

    RE-ENTRYPEAK2 WEEKSPeak: 10

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    Ranked number 10 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) when collected on 25 August 2026 at 01:01 SAST.

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    • Position 10 on YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa) (previous week: 11) · 2 832 776 views in the chart week
    • Snapshot: 2026-08-25/youtube-music-artists-za-010117.json · retrieved 2026-08-24T23:01:17.664Z

Source: YouTube Music Charts — Top Artists (South Africa), as published at charts.youtube.com. Ranking reproduced without alteration. Data accessed 2026-08-24.

Reproduced without alteration from the YouTube Music Charts Top Artists list for South Africa. It ranks ARTISTS by views across their catalogue in the chart week, which is a different question from which single song is biggest — an artist can lead here without holding the top song anywhere.