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WHY LOVE by Asake

WHY LOVE

Asake

As of 2026-09-20, "WHY LOVE" by Asake has charted in 20 markets across 4 platforms, peaking at #2 (BJ) on the Rotation chart.

Markets
20
First seen
2026-05-21
Latest chart date
2026-09-20
Peak
#2 bj

Started in 1 market, now in 20.

Momentum

This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.

Why it's here

"WHY LOVE," first issued as a standalone single on 11 February 2025 on Asake's Giran Republic label, was later placed as track 8 on his fourth studio album M$NEY, released 1 May 2026 via EMPIRE. [1] Asake is touring behind that album on the 'In God We Trust' run, which opened with a headline set at Afro Nation Portimão on 4 July 2026 and continues into North America from late August 2026. [2] Before M$NEY, Asake played an African tour that included a Lagos show at the Eko Convention Center in partnership with Flytime Fest. [3]

releaseDrafted 2026-08-14Confidence 0.68

Across markets · earliest pickup first

Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.

  1. MarketFirst seenPeak
  2. Nigeriang · applemusic deezer spotify turntable#3
  3. Beninbj · applemusic#2
  4. Liberialr · applemusic#3
  5. Rwandarw · applemusic#3
  6. Gambiagm · applemusic#4
  7. Kenyake · applemusic#4
  8. Malawimw · applemusic#6
  9. Sierra Leonesl · applemusic#6

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Editions

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Identity

ISRC
USUYG1707335

The cross-platform join key, via Deezer.

Slug
asake__why-love

Crude v0 identity: slug(artist)__slug(title).

Sources
applemusic, deezer, spotify, turntable

Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.

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What moved this week, and why.

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Ranks and positions only. We hold no licensed stream counts and never imply one. Every date on this page is the date the source chart covers.

Data: Spotify, Shazam, Apple Music, YouTube · Chart: Rotation