Life Is Real
Dj Johnny By
As of 2026-11-11, "Life Is Real" by Dj Johnny By has charted in 31 markets across 4 platforms, peaking at #1 (SR) on the Rotation chart.
- Markets
- 31
- First seen
- 2026-07-20
- Latest chart date
- 2026-11-11
- Peak
- #1 sr
Started in 1 market, now in 31.
Why it's moving
- #4 on Shazam in 27 countriesNov 11
- #2 in Shazam's new discoveries in 9 countriessince Nov 4
- #2 in Shazam's fastest risers in 12 countriessince Nov 4
- On Shazam in 21 countries, up from 1Nov 1–11
- Arrived in 21 new countries since Nov 7, including the UAE, Austria, Australia
- Climbed #102 → #27 in Portugal on ShazamNov 4–11
Score 64.2
Why it's here
"Life Is Real" was released as a single on March 9, 2026 through AURAL ENT. [1] The track is an Afro Tech remix by Angolan producer Deejay Johnny By of Ayo's "Life Is Real." [2] The source song, Ayo's "Life Is Real," appeared on her 2006 album Joyful. [3]
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.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Angolaao · applemusic#79#5#79
- Portugalpt · shazam · 2 cities#12#12#12
- Cape Verdecv · applemusic#100#16#100
- Mozambiquemz · applemusic shazam#90#58#90
- Francefr · shazam · 10 cities#3#3#3
- Netherlandsnl · shazam · 5 cities#2#2#2
- Switzerlandch · shazam spotify#2#2#2
- Belgiumbe · shazam#3#3#3
Worldwide feeds · not markets
A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- World feedworld · shazam#3#3#3
City pickups
City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.
- de 10 cities · best #4 essen
- fr 10 cities · best #7 paris
- nl 5 cities · best #4 rotterdam
- pt 2 cities · best #12 lisbon
- ae 1 city · best #31 dubai
- ca 1 city · best #47 montreal
- gb 1 city · best #22 london
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Editions
- 2026-11-11Chart-only edition#44
Identity
- ISRC
- QZHZ32667577
- Slug
- dj-johnny-by__life-is-real
- Sources
- applemusic, deezer, shazam, spotify
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Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.
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