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how to luv

Omah Lay

As of 2026-10-03, "how to luv" by Omah Lay has charted in 6 markets across 2 platforms, peaking at #36 (CO) on the Rotation chart.

Markets
6
First seen
2026-07-20
Latest chart date
2026-10-03
Peak
#36 co

Started in 1 market, now in 6.

Why it's moving

  • Breaking in English-speaking Africa, the Anglosphere and French-speaking Europe: France, Kenya, the US
  • Climbed #151 → #91 in the US (Boomplay's own position, a signal, not a score)Aug 17
  • Climbed #91 → #78 in the US (Boomplay's own position, a signal, not a score)Aug 18
  • Climbed #178 → #79 in France (Boomplay's own position, a signal, not a score)Aug 23
Signal breakdown
Velocity51.9
Play growth0.0
Breadth7.1
Acceleration0.0
Discovery0.0
New entry0.0
Sources moving2

Score 25.9

Why it's here

"how to luv" is a 2022 Omah Lay recording, released alongside his debut album Boy Alone era and produced by Tunesfactory, so its 2026 chart standing reflects a catalogue track rather than a new release. [1] Boy Alone, the Omah Lay album this song belongs to, was released on 14 July 2022 via KeyQaad and Sire Records. [2]

stapleDrafted 2026-09-01Confidence 0.20

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. United Statesus · boomplay#38
  3. Colombiaco · boomplay#36
  4. United Kingdomgb · boomplay#37
  5. Brazilbr · boomplay#40
  6. Kenyake · deezer#42
  7. Francefr · boomplay#79

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Editions

  1. 2026-08-27Chart-only editionE24
  2. 2026-08-26Chart-only editionE22
  3. 2026-08-22Chart-only editionE7
  4. 2026-08-21Chart-only editionE6
  5. 2026-08-20Chart-only editionE3

Identity

ISRC
ZA56E2250156

The cross-platform join key, via Deezer.

Slug
omah-lay__how-to-luv

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

Sources
boomplay, deezer

Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.

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