understand
As of 2026-08-31, "understand" by Omah Lay has charted in 13 markets across 3 platforms, peaking at #3 (US) on the Rotation chart.
- Markets
- 13
- First seen
- 2026-07-20
- Latest chart date
- 2026-08-31
- Peak
- #3 us
Started in 4 markets, now in 13.
Why it's moving
- Breaking in English-speaking Africa, the Anglosphere and French-speaking Europe: France, Nigeria, the US
- Climbed #42 → #29 in France (Boomplay's published position — a signal, not a score)Aug 26
- Climbed #34 → #25 in the US (Boomplay's published position — a signal, not a score)Aug 26
- Climbed #21 → #3 in the US on BoomplayAug 26–31
Score 18.2
Why it's here
"understand" is a 2021 Omah Lay single that was later included on his 2022 debut album Boy Alone, making it a catalogue track rather than a new release as of August 2026. [1] On release the song was reviewed as a track about unrequited love that pairs introspective songwriting with club-oriented production, which is the profile that has kept it in Omah Lay's core catalogue. [2]
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
- United Statesus · boomplay#3#3#3
- Francefr · boomplay#89#15#89
- Türkiyetr · boomplay#21#21—
- United Kingdomgb · boomplay#75#38#75
- Colombiaco · boomplay#29#24#29
- Gambiagm · applemusic#94#94—
- Brazilbr · boomplay#49#14#49
- Chadtd · applemusic#87#87—
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
- Global feedglobal · boomplay#12#12#12
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Editions
- 2026-09-05Chart-only editionE23
Identity
- ISRC
- ZA56E2100935
- Slug
- omah-lay__understand
- Sources
- applemusic, boomplay, deezer
The cross-platform join key, via Deezer.
Crude v0 identity: slug(artist)__slug(title).
Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.
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