Akon
Active: 2005–2010
17
Releases
6
Active Years
About Akon
In the second half of the 2000s, it seemed like there were two magic words attached to the titles of just about every pop, dance, and hip-hop track on the charts and in the clubs: “featuring Akon.” Akon’s productivity is a testament to the drive he’s displayed ever since the Senegalese-American singer—born Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam in St.
Louis, Missouri in 1973—devoted himself to music, leaving behind the troubles that led to prison time as a young man.
In the years that followed his 2004 breakthrough single, “Locked Up,” Akon was everywhere at once.
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Complete Discography
LOCKED UP
Documented across 15 weeks
LONELY
Documented across 22 weeks
BELLY DANCER (BANANZA)
Documented across 12 weeks
POT OF GOLD
Documented across 1 week
SMACK THAT
Documented across 29 weeks
DON'T MATTER
Documented across 20 weeks
I TRIED
Documented across 2 weeks
MAMA AFRICA
Documented across 3 weeks
SORRY BLAME IT ON ME
Documented across 13 weeks
I WANNA LOVE YOU
Documented across 21 weeks
Beautiful
Documented across 1 week
Right Now (na Na Na)
Documented across 1 week
RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)
Documented across 29 weeks
BEAUTIFUL
Documented across 10 weeks
I'M SO PAID
Documented across 1 week
WE DON'T CARE
Documented across 2 weeks
OH AFRICA
Documented across 1 week