Artist · chart history
Genesis Owusu
Solo artist Ghana Australia
Genesis Owusu is an artist from Ghana. Genesis Owusu has 41 chart appearances on 26 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 2020–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Leaving The Light”, which appears on 15 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted Genesis Owusu most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2023.
Genesis Owusu, born Kofi Owusu-Ansah in Ghana in 1998 is a rapper and singer from Canberra who makes music that won't stay in any one lane, with a voice that can growl, croon or bark in the space of a single verse. His older brother is the rapper Citizen Kay.
His debut album, Smiling with No Teeth, landed in March 2021 and cracked the ARIA top 30, with "Gold Chains" and "Don't Need You" showing off how slippery and sly his sound could be. That year's ARIA Music Awards turned into his night: he took home 4 trophies, including Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop Release and Best Independent Release, plus Best Cover Art, shared with Bailey Howard.
"Get Inspired" kept the fire going in 2022, a wiry, twitchy jolt of a single, and Struggler followed in 2023 to critical acclaim, carrying "Leaving the Light" and "Stay Blessed". His third album, Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge, arrived in 2026.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Genesis Owusu on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaving The Light | 15 | #2 | – | 2023 | |
| 2 | Get Inspired | 10 | #7 | – | 2023 | |
| 3 | Tied Up! | 6 | #49 | – | 2023 | |
| 4 | Don't Need You | 3 | #58 | – | 2020 | |
| 5 | Stay Blessed | 2 | #31 | – | 2023 | |
| 6 | Death Cult Zombie | 1 | #36 | – | 2025 | |
| 7 | Pirate Radio | 1 | #46 | – | 2025 | |
| 8 | Gold Chains | 2 | #75 | – | 2021 | |
| 9 | GTFO | 1 | #87 | – | 2022 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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