Artist · chart history
Tkay Maidza
Solo artist Harare
Tkay Maidza is an artist from Harare. Tkay Maidza has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2014–2016. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “M.O.B.”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #66. The station that charted Tkay Maidza most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2015.
Tkay Maidza was born Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 17 December 1995, and grew up to be an Australian singer, songwriter and rapper out of Adelaide with the energy of a firecracker going off in a phone box. Her rhymes come fast and bratty, her hooks are pure candy, and underneath it all the beats buzz with synth-pop sparkle.
The Switch Tape EP, from 2015, is where she came roaring in, with "Switch Lanes" and "M.O.B." showing off her rapid-fire flow. Her debut album, Tkay, followed in 2016 on Dew Process, and "Simulation" gave it a glossy, bouncing centerpiece. She has been nominated for, and won, plenty of awards since, released a second album, Sweet Justice, in 2023, and teamed up with Flume that year on "Silent Assassin".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Tkay Maidza on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.O.B. | 1 | #66 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Simulation | 1 | #83 | – | 2016 | |
| 3 | Switch Lanes | 1 | #100 | – | 2014 |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 83 | Simulation | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
| 2015 | 66 | M.O.B. | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
| 2014 | 100 | Switch Lanes | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 |
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