Song · Weezer
“Africa” by Weezer
From the album Weezer (2019)
“Africa” by Weezer appears on 14 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2018 and 2026. It was first released in 2019 on the album Weezer. Its best result is #4 on the X96 Top 50 Songs of 2018. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 2018, #3,914 alternative song of all time and #335 of the '10s.
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Weezer's take on "Africa", the David Paich and Jeff Porcaro song Toto first put out in 1982, landed in January 2019 on the self-titled Weezer album, riding the wave of a song that had spent the late 2010s enjoying an unlikely second life online. Rivers Cuomo takes the lead vocal, with Brian Bell adding his voice.
It's a full-band job: Cuomo, Brian Bell and Patrick Wilson on guitars, Cuomo and Bell on keyboards, Scott Shriner on bass and backing vocals, and Wilson on drums. Mark "Top" Rankin produced and engineered it with Jason Clark and Suzy Shinn.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2018 | 91 |
| 2018 | 25 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2018 | 99 |
| 2018 | 5 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2018 | 51 |
| 2018 | 83 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018 | 89 |
| 2018 | 97 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2018 | 104 |
| 2018 | 4 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2018 | 50 |
| 2020 | 64 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020 | 93 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s | 102 |
| 2020 | 35 | X96 | X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade | 100 |
| 2020 | 196 | DC101 | The DC101 Top 500 | 500 |
| 2022 | 423 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2024 | 288 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) | 400 |
| 2024 | 86 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
| 2026 | 309 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
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