Edited by BellaRose Okojie
Millions of listeners shape Spotify’s streaming charts, every day. Here’s what this week’s Spotify Charts have to say about Nigeria’s music scene.
Top Artists
This past week, Rema maintained his spot as the longest-reigning artist on the Top Artists chart for eight weeks straight. The biggest winner on the Top Artists this week is Rexxie, while Dreamville claims the spot of the highest new entry on the Top Artists at #141, moving up by 37 spots.
Top Songs
On the Top Songs chart this week, Kwaku the Traveller by Black Sherif is the highest new entry at #1. BNXN fka Buju’s Finesse has the most spots on Top Songs at #2. Omo Ope (feat. Olamide) by Asake remains on the Top Songs for an impressive eight weeks and Dada by Young Jonn claims the biggest winner spot at #107.
Top Albums
D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape by Dreamville and J. Cole ranks as the highest new entry on Top Albums at #19. WizKid’s Made in Lagos Deluxe Edition has been on the Top Albums chart for the longest at a total of eight weeks, while Fine Line by Harry Styles is the biggest winner, moving up by 51 spots at #139. Drake continues to claim the most spots on Nigerian charts with Certified Lover Boy at #16.
Below is a breakdown of some of Nigeria’s most popular tracks, albums, and artists:
Top 5 artists in Nigeria on Spotify Charts this week
Top 5 songs in Nigeria on Spotify Charts this week
- Kwaku the Traveller by Black Sherif
- Finesse by Pheels, Buju
- Omo Ope (feat. Olamide) by Asake, Olamide
- Sungba by Asake
- Calm Down by Rema
Top 5 albums in Nigeria on Spotify Charts this week
- Rave and Rose by Rema
- Made in Lagos Deluxe Edition by WizKid
- Barnabas by Kiss Daniel
- Made in Lagos by WizKid
- Catch Me If You Can by Adekunle Gold