Being referred to as an African artist has come a long way. Once upon a time, we were considered underlings on the global stage, but in the past decade, we’ve broken that barrier. Artists like D’Banj, PSquare, Wizkid, and Davido fought for global dominance.
On streaming, Wizkid’s ‘More Love, Less Ego’ proved to Nigerians that our music can break the language barrier with 1.21 million streams on the first day. This year, Shalipoppi’s ‘Shakespopi’ earned over 1.5 million streams on Spotify, making it the biggest first-day stream of the year, followed by Mavin’s queen, Ayra Starr (1.27 million).
Here’s a full list of the biggest first-day stream on Spotify:
1. Davido – “Timeless” (4.91M)
2. Burna Boy – “I Told Them” (2.93M)
3. Asake – “Work Of Art” (2.27M)
4. Wizkid – “S2” EP (2.08M)
5. Olamide – “Unruly” (1.81M)
6. Shallipopi – “Shakespopi” (1.59M)
7. Burna Boy – “Love, Damini” (1.36M)
8. Ayra Starr – “The Year I Turned 21” (1.27M)
9. Wizkid – “More Love, Less Ego” (1.21M)
10. BNXN – “Sincerely, Benson” (1.17M)
