Nigerian artists spotify – The Nigerian music industry has witnessed immense growth over the past decades, so much so that it has captured the audience of not only Africa but the world as a whole. Starting with the glory of past heroes in the game like Femi kuti, Sunny ade and others that paved way for the stars we see today, to the recommendable upcoming artists who has perfected the genre of music that captivates the minds of this generation, the Nigerian industry has produced a lot of well recognized artists.
Streaming platforms like Spotify were made available for these Nigerian artists to share their music with the world. A lot of artists all over the world including Nigeria, have released their songs on these streaming platforms in order to grow listeners.
Some of these songs received high praises, therefore increasing the number of listeners and fan base that the particular artist has. While others with not so much praises grow their listeners at a much slower rate. With the likes of Burna boy, wizkid and davido topping the charts of the most streamed, here is a list of Nigerian artists with the most streams on Spotify in 2022.
1. Wizkid
Big wiz is one of Nigeria’s most prominent artists and is currently sitting on the number one spot of the most streamed artist with a total of 4.3 billion streams on Spotify. Ayodeje Ibrahim Balogun Aka Big wiz has received accolades and lots of awards for his tremendous work over the years, and immense consistency of producing bangers in the Nigerian music industry.
2. Burna boy
Sitting on the number 2 spot is our very own African giant with a total of 2.7 billion streams. Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally known as burna boy came into the limelight with his hit song “like to party” back in 2012 and ever since, he has gone on to conquer the world, and also winning lots of prestigious awards.
3. Mr. Eazi
Occupying the number three spot with nothing less than 1.3 billion streams, is no other than Oluwatosin Ajibade popularly known as Mr. Eazi. Born in Port Harcourt then relocated to Ghana to finish his education and also where he started his music career, Mr. Eazi is one of Nigerian finest songwriters and singers there is in Nigeria. He is known for his different pattern of music which involves the fusion of Ghanian and Nigerian patterns. This genre of music is known as Banku music.
4. CKay
On the number 4 spot is the love nwantiti crooner, CKay with a total of 1 billion streams. Chukwuka Ekweani famously known as CKay stole the hearts of people across the globe with his melodious sounds and crazy vocal range. Formerly signed to Chocolate city where he released his first international hit song Love nwantiti, before releasing a remix which earned him a spot on the Us billboard top 100 with this song.
5. Davido
David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido, is a songwriter, singer and record producer. He sits in 5th position with a total of 909 million streams. The owner of DMW crew and the 30BG boss himself, Davido is one of Nigeria’s most consistent artists, with songs that match his style, he has cemented his name as one of the biggest artists to ever emerge from Nigeria.
6. Maleek berry
Started off by producing music for top artists in Nigeria, Maleek Shoyebi rose to stardom and now is considered one of the biggest names in the music industry. With a total of 516 million streams, maleek berry is chilling on the number 6 spot of the most streamed artist in Nigeria.
7. Tems
The co-star of the mind blowing song “Essence”, widely known for her unique style of music and voice, also a multi talented goddess is Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems. With a total of 412 million streams, Tems sits on the 7th spot. Receiving awards for projects in which she worked with both local and international acts. Tems has gathered a good fan base and shown her dominance in the music world.
8. Rema
The Golden boy of Mavins and jonzing world records, currently sits on the 8th position on the list with a total sum of 356 million streams after he overtook his counterpart, fireboy to retain this spot. Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema is widely loved by a lot of people for his unique style of music, his impeccable fashion sense and charisma. Ever since he found himself in the spotlight with his hit song Iron man, Rema has shown that he doesn’t back down.
9. Fireboy
Adedamola Adefolahan popularly known as fireboy is one of Nigeria’s young talents, signed to YBNL nation (which was founded by the Nigerian rapper Olamide) finds himself at the number 9 position with a total of 300 million streams. Brought to the spotlight with his famous hit song “jealous” and even went on to win awards with it, Fireboy surely is a big force to contend with.
10. Tiwa savage
Our very own African bad girl “tiwa savage” rounds up this list as the number 10 artist with the most streams on Spotify with a total sum of 270 million streams. Tiwatope Savage is one of the leading female artists in Nigeria, she is a songwriter and singer who has won lots of awards over the years with her impeccable voice and music.
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