Over the past few years, Nigerian artists have been rapidly gaining ground on Billboard charts.
Nigerian artists topical inspirations have always formed a sizeable proportion of wide genres that yields massively to expanding the art and enhancing notable billboard charts entry.
According to Wikipedia Billboard social 50 is a popularity chart that ranks the most active musical artists on the world’s leading social networking services.
Its data, published by Billboard magazine and compiled by Next Big Sound, is based collectively on each artist’s weekly additions of friends, fans and followers, along with artist website views and streaming media.
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Below are the Nigerian artists that have debuted on Billboard Social 50
Adekunle Gold
Adekunle Gold debuted at #8 on Billboard Social 50 chart becoming the highest peak for any Nigerian artist on the Billboard Social 50 chart.
Falz
Falz is also known as Falz the Bad Guy, the Nigerian rapper and songwriter debuted at #11 on Billboard Social 50.
Burna Boy
The Nigerian Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter debuted at #14 on Billboard Social 50 chart.
Wizkid
The Nigerian Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter debuted at #15 and spent 12 weeks on Billboard Social 50, the most weeks by any Nigerian artist on the chart.
Rema
Don Jazzy
Nigerian singer, record producer and songwriter debuted at #17 on Billboard Social 50 chart.
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Rema
Nigerian singer and songwriter debuted at #21 on Billboard Social 50 chart.
Banky W
Banky W debuted at #28 on Billboard Social 50 chart.
DJ Cuppy
Nigerian DJ, singer and songwriter debuted at #28 on Billboard Social 50 chart.
Simi
The Nigerian singer and songwriter debuted at #39 on Billboard Social 50 chart.
Davido
The Nigerian Afrobeat heavyweight Davido debuted at #50 on Billboard Social 50 chart.
