Wizkid set a new record for the longest-charting album in Billboard world album chart this decade.
Made in Lagos was released on October 30, 2020, Wizkid’s fourth studio album, released under Starboy Entertainment and RCA Records, it is a mixture of Afrobeats, soul, R&B, reggae.
Initially, Wizkid ties Burna Boy‘s Twice as a tall record of 12 weeks on the Billboard world album chart last week, and then set another record of the longest Nigeria album in US billboard, spending a total of 30 weeks and still counting.
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Twice as tall was released on August 14, 2020, Burna Boy‘s fifth studio album, released under Atlantic Records, Warner Music, and Spaceship Entertainment, the album is a combination of afrobeat, pop, dancehall, and hip-hop.
Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos‘ peaked at number 2 in the first week and currently at the top 10, rising to one spot from the previous week at 11.
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Billboard world album is a chart that ranks the most popular albums in the USA.
It is however generate weekly after tracking album sales and streams in the US regional criterion by the Billboard website.
It is often used to convey the universality and popularity of an album or a particular project.