On March 31, 2023, Davido’s album ‘Timeless‘ made its debut. The release of this album was met with excitement and criticism from music fans, globally.
Upon its release, ‘Timeless‘ surpassed expectations, achieving success commercially and solidifying its place as Davido’s most successful album to date. The album’s launch was a momentous occasion, drawing attention from Nigeria and beyond as one of the most significant events in the history of Afrobeats.
‘Timeless‘ featured hit songs such as ‘Unavailable‘ with Musa Keys, ‘Feel‘, ‘Away‘, and ‘Na Money‘ featuring Cavemen and Angelique Kidjo, Skepta, Asake, and other talented artists. These tracks further propelled the album’s success, contributing to its Grammy nomination and impressive streaming numbers.
In recognition of Davido’s achievements with ‘Timeless,’ Mp3bullet highlights several records that the album not only broke but also established in the music industry.
1. ‘Timeless‘ breaks the all-time record for the biggest debut week by any album on Spotify Nigeria, accumulating 4.91 million streams on its first day of release, surpassing Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini‘ which previously held the record with 4.89 million streams.
2. The first track, ‘OVER DEM,’ on the album sets a new all-time record for most single-day streams for any song in Spotify Nigeria history, achieving over 2 times the previous record with 460,000 streams.
3. Within 24 hours of its release, ‘Timeless‘ charted in the Apple Music Album Charts in 102 countries.
4. ‘Timeless‘ breaks the record for the biggest first-day streams on Boomplay, accumulating 7.25 million streams on its opening day, surpassing Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini‘ which previously held the record with 3.38 million streams.
5. ‘Timeless‘ tops the Apple Music Album Chart in 26 countries.
6. ‘Timeless‘ peaks at No. 2 on the United Kingdom Apple Music chart, setting a new record for an African album.
7. Davido’s ‘Timeless‘ sets a new record for the first-day streams of African albums on Apple Music.
8. ‘Timeless‘ accumulates over 12 million streams in its first 24 hours on Audiomack, surpassing any other album in the platform’s history.
9. Davido’s ‘Timeless‘ breaks the record for the biggest African album in Apple Music history by first-day streams worldwide.
10. ‘Timeless‘ sets a new record for the most simultaneous African songs on Apple Music’s Global Daily Top 100, with nine tracks.
11. The album reaches Number Two on Apple Music’s US Albums chart, setting a new record for an African album.
12. ‘Timeless‘ also breaks the record for the African album with the most simultaneous Number One entries on Apple Music’s album chart.
13. ‘Timeless‘ becomes the first African album to hit #1 on the US iTunes Albums chart, achieving this feat six days after its release.
14. ‘Timeless’ sets a new all-time record for the biggest debut for any album in Spotify Nigeria history, accumulating 14.5 million streams during the week of March 31–April 6, surpassing Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’.
15. ‘Timeless’ breaks the record for the biggest debut week by any album on Boomplay Nigeria, accumulating over 22 million streams within four days of release, surpassing Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ which previously held the record with 18.8 million streams.
16. Eight tracks from ‘Timeless’ occupy the first eight spots on the all-time list for the biggest weekly tally by any single on Spotify Nigeria, with ‘OVER DEM‘ ranking at No. 1 with 1.26 million streams.
17. ‘Timeless‘ sets a new record for the biggest debut week for any album on YouTube Nigeria, amassing 4.10 million streams.
18. Davido’s “Timeless” album ranks number thirty-nine on an esteemed chart alongside other notable releases such as Drake’s “For All the Dogs,” Metro Boomin’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” and Lil Yachty’s “Let’s Start Here.”
19. ‘Timeless’ becomes the fastest album in Boomplay’s history to surpass 10 million streams, achieving this milestone on April 1, 2023. It also holds the record for the fastest album to surpass 1 million streams within 24 hours of release.
20. Davido’s “Timeless” recorded 1.9 BILLION streams in its first year of release across 5 platforms