This how Wizkid spent three consecutive years in Billboard world album charts
Nigerian Afrobeat superstar Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid is off to an excellent start with records in 2022 as he officially equals a record on the Billboard charts with his classic album “Made in Lagos.”
Aside from being the very best Nigerian artist on the Billboard World Album charts, Wizkid has taken it up a notch by joining the African legends to possess the longest-charting album on the Billboard charts with the album “Made In Lagos.”
Starboy now ties the African legend, Cesaria Evora, to possess the longest-charting album on the Billboard World Album Charts with 66 weeks.
The Cape Verdean singer, Cesaria Evora, together with her Grammy award-winning album, Cesária.
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The album has spent a complete of 66 weeks on the charts peaking at the amount 2 positions, which made her the sole African to spend that long on the charts.
Big Wiz has equalled that record together with his ‘Made in Lagos’ album that has also spent a complete of 66 weeks on the Billboard charts and it still seems that it’d still get on the charts.
This means that Wizkid is one week away from breaking the record and becoming the highest-charting African on the Billboard World album charts.
See the list below:
Fela Kuti’s long term record has been shattered by starboy Wizkid on the prestigious world album chart on Billboard.
This enlists all-time longest-charting Nigerian albums on the US Billboard world albums chart.
Following how Nigerian music has been steadily growing and expanding to a distinct range and the impact on the US Billboard world albums chart.
Billboard world album is a chart that ranks the most popular albums in the USA, It is however generated weekly after a track of the album’s physical sales and streams in the US regional criterion by the Billboard website.
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Also, it is often used to convey the universality and popularity of an album or a particular project.
Below are all-time longest-charting Nigerian albums on the Billboard world albums
Wizkid – Made In Lagos
This is Wizkid‘s fourth studio album, It was released on October 30, 2020, under Starboy Entertainment and RCA Records.
It spent a total of 61 weeks on the Billboard world album chart and still on the chart at the time of this post.
The highest week spent by any Nigerian artistes on the Billboard world album chart.
Fela Kuti – TBOTBP
The Best Of The Black President is a 2-CD compilation album by Nigerian Afrobeat artist Fela Kuti, released in 1981.
It spent a total of 45 weeks on the Billboard world album chart, the second highest week spent by any Nigerian artistes.
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Burna Boy – African Giant
African Giant is Burna Boy’s fourth studio album, released on July 26, 2019.
It is a variable combination of Afrobeats, Afrobeat, dancehall, hip hop, and pop.
It spent a total of 36 weeks on the Billboard world album chart.
Davido – A Good Time
A Good Time is Davido‘s debut studio album, released on November 22, 2019, under DMW, RCA Records, and Sony Music.
It spent a total of 25 weeks on the Billboard world album chart.
