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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ becomes the most streamed African song in US history
Nigerian singer, Rema, has added another milestone to his successful music career as his hit song ‘Calm Down‘ becomes the most streamed African song in the history of the United States of America (USA).
The song surpassed CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti‘ to achieve this feat.
Chart Data, a prominent American music data compilation website, confirmed this achievement on Friday.
The statistics firm tweeted, “@heisrema’s ‘Calm Down’ is now the #1 most streamed Afrobeats song in US history, surpassing @ckay_yo’s ‘love nwantiti’.”
.@heisrema‘s “Calm Down” is now the #1 most streamed Afrobeats song in US history, surpassing @ckay_yo‘s “love nwantiti”. pic.twitter.com/t7NpeFwd7f
— chart data (@chartdata) July 21, 2023
Both versions of the song, available on Spotify and YouTube, have now collectively surpassed half a billion streams.
Previously, ‘Calm Down‘ made history by becoming the highest-peaking Nigerian song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart after a remix with American superstar Selena Gomez, reaching an impressive number 3 position. Additionally, the track became the first African song to top the American radio chart, solidifying Rema’s impact in the international music scene.