These are the top 10 most Streamed Afrobeat Songs of all time on Spotify.
The reality is that the African continent consists of more than 50 countries, different environments from the deep desert of the Sahara to the central African rainforests, and radically different cultures from ancient civilizations to modern metropolises, and here are the top 10 most Streamed Afrobeat Songs of all time on Spotify.
It’s way past time to move beyond our conception of African music as being based either on some kind of strange tribal drumming aesthetic.
Top 10 most Streamed Afrobeat Songs of all time on Spotify
CKay – Love Nwantiti (406 million)
“Love Nwantiti” is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay, released in 2019 as the second track from his second extended play Ckay the First by Chocolate City through Warner Music Group.
A remix of the song titled “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” featuring Nigerian singer Joeboy and Ghanaian singer Kuami Eugene, released as a single in 2020, became a commercial success in Nigeria, Middle East, North Africa and in many European club venues, as well as the subject of collaborations with few local artists for localised variations.
CKay – Love Nwantiti Remix (339 million)
“Love Nwantiti” is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay, released in 2019 as the second track from his second extended play Ckay the First by Chocolate City through Warner Music Group.
A remix of the song titled “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” featuring Nigerian singer Joeboy and Ghanaian singer Kuami Eugene, released as a single in 2020, became a commercial success in Nigeria, Middle East, North Africa and in many European club venues, as well as the subject of collaborations with few local artists for localised variations.
Burna Boy – On The Low (146 million)
Burna Boy’s ON THE LOW produced by Kel P is a nice mid-tempo love song with a fusion of Afrobeat and very subtle dancehall influences.
He comes through with another banging Afrobeat song titled “On The Low“.Burna Boy’s voice was as clear as day
Burna Boy – Ye (127 million)
“Ye” is a song by Nigerian singer Burna Boy, It was released on August 6, 2018, as the sixth single from his third studio album Outside (2018).
The song was produced by Nigerian record producer Phantom. It peaked at number 26 and 31 on Billboard‘s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts, respectively
Wizkid – Come Closer (110 million)
“Come Closer” is a song by Nigerian singer Wizkid, featuring vocals from Canadian rapper Drake.
The song was released as the third single from Wizkid’s third studio album, Sounds from the Other Side.
In September 2020, Wizkid became the first African artist to be certified Gold (both) as a featured and lead artist in the United States, as Come Closer sold 500,000 units.
CKay – Love Nwantiti, North Africa Rmx (98 million)
“Love Nwantiti” is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter CKay, released in 2019 as the second track from his second extended play Ckay the First by Chocolate City through Warner Music Group.
A remix of the song titled “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” featuring Nigerian singer Joeboy and Ghanaian singer Kuami Eugene, released as a single in 2020, became a commercial success in Nigeria, Middle East, North Africa and in many European club venues, as well as the subject of collaborations with few local artists for localised variations.
Wizkid – Essence feat. Tems (95.5 million)
“Essence” is a song by Nigerian singer Wizkid, featuring fellow Nigerian singer Tems.
It was released on 9 April 2021, as the fourth single from Wizkid’s fourth studio album, Made in Lagos.
“Essence” was produced by P2J and Legendury Beatz, the “sensual” song sees the duo express their desire for each other
Maleek Berry – Kontrol (89.8 million)
2016 with fine tune by Nigerian prolific producer, song writer and singer with the stage name Maleek Berry. He titled this one ‘Kontrol’.
‘Kontrol’ by Maleek berry was recalled by him about a week ago in instagram for hitting a certain peak on youtube with over 100 million views.
Wizkid & Skepta – Energy (86.3 million)
“Energy (Stay Far Away)” is a song by English grime artist Skepta and Nigerian musician Wizkid.
It initially debuted at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart, but reached a peak of number 59 following the release of its music video in September.
The song spent a total of 15 weeks on the UK Singles chart, It has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Ayo Jay – Your Number (78.2 million)
“Your Number” is a song by Nigerian singer Ayo Jay, first released on June 21, 2013 by One Nation and re-released on November 11, 2015 by RCA Records.
The song was produced by British record producer Melvitto.
According to Raro Lae, “Your Number” is the first ever Nigerian song to sit on any Billboard chart without any features