These are the top 10 Nigerian musicians that score at least a hit song every year.
This category includes artists who have had a long career and have never failed to give a hit song every year, and here are the top 10 Nigerian musicians that score at least a hit song every year.
This also implies that by the end of the year, they must have released one or more club pounding tunes that can have you dancing, consistency in the music industry, on the other hand, is neither a fluke nor a simple effort, which is why they celebrate singers like Timaya, 2Baba, Wizkid, Davido, Olamide, Tiwa Savage, and the rest who have been kicking since their beginning careers.
so we are listing the mainstream relevant artistes that have been serving us hits since the beginning of the last decade to date.
Top 10 Nigerian musicians that score at least a hit song every year
2Baba
Innocent Ujah Idibia, who is known by his stage name 2Baba, is a Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
He is one of the most decorated and successful Afro pop artists in Africa and most times regarded as a Legend in the Nigerian music Industry.
2Baba has been a mainstream Nigerian artiste since 1999 with the defunct group known as ‘Plantaishun Boiz’ and yet still manages to drop one or two hit songs every year to date.
Timaya
Inetimi Timaya Odon, better known by his stage name Timaya, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, who hails from Odi, Bayelsa state.
He is the founder of DM Records Limited. His solo career began in 2005 with the release of “Dem Mama” and to date, there is no year that Timaya fails to drop one or more hit songs that will bang nationwide.
Olamide
Olamide Gbenga Adedeji, known professionally as Olamide (and also Olamide Baddo, BaddoSneh, or simply Baddo) is a Nigerian hip-hop recording artist.
He records in Yoruba and English, In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi and till now he has annually dropped about 11 projects to his credit with other collaborative projects.
However, Olamide also drops hit singles every year, multiple hits in most cases.
Davido
David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is an American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Davido rose to fame after releasing “Dami Duro”, the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo in 2012, and since then has never relented in dropping bangers yearly.
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Davido also has an amazing catalog of both international and local hit records to his name.
Wizkid
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
He later rose to the limelight after releasing “Holla at Your Boy”, the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar in 2011, which also spawned numerous hit singles.
However, over the years Starboy has never missed a year without dropping hit songs either globally or within the space of Nigerian shore.
Kizz Daniel
Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
Kizz Daniel dropped his first singles “Woju” around 2013 under his former record label known as G-worldwide, to date Kizz has never gone a year without shaking the charts with a massive hit song.
Tiwa Savage
Tiwa Savage is one of the Nigerian female artistes that has been visibly consistent when it comes to releasing hit songs, for almost a decade now Tiwa Savage has been involved in various hit songs in a calendar year.
Her consistency and ability to drop hit often cemented her with the title of ‘Queen of Afrobeat’ fondly used to address her most times.
Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is one of the biggest and most successful African artists.
He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing “Like to Party”, the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E in 2013 and till date he always finds way of dropping hit song before the end of a year.
Phyno
Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike, better known as Phyno Fino, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Phyno’s debut studio album No Guts No Glory was released in 2014 and to date has been back to back every year with hit songs.
Yemi Alade
Yemi Eberechi Alade is a Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, actress, and activist.
She won the Peak Talent Show in 2009 after which she signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and had a hit with her single “Johnny” in 2014 and to date, Mama Africa as she is fondly called has been dropping hit songs at least before the end of a calendar year.
Honourable Mentions:
- Mr Eazi
- Naira Marley
- Mayorkun
- Zlatan Ibile
- Tekno