African songs are mainly trending these days. There are a few songs that became trending and we still can’t get our ears off them.
1. Love Nwantiti (ah ah ah) by cKay
This song has over 700 million listeners He’s also the first African singer to reach one billion streams on Spotify. 27-year-old Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer Chukwuka Ekweani got famous for this song. It was his debut track.
2. Calm Down (with Selene Gomez) by Rema ft. Selena Gomez
This song has over 844 million listeners on Spotify and is one of the trending Tiktok tracks. These 2 artists met at a charity event in Los Angeles. 23-year-old Nigerian singer, songwriter, and rapper rose to stardom after releasing his track Dumebi in 2019.
3. UNAVAILABLE (feat. Musa Keys) by Davido
This song has over 84 million listeners on Spotify. His first song was ‘Back Then’ which was produced and sung by him in 2011. He’s 30 years old American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
4. Sittin’ On Top Of The World by Burna Boy
This song has millions of listeners on Spotify He is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to stardom in 2019 after releasing “Like to Party”, the lead single from his debut studio album ‘Life’ (2013).
5. Infinity by Omah lay
This song has millions of listeners daily on Spotify. He’s 26 years old Nigerian singer and songwriter who got famous with his single released track back in early 2020 ‘ Bad Influence ‘’.
6. T’as peur by Aya nakamura, Myke Towers
All you need is luck and Myke Towers has it all. His song T’as peur has so many listeners on Spotify like a million which made him a popular name among Nigerian artists. He’s 29 years old Puerto Rican Rapper, singer, and songwriter.
7. HALLELUJAH by cKay
It has over 19 million listeners on Spotify in just less than a month after its release. CKay is a famous Nigerian singer who got his fame from the song “Love Nwantiti “ in 2021. Which was a global hit. And billboard table topper within less than one and a half months after its release.
8. Stamina by Tiwa Savage, Ayra Starr, Young Jonn
This song has millions of listeners. Tiwa Savage is a 43 years old Nigerian singer and songwriter and actress who is also known as the queen of Afro beats. Back in high school, she used to sing for a high school band.
9. Do You Mind? By Adekunle Gold
This song has over a million listeners. He’s also known as AG Baby. He gained widespread attention after releasing 2015 hit single “Sade”, a highlife cover of One Direction’s “Story of My Life”
10. Amapiano by Asake, Olamide
This song has widespread listeners. Asake’s real name is Ahmed Ololade. An interesting fact is that this 28-year-old Nigerian singer and songwriter’s stage name Asake is a tribute to his mother; as it is after his mother. He’s also known as Mr. Money. His album Mr. Money debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 chart.