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Nigerian music continues to make a strong impact globally, with five of the country’s biggest artistes recording at least 10 songs that have surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify across all credits.
Nigerian music continues to make a strong impact globally, with five of the country’s biggest artistes recording at least 10 songs that have surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify across all credits.
According to the latest streaming figures, Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy leads the pack with 23 songs crossing the 100 million-stream mark.
Nigerian artistes with 100M+ Spotify songs
Number of songs surpassing 100 million Spotify streams across all credits.
Burna Boy
23
Wizkid
18
Tems
13
Asake
11
Omah Lay
10
Figures supplied in the ranking.
Wizkid follows with 18 songs, maintaining his position among Nigeria’s most-streamed global stars.
Tems ranks third with 13 songs, while Asake has moved up to 11, making him the latest artiste to join the group with more than 10 songs above the milestone.
Singer Omah Lay completes the list with 10 songs surpassing 100 million streams.
The figures highlight the growing international reach of Nigerian music and the sustained streaming power of Afrobeats on major global platforms.
Burna Boy’s lead also underlines his remarkable consistency, with his tally standing five songs ahead of Wizkid and 10 ahead of Tems.
Asake’s rise to 11 songs further demonstrates the rapid growth of his catalogue, while Omah Lay remains firmly among Nigeria’s leading streaming acts despite sitting at the 10-song threshold.
