Nigerian artist Asake has made history with his latest album ‘Lungu Boy’, achieving the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria with 18.9 million streams.
This surpasses Davido’s ‘Timeless’, which previously held the record with 14.4 million streams.
Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ features an impressive lineup of artists, including Wizkid, Central Cee, Stormzy, Travis Scott, and Ludmila.
The album’s success also marks a new record for the biggest opening day global streams for a Nigerian album on Spotify, with 9.2 million streams.
Additionally, the album’s second track ‘MMS’ set a new record on Spotify Nigeria with 870,577 streams on its first day of release, surpassing Wizkid’s ‘IDK’ feat Zlatan.
Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ leads the list of biggest opening weeks on Spotify Nigeria, followed by Davido, Rema, Burna Boy, and Wizkid.
Asake is also the only artist with two albums in the top 10, with his sophomore album ‘Work Of Art’ garnering 8.3 million streams in its opening week.
