On August 9, 2024, Asake released his third ‘Lungu Boy’ which features several superstars including Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, American superstar Travis Scott, and Brazilian singer Ludmila.
Asake‘s ‘Lungu Boy’ has set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria after garnering 18.9 streams in its opening. The album breaks the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido‘s ‘Timeless’.
Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ leads the list for biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria that includes 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 in its opening week.
Albums with the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria
- Asake– ‘Lungu Boy’ – 18.9M
- Davido–‘Timeless’ – 14.4M
- Rema– ‘HEIS’ — 12.3M
- BurnaBoy – ‘I Told Them’ — 9.4M
- Asake– ‘Work Of Art’ — 8.3M
- Olamide– ‘Ikigai / 生き甲斐, Vol. 1’ — 7.92M
- Wizkid– ‘S2’ – EP — 5.89M
- Olamide– ‘Unruly’ — 5.8M
- Shallipopi– ‘Shakespopi’ — 5.7M
- AyraStarr – ‘The Year I Turned 21’ — 5.18M
- BurnaBoy – ‘Love, Damini’ — 4.8M
- ODUMODUBLVCK – ‘EZIOKWU’ — 4.7M
- ODUMODUBLVCK –‘EZIOKWU (UNCUT)’ — 4.6M
- BNXN– ‘Sincerely, BNXN’ — 4.5M
- Omah Lay– ‘Boy Alone Deluxe’ — 4.28M
- Asake– ‘Mr. Money With The Vibe’ — 4.2M
- Young Jonn–‘Jiggy Forever’ — 4.13M
- Seyi Vibez– ‘NAHAMciaga’ – EP — 3.8M
- Tems– ‘Born In The Wild’ – 3.79M
- Shallipopi– ‘Presido La Pluto’ — 3.78M
- Wizkid– ‘More Love, Less Ego’ — 3.6M
- Victony– ‘Stubborn’ — 3.43M
- SeyiVibez – ‘Loseyi Professor’ — 3.37M
- Rema– ‘RAVAGE’ – EP — 3.2M
- Rema– ‘Rave & Roses (Ultra)’ —3.2M
- Blaqbonez– ‘Emeka Must Shine’ — 2.7M
- Future, Metrobooming– ‘WE DON’T TRUST YOU’ — 2.29M
- Seyi Vibez – ‘Vibe Till Thy Kingdom Come’— 2.2M
This monumental feat comes after the ‘Lungu Boy’ surpassed Rema’s ‘HEIS’ for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria in 2024 after just 4 days.
‘Lungu Boy’ also set a new record for the biggest opening day global streams for a Nigerian album on Spotify with 9.2 million streams.
The second track of the album ‘MMS’ recorded 870,577 streams on its first day of release on Spotify Nigeria which sets a new record on the platform after surpassing the previous 626,000 streams set by Wizkid‘s ‘IDK’ feat Zlatan.
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