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Africa Entertainment News of Tuesday, 12 July 2022

    

Source: mynigeria.com

Top 5 longest-charting Nigerian Albums on the Billboard World Albums Chart

Nigerian Musicians, Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid Nigerian Musicians, Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid

Nigerian music has always been a force to reckon with which is why it has always made a debut on the Billboard Charts, one of such charts is the Billboard World Albums Chart.

Here's a compiled list of the top 5 albums that have spent the longest time on the Billboard World Music Albums Charts.

1. Made In Lagos- Wizkid

Wizkid's Made in Lagos broke the record by spending a total of 86 weeks on the Billboard World Albums Charts so far.

It reached the peak position of number 1 for 7 weeks since it entered the chart in 2020.

The starboy himself has debuted just 2 albums on the World Album Chart namely; "Made In Lagos" for 86 weeks and "Sounds From The Other Side", for 4 weeks.

2. The Best Of The Black President - Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti's 'The Best Of The Black President" spent a total of 45 weeks on the Billboard World Album Chart and the second-highest number of weeks spent by any Nigerian artiste.

He has debuted a total of 8 albums on the Billboard World Album Chart namely; "The Best Of The Black President" for 45 Weeks, "O.D.O.O." for 7 weeks, "Fela: Vinyl Box Set 4 Compiled By Erykah Badu" for 2 Weeks, "Open & Close", "Vinyl Box Set #1", "Live In Detroit 1986", "Fela: The Best Of The Black President 2", "Finding Fela (Soundtrack)", for 1 week respectively.

3. Ckay The First - Ckay

Following the massive success of "Love Nwantiti", "Ckay The First" has spent a total of 40 weeks on the Billboard World Album Chart and attained a peak position of number 3 since the album's debut on the chart on October 5, 2021.

4. African Giant - Burna Boy

Burna Boy's fourth studio album, "African Giant", spent 36 weeks on the Billboard World Albums Chart, with its peak position at number 6.

He has debuted 2 albums on the Chart namely; "African Giant", 36 weeks, and "Twice As Tall", 12 weeks.

5. A Good Time - Davido

Davido's debut album, "A Good Time", released in 2019 spent a total of 25 weeks on the Billboard World Albums Chart, with a peak position at number 6.

He has debuted a total of 3 albums on the chart, namely, "A Good Time", 25 weeks, "A Better Time", 2 weeks, and "Son Of Mercy (EP)", for 1 week.