10 Most Viewed Nigerian Music Videos on YouTube

Nigeria is known for two things in the entire world, Crude oil and Wizkid, ehm, sorry Afrobeat. As I have said in over 10,000 of my articles, “Afrobeat is no doubt one of the biggest genres of music in the world right now”. How can we verify the factuality of this statement, Number!, Yeah you heard me right. Our only claim to Afrobeat competing with the biggest genre in the world such as Pop, Rap, and Country Music is to have similar numbers these people are having music and streaming platforms.  In order to bring Afrobeat numbers to the limelight, I’ve compiled a list of the 10 most viewed Nigerian music videos on YouTube.

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1. CKay – Love Nwantiti Remix ft Joeboy & Kuami Eugene

CKay’s Love Nwantiti remix ft Joeboy & Kuami Eugene is the most viewed Nigerian music video on Youtube, with over 299 Million Views. Love Nwantiti is no doubt one of the biggest African songs of all time, it is the best-selling African song, with over 10 Million units sold worldwide. It is also the most streamed Nigerian song on  Spotify with over 500 Million Stream. Story cut Short Ckay love Nwantiti has numerous records to its name one of which might not get broken any time soon.

2. Burna Boy – On The Low

On the low by the African Giant, Burna boy takes second place among the 10 most viewed Nigerian music videos on YouTube, with over 285 Million views. The track is one of the best-selling Nigerian tracks of all time, with over 1 Million units sold. It is certified Silver in the United Kingdom, Gold in the United States, Platinum in Canada, and Diamond in Farace.

3. Davido – Fall

Multiple award-winning Singer Davidojoins the list with his 2017 hit single “Fall”. The song with over over 246 Million views takes third place among the most viewed Nigerian music videos on Youtube. Fall is the first Nigerian song to be certified Gold in the United States & Canada, for selling over 500 $ 40 thousand Units respectively. It was the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history, before Wizkid’s “Essence”

4. Sinach – Waymaker

Sinach is one of the singers putting Nigeria on the map, without really much media attention. She released Way Maker, a contemporary worship song on the 30th of December 2015. The track attained commercial success in and outside Nigeria, accumulating over 207 million views on Youtube. With the song, Sinach became the first African artist to top the Billboard Christian Songwriters chart in May 2020. The track won the Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 51st GMA Dove Awards and the BMI Song of the year.

5. Wizkid – Joro

This list cannot be complete without the GOAT of Afrobeat, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid. The Singer’s 2019 hit song Joro with over 204 million views, takes fifth place among the most viewed Nigerian music videos on Youtube. The song’s viral sensation on the Video sharing platform and became an international hit with over 70 million streams on Spotify. It is certified Gold in Canada.

6. CKay – Love Nwantiti (Acoustic)

CKay makes the list again with the acoustic version of Love Nwantiti. The global hit song has accumulated over 202 Million views taking its place among the most viewed Nigerian music videos on Youtube. The song has sold over 2.560 million certified units in 15 different countries including the United States, Uk, and Canada. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200, and no 5 on the Canadian Hot 100.

7. Burna Boy – Ye

Burna Boy’s Ye, with over 200 Million views takes seventh place among the most viewed Nigerian music videos on Youtube. The song was released on August 6, 2018, as the sixth single from his third studio album Outside. It peaked at number 26 and 31 on Billboard‘s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. The song has sold 1.40 Million certified units and has received 4 gold certifications in four different countries including the United States and Canada.

8. Tekno – Pana

Tekno’s Continental smash hit, Pana is one of the most viewed Nigerian Music videos on Youtube, with over 183 Million views. The song was released on July 22, 2016, it received mostly positive reviews from music critics and tops the MTV Base’s hottest track of 2016 at number 2. “Pana” won the song of the year award at the 2016 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival and was nominated at the 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Single of the year.

9. Davido – If

Another Davido’s 2017 hit “If” with over 154 Million views on Youtube joins the list of the most viewed music videos on Youtube. The song was released on the 17th of February 2017 as the first single from the second studio album A Good Time (2019). It won Best Pop Single and Song of the Year at The Headies 2018 and was certified Gold in the United States and Diamond in South Africa, making a total of 700,000 certified units worldwide.

10. Rudeboy – Reason With Me

Rudeboy’s Reason With Me, with over 152 Million tracks, concludes the list of the most viewed music videos on Youtube. The song was released in 2019, following the disbandment of P-Square in 2017, and both band members sought separate musical careers. Rudeboy released his debut solo tracks titled ‘Fire Fire’ and ‘Nkenji Keke’ in 2017. “Reason With Me” generated the highest views on YouTube in Africa in 2019.

Summary

For the sake of optimization and emphasis, here is a summary of the 10 most viewed Nigerian music videos on YouTube.

1. CKay – Love Nwantiti Remix ft Joeboy & Kuami Eugene – 299 Million views
2. Burna Boy – On The Low – 285 Million views
3. Davido – Fall – 246 Million views
4. Sinach – Waymaker – 207 Million views
5. Wizkid – Joro – 204 Million views
6. CKay – Love Nwantiti (Acoustic) – 202 Million views
7. Burna Boy – Ye – 200 Million views
8. Tekno – Pana – 183 Million views
9. Davido’s – If – 154 Million views
10. Rudeboy – Reason With me – 152 Million views