Wizkid’s “Made in Lagos” Surpasses 2 Billion Streams In 2 Years

• Wizkid’s fourth studio album “Made In Lagos” has surpassed 2 Billion streams, in 2 years, becoming one of the most streamed Afrobeat albums in history.
• The album was released on the 30th f0 October 2020 featuring guest appearances from Burna Boy, Skepta, H.E.R, and among others.
• The album was met with critical and commercial success, it became the first African album to debut on the Spotify Global Album chart.

Wizkid’s fourth studio album “Made In Lagos” has surpassed 2 Billion streams, in 2 years, becoming one of the most streamed Afrobeat albums in history. A breakdown shows that the album gathered over 585 Million streams on Apple Music, 551 Million streams on Spotify, 525 Million streams on Youtube, 322 Million streams on Audiomack, 125 Million Streams on Pandora, and 103 Million streams on Pandora.

Made In Lagos was released on the 30th f0 October 2020 featuring guest appearances from Burna Boy, Skepta, H.E.R., Ella Mai, Tay Iwar, Projexx, Tems, Damian Marley, and Terri. The deluxe edition was released on 27 August 2021. It features additional guest appearances from Buju and Justin Bieber.

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The album was met with critical and commercial success, considered by many ones of the greatest Afrobeat albums in history. Following the release, the album became the first African album to debut on the Spotify Global Album chart, debuting within the top ten. It also surpassed 100 million streams across five platforms nine days after release, a rare milestone for Afro-pop artists.

It debuted at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart with over 4,100 album-equivalent units and number 80 on the US Billboard 200 with over 10,000 album-equivalent units. Following the release of the deluxe edition, the album sold an additional 17,000 units in the United States, peaking at number 28 on the US Billboard 200. It has spent over 90 weeks on the Billboard world albums chart.

The album received a nomination at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Global Music Album and the 27th annual South African Music Awards. It however won the Album Of The Year at the 7th annual African Entertainment Awards USA in 2021, and the 15th ceremony of The Headies.