- Afrobeats singer Wizkid is now the only African act to have two albums simultaneously on World Billboard Albums Chart this week
- Wizkid achieved this milestone with the charts of his ‘Morayo’ and ‘Made in Lagos’ albums
- Also, Made in Lagos now holds the title of the longest-charting African album in history
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Wizkid has made history on World Billboard Albums Charts with his albums Made in Lagos and Morayo.
Born Ayodeji Balogun, Wizkid has set an unprecedented pace as he became the only African artiste with two albums simultaneously appearing on the chart this week.
In an X (formerly Twitter) post, on Tuesday, March 18, Wizkid’s feat buzzed among fans and the Afrobeats music community, highlighting his influence in the music industry.
His latest studio album, Morayo has now spent a total of 16 weeks on the World Billboard Albums Chart while Made in Lagos has now spent 146 weeks.
This makes Made in Lagos hold the record for the longest-charting African album ever on the Billboard global album chart.
Meanwhile, among conversations around Wizkid’s Made in Lagos new feat, fans are more captivated by the 2020 album’s consistent relevance in over four years.
10 longest charting Nigerian albums on Billboard World Albums chart
Following Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ recent milestone, TheRadar curated the Top 10 longest-charting Nigerian albums on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
- Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun — Made In Lagos — 146 weeks
- Divine ‘Rema’ Ikubor —Rave & Roses — 127 weeks
- Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu —Love, Damini — 63 weeks
- Fela Anikulapo Kuti —The Best of The Black President — 45 weeks
- Chukwuka ‘Ckay’ Ekweani— CKay The First — 41 weeks
- Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu —I Told Them… — 38 weeks
- Temilade ‘Tems’ Openiyi —Born in the Wild — 38 weeks
- Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu —African Giant — 36 weeks
- Oyinkansola ‘Ayra Starr’ Aderibigbe —The Year I Turned 21 — 32 weeks
- David ‘Davido’ Adeleke —A Good Time — 25 weeks
10 best surprise on-stage appearances of Wizkid
Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported that Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid severally left fans stunned with his surprise appearances to support fellow artistes on stage.
Following this, we spotlighted Wizkid’s 10 best surprise performances on stage in support of fellow artistes in the Nigerian music scene.
