• Davido's newly released ORIADÉ was knocked off the top position within days of release as Wizkid's Made in Lagos (Deluxe) reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Nigeria's iTunes chart
• The chart shake-up has reignited the long-running 30BG vs Wizkid FC rivalry online
• The comeback highlights the remarkable longevity of Made in Lagos, six years after its debut and reinforces the idea that timeless albums can outperform even brand-new releases

Davido came with a brand-new album. Wizkid replied with a six-year-old classic.

In one of the most unexpected chart twists of 2026, Made in Lagos (Deluxe) has climbed back to the top of Nigeria's iTunes chart, pushing ORIADÉ, Davido's freshly released project, off the No. 1 spot just days after its debut. It's the kind of upset that only Afrobeats can produce, where an album released during the pandemic is still powerful enough to outmuscle a brand-new heavyweight release.

For fans, it's fresh fuel for the never-ending 30BG vs Wizkid FC rivalry. For the music industry, it's a reminder that chart dominance isn't always about who dropped last—sometimes it's about whose music refuses to leave.

Six years after its release, Made in Lagos isn't just making history; it's proving that classics don't expire.

How is a 2020 album doing this?

Let's get the timeline straight first, because this is where the story gets wild.

Wizkid released Made in Lagos on 30 October 2020, then followed with the deluxe edition on August 27, 2021. That makes the project roughly six years old as of this chart moment. Meanwhile ORIADÉ is fresh out of the oven, released just this year on July 31, 2026.

One album has had almost six years to build a legacy. The other has had days to build a first impression. And somehow, the six-year-old one is the one sitting at No. 1 right now.

This isn't the first time either. Made in Lagos has apparently made a habit of this comeback move, it's been reported to have charted in Nigeria's Apple Music Top 10 for seven consecutive years, 2020–2026, which nobody else in Afrobeats history has done. Not Burna or Rema.

The streets are not playing fair about this

You already know Nigerian Twitter (X, whatever we're calling it this year) doesn't do subtle. The second the chart update dropped, the timeline split into two camps.

30BG loyalists are calling it a coincidence; algorithm noise, nothing more. Wizkid FC is treating it like scripture: proof that quality outlives hype, that a classic doesn't need a release date to compete.

Somewhere in the replies, someone already dragged up the old "Na Davido's Funds remove am" meme from the last time Morayo had chart drama, and honestly? The internet remembers everything. This rivalry has receipts going back years, and every single chart update just adds another exhibit to the case file.

This isn't about one chart position

Made in Lagos wasn't just a Wizkid album, it's the project that a lot of industry watchers point to when they talk about Afrobeats' real global breakout. It carried "Essence" to international playlists, pulled features from names like Burna Boy, Ella Mai, Skepta, H.E.R., and became the kind of reference point new Nigerian albums still get measured against.

So when it beats a brand new release six years later, it's not really Wizkid vs Davido at that moment. It's a statement about what actually lasts in this industry, hype cycles versus staying power.

ORIADÉ isn't a flop, to be clear. It earned 7.67 million streams in its first full day on Spotify. This is a legacy album versus a new release, and legacy just won round one.

Charts move fast. ORIADÉ could easily reclaim No. 1 within days, new albums usually do once the dust settles and casual listeners catch up.

But that's not really the story people will remember from this week. The story is that in 2026, six years after release, Made in Lagos is still out there fighting for the top spot like it just dropped last Friday.

Undefeated is a big word. But right now? The album is making a strong case for it.

Ranking 10 debut albums that took Nigerian industry by storm

In a previous report by TheRadar, it noted that debut albums go a remarkably long way in determining the trajectory of a music artistes’ career. Think of the phrase ‘first impression matters’ — as a better analogy.

It also opined that the Nigerian music scene with its competitiveness has seen some artistes fizzle out after a debut and yet have witnessed some grow enormously in the industry riding on the groundbreaking effect of their debuts. Geographic Reference

From 2Baba’s Face 2 Face, to Fireboy’s Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps, TheRadar ranked the top 10 debut albums that shook the Nigerian music scene. The ranking considered the debut album's relevance, acceptance and evergreen appeal over decades