- Nigerian singer Seyi Vibez shocked his fans in his usual notorious style of dropping surprise projects
- The release of his latest project Chilfen of Africa drove conversations in the music community and saw the project on a charting spree
- TheRadar analysed this and milestones achieved Seyi Vibez’s Children of Africa since its release
Afrobeats singer Seyi Vibez recently left the Nigerian music community buzzing about his surprise Extended Play (EP) Children of Africa.
The release of Seyi Vibez's EP came with no prior notice or announcement, this intensified conversations around whether the project was worth it.
Since the release of the surprise EP on Friday, February 21, the music project has raked up streaming numbers and set new records.
With his charting spree, Seyi Vibez proves his dominant force in the Nigeria music scene and his ability to drive conversations.
TheRadar curated a list of notable milestones Seyi Vibez’s Children of Africa has achieved so far. See list below:
Milestones achieved by Seyi Vibez's ‘Children of Africa’
- Children of Africa amassed 128K streams on Spotify, marking a powerful debut in one hour.
- Six hours after its release, Seyi Vibez's Children of Africa EP peaked at #1 on NG Apple Top Albums Chart. It tied with Davido's Timeless album as the fastest projects to reach the summit of the NG Apple Top Albums Chart.
- The EP made history as the first Nigerian project of 2025 to achieve remarkable global success
- It peaked at number 7 on the US Apple Top 10
- Seyi Vibez’s Children of Africa ranked number 7 on the UK Apple Top 10 chart. It is the highest-charting Nigerian project on UK Apple.
- It also charted all its four tracks, Shaolin, Mario Kart, Happy Song and Macho in the Top 4 in Nigeria
- Seyi Vibez's Children of Africa surpassed Wizkid's S2 as the EP with the biggest opening day streams on NG Spotify.
- The EP recorded a total of 2.24M + streams as its opening day streams on Spotify Nigeria. This made it the 8th biggest opening day for any project and the biggest for an EP.
- Following his new EP, Seyi Vibez’s 2023 album Thy Kingdom Come re-entered the NG Apple top 10 charting at #9. The singer now owns two projects in the Top 10 chart.
- Seyi Vibez’s Children of Africa currently charts across 47 countries including Nigeria, United States of America and the United Kingdom.
Top songs of 2024: Seyi Vibez’s ‘Different Pattern’ leads pack on Apple Music NG
Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported that Different Pattern by Nigerian singer Balogun Oluwaloseyi, popularly known as Seyi Vibez, emerged as the most streamed song in 2024.
The 24-year-old singer led the pack of Top Songs of 2024 curated by Apple Music Nigeria alongside Omah Lay, Shalipopi and others.
The curated list featured top Nigerian songs that made a remarkable impact with their releases and were most streamed by listeners.
