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Top 10 Nigerian songs on Spotify rack up 316M+ streams in May 2025, led by ‘Baby (Is it a crime)’ at 53.4M streams
  • Total Spotify streams for the top 10 Nigerian songs hit 316.4 million, signalling another milestone for Nigeria’s digital music dominance.
  • Rema’s ‘Baby (Is it a crime)’ topped the chart with 53.4M streams, standing well ahead of the next closest, ‘Laho’.
  • All 10 songs recorded over 316M streams combined, showing depth in audience engagement beyond just the top few hits.
  • Shallipopi entered twice with ‘Laho’ (48.1M) and ‘Laho II’ (18.6M), showing the success of follow-ups and fan loyalty to a sound.

Wizkid’s Morayo leads Spotify Nigeria’s first‑day album streams, with a record 12.12M streams
  • Wizkid's Morayo leads the pack with 12.12 million first-day streams—30% more than the runner-up, 5ive (9.29M).
  • The top three singles (Morayo, 5ive, Lungu Boy) together account for 27.29M streams, or 45% of the combined 46.75M total.
  • Streams fall nearly 50% between 3rd (5.88M) and 4th place (Timeless, 4.91M), highlighting a sharp mid-chart taper.
  • Even #10 (S2) amassed over 2M first-day spins, showing strong baseline engagement across diverse artists.

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