This is a list of the top 5 astonishing records Wizkid set with his album ‘Made In Lagos’ at the international level.
Four years later, the remarkable success of Wizkid’s fourth studio album ‘Made In Lagos’ is something that has not been replicated to date. ‘Made In Lagos’ is an album that has been able to break barriers and also get records, which is why we compiled a list of the five remarkable records of the album and the songs off the album set worldwide.
5. First African Album To Debut On Spotify Global Album Charts
Made In Lagos exceeded the expectations of music fans globally. However, no one anticipated the album’s historic achievement as the first African album to debut in the top 10 of the Spotify Global albums chart in the firstw eek of its release.
Within just one week of tracking, from October 30 to November 3, 2020, the album entered the charts at number 10. To date, it has garnered over 371 million streams on Spotify.
4. The Highest Charting Nigerian Album On Billboard World Album Charts
Wizkid’s fourth studio album, ‘Made In Lagos,’ hit the number one position in the week of 28th of August 2021 on the Billboard World Album charts to become the highest-charting album on the charts ten months after its release.
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3. The Longest Charting African Album On Billboard World Album Charts
‘Made In Lagos’ has spent a total of 102 weeks on the Billboard World album charts. The figure might not sound shocking, but Wizkid had actually tied a 27-year-old record held by the legend Cesaria Evora with her album titled ‘Cesaria.’
It had been the longest-charting African Album for 27 years till Wizkid tied the record on Monday, February 14, 2022, and surpassed it in the week of the 28th of October, 2022.
2. 1st African And Nigerian Song To Receive Platinum Certification In USA
Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ featuring Tems off the ‘Made In Lagos’ album became the first Nigerian and African song to sell over a million copies in the USA. The RIAA certified the song Platinum on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ is the only African album also to receive an RIAA certification after the album sold over 500,000 units in the US alone.
1. Highest Charting Nigerian Song On Billboard Hot 100
Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ featuring Tems and Justin Bieber off the ‘Made In Lagos’ album became the highest-charting Nigerian song on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. This was an important feat because the Hot 100 chart is strictly for the USA. The record was later surpassed by Rema with his hit song Cal Down which peaked at number 3 on the chart.
