Hell broke loose in 2020 with the outbreak of COVID-19, but the power of music has not devalued and outlived its existence. Even though productivity and work progress in every industry has drastically declined, 80 – 90% of the people in this world find solace when listening to music while others escape their darkness through it.
Notwithstanding that, artists on the other hand are quick to adjust to situations because they always operate on a creative frequency regardless of every ups and downs. By extension, they are exceptional in turning lemon to lemonade to juice up every circumstance to their advantage. By virtue of aligning their values, philosophies, life experiences / lessons and ambitions through music, they transform real life stories into melodies, metaphors, rhyme schemes and relatable music stories.
Some of the musicians may be new to you yet they got the sauce, the numbers and the contents worth your attention. Below are my 36 most streamed albums in Africa in 2020, the list follows an order of priority:
1. Omah Lay – Get Layd – 91.8M streams:
2. Burna Boy – Twice As Tall – 91.3M streams:
3. Rema Compilation – 84.3M streams:
4. Davido – A Better Time – 71.8M streams:
5. Fireboy DML – Apollo – 69.4M streams:
6. Olamide – Carpe Diem – 60.9M streams:
7. Wizkid – Made In Lagos – 54.1M streams:
8. Bella Shmurda – High Tension EP 51.1M streams:
9. Kiss Daniel – King Of Love – 49.1M streams:
10. Adekunle Gold – Afro Pop Vol. 1 – 39.1M streams:
11. Barry Jhay – Barry Back: The EP – 31.8M streams:
12. Stonebwoy – Anloga Junction – 28.4M streams:
13. Cheque – Razor – 23.2M streams:
14. Nasty C – Zulu Man With Some Power – 23.1M streams:
15. DJ Neptune – Nobody: The Extended Playlist (Worldwide Remixes) – 21.5M streams:
16. Patoranking – Three – 21.1M streams:
17. Tiwa Savage – Celia – 20.9M streams:
18. Erigga – The Erigga ll – 19.3M streams:
19. Chiké – Boo Of Booless – 18.5M streams:
20. Simi – Simisola – 17M streams:
21. Oxlade – Oxygen – 15.3M streams:
22. Wande Coal – Realms – 13.8M streams:
23. Reekado Banks – Off The Record – 13.7M streams:
24. Timaya – Gratitude – 11M streams:
25. Mercy Chinwo – Satisfied – 10.7M streams:
26. Darkovibes – Kpanlogo – 9.08M streams
27. Tems – For The Broken Ears – 9.01M streams:
28. Qdot – Alagbe – 9.01M streams:
29. Laycon – Who Is Laycon? – 8.37M streams:
30. Judikay – Man Of Galilee – 7.04M streams:
31. Simi – Restless ll – 6.58M streams:
32. L.A.X – Zaza Vibes – 4.03M streams:
33. Yemi Alade – Empress – 3.31M streams:
34. Kelvyn Boy – Black Star – 2.89M streams:
35. Lil Kesh – Ecstasy – 2.53M streams:
36. Basketmouth – Yabasi – 1.37M streams:
37. Larry Gaaga – Rattle Snake – 1.06M streams:
Compiled by: John Claude Tamakloe.
Stream analytics: Audiomack.
