Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema has achieved yet another milestone as the remix of his hit single, “Calm Down,” featuring international pop icon Selena Gomez, secures the 12th spot on Apple Music’s global streaming chart. This achievement marks a historic high for an African song on the prestigious chart, according to statistics released on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, covering plays from November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2023.<\/p>\n
Omah Lay’s “soso” claimed the top spot as the most streamed song in Nigeria on Apple Music for the year, demonstrating the continued dominance of Nigerian artists on the global music scene.<\/p>\n
The global chart’s top three songs were led by country music star Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” followed by Miley Cyrus’s “Flowers” in second place and SZA’s “Kill Bill” in third place.<\/p>\n
Noteworthy entries in the top 10 included Drake and 21 Savage’s “Rich Flex,” SZA’s “Snooze,” Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” Yoasobi’s “Idol,” Chris Brown’s “Under the Influence,” Metro Booming, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage’s “Creepin’,” and Official Hige Dandism’s “Subtitle.”<\/p>\n
“Spin Bout U” by Drake and 21 Savage, a collaborative track from their album “Her Loss,” secured the 11th spot, just above Rema’s “Calm Down.”<\/p>\n
Apple Music acknowledged the success of “Calm Down” as a testament to the global embrace of Afrobeats, with all the top 10 most streamed songs by Ghanaians in the past 12 months being Nigerian hits. This trend extended to Kenya, where the top 10 chart was also dominated by Afrobeats songs.<\/p>\n
In a notable inclusion, Nigerian singer Tems earned recognition in the global top 100 chart for her contribution to “Wait For U” by American rapper Future, featuring Drake, which claimed the 17th spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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