Burna Boy’s African Giant Tops Most Streamed Album In Africa
Remaining prolific all through the year, Burna Boy‘s critically acclaimed album “African Giant” is currently the most-streamed album in Africa, according to Billboard Africa.
Impressively, released July 26, 2019, the album also ranks number 11 worldwide, something no other Nigerian act has managed. Burna Boy‘s album has continued to perform extremely well and it’s still going strong, especially now that it was nominated for the 2020 Grammy Awards in the Best World Music Album category.
In addition to this feat, Burna Boy is also the African artist of the year, according to BillBoard Africa.
Billboard Africa tweeted: “Burna Boy #AfricanGiant album is the most streamed album in Africa 2019, it currently has 61.7M+ streams on Audiomack and ranks No.11 worldwide.”
Burna Boy #AfricanGiant album is the most streamed album in Africa 2019, it currently has 61.7M+ streams on Audiomack and ranks No.11 worldwide.
Just like the the most streamed album in Africa, Burna Boy leads on Apple Music List of Most Streamed songs in Sub- Saharan Africa in 2019. The Afrobeats artiste also made Pitchfork’s 100 Best Songs of 2019.
In November this year, he won the Best African Act at the MTV EMA Awards and took over London’s Wembley Arena with a massive sold-out show, becoming the first afrobeat star to sell out at the Arena. In June he won the Best International Act at the BET awards. His album also won the category for Album of the year at the recently concluded All Africa Music Awards (AAMA).
Burna Boy‘s 19 track fourth studio Afro-fusion album, “African Giant” features amazing sounds from Angelique Kidjo, Damian Marley, Manifest,Future, YG, Jorja Smith, Serani and Zlatan.
Burna Boy has indeed witnessed an indescribable feat of success this year.
