Spotify has released its highly anticipated 2025 Wrapped data, spotlighting the top-performing artists, songs, and albums streamed by Nigerian listeners throughout the year.
Wizkid – Afrobeat star, topped the list of most-streamed artistes and albums in Spotify and in Nigeria with Morayo. Also led on Apple Music in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Davido– His album 5ive ranked second most-streamed, and his collab with Omah Lay, With You, was the most-streamed song in Nigeria.
Burna Boy – Who also maintained status as Nigeria’s most-exported artiste globally for another year.
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Female Artistes Breaking Through:
Ayra Starr is the reigning Most Streamed Female Artiste in Nigeria, a position that is further solidified by her presence on the Most Exported Artistes list.
Tems follows closely as the second most-streamed female and is also one of the Most Exported Artistes, highlighting her international success.
However, the female list includes significant international names like Billie Eilish and SZA, alongside Nigerian talents like Smur Lee, Qing Madi, Tiwa Savage, and gospel artiste Sunmisola Agbebi, showing diversity in local consumption.
Top Songs and Collaborations
The most streamed song, “With You” by Davido featuring Omah Lay, underscores the success of high-profile collaborations.
FOLA is a noteworthy new presence, appearing on the overall top artistes list, the top albums list with “catharsis,” and the top songs list with “lost” (with Kizz Daniel).
Wizkid’s single “Kese (Dance)” also proves his enduring popularity on the tracks chart.