List of Nigerian albums to reach Top 10 on U.S iTunes

It is very hard for a Nigerian album to reach the top 10 on USA iTunes songs or albums especially for a genre that is not Hip Hop/R&B or more like an artist that doesn’t have dominance on USA soil.

It’s the rate at which an album is bought, downloaded or play in an apple digital multimedia, this conveys the acceptance of Nigerian music in the USA.

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A Better Time album was released in 2020 and peaked at #4 becoming Davido‘s second project to reach the top 10 on US iTunes (albums).

Twice as tall was released in 2020 and peaked at #5 on US iTunes (albums) becoming Burna Boy‘s second project to reach the top 10.

#SFTOS was released in 2017 and peaked at #8 on US iTunes (albums), it is the first album by an afrobeat artist to reach the top 10.

Apollo was released in 2020 and peaked at #8 on US iTunes (albums) becoming Fireboy‘s first project to reach the top 10 and also the first artist without an international label to achieve this fit.

A Good time was released in 2019 and peaked at #9 on US iTunes (albums), it was Davido‘s first project to reach the top 10.

African giant was released in 2019 and peaked at #10 on US iTunes (albums), it was Burna Boy‘s first project to reach the top 10.

 

List of Nigerian albums to reach Top 10 on USA iTunes

 

Wizkid – Made in Lagos peaked #3 on US iTunes (albums) becoming the highest peak by a Nigerian artist in history

Davido – A Better Time peaked #4 on US iTunes (albums)

Burna Boy – Twice As Tall peaked #5 on US iTunes (albums)

Wizkid – Sounds From The Other Side peaked #8 on US iTunes (albums)

Fireboy – Apollo peaked #8 on US iTunes (albums)

Davido – A Good Time peaked #9 on US iTunes (albums)

Burna Boy – African Giant peaked #10 on US iTunes (albums)