CKay’s “Love Nwantiti” Becomes First Solo Nigerian Song to Reach 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

Ckay has made history as the first Nigerian artist to have a solo song surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. The milestone was reached with his 2019 hit Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah), which recently crossed the billion-stream mark on the platform.

He also becomes the first solo male African artist to achieve this feat. Celebrating the achievement on X, Ckay wrote, “First solo Nigerian song to cross 1 billion streams. Grateful to God and everyone involved in this historic success! Thank you for streaming.”

Previously, Wizkid became the first African artist to enter Spotify’s 1 billion club in 2017 through his collaboration with Drake on One Dance, which holds a Guinness World Record as the first song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Meanwhile, Rema became the first African lead artist to have a song surpass 1 billion streams with the remix of his hit Calm Down, featuring American superstar Selena Gomez. South African singer Tyla also joined the milestone as the first African female artist to reach 1 billion streams with her viral hit Water.