15 Top Trending Music in Nigeria

Music, they say, is the food of the soul. This is because it brings happiness to listeners. Besides, the kind of music you frequently listen to depicts the person’s mindset.

In Nigeria, music is experiencing a major rebirth. The rising stars create a unique sound that merges local African music with modern R&B, hip-hop, and pop. The new sound is the best of its kind. The primary listeners are the young generation, which explains why the sounds have become the top trending music in Nigeria and beyond.

In addition, these songs are trending on Apple, Spotify, etc. These musicians are enjoying some groundbreaking streaming and collaborations with their international counterparts. Again, with the launching of Afrobeats into America’s Billboard Charts, Nigerian musicians are now enjoying some global recognition. This also means additional tokens in their pockets.

Afrobeats ride to the top of the global music platform with their great street vibes, hip-hop, amapiano, etc. These songs thrill the soul, making them irresistible. Besides, each day sees the release of new hits. Davido, Burnaboy, Asake, BNXN, Rema, and Kizz Daniel are among the musicians making the music industry hot and exciting this year.

That is why we want to bring a list of the top trending music to Nigeria. We hope you will love them and check them out online.

#1. Bandana – Fireboy DML ft. Asake

The top-trending music in Nigeria is Bandana. It was released by Fireboy DML, who featured Asake (a recent YBNL signee), and that was their debut collaboration. Besides, Fireboy is not only a talented musician but also a songwriter who has been in the music scene for a long time.

This hit song is not also his first, as the case may be. Instead, it was his fourth release featured in Playboy, his recently released album. The album was released on August 5. Fans are already in love with the music; you will be too. Not to forget, the producer of Bandana is P. Prime.

#2. It’s Plenty—Burna Boy

Burna Boy has been in the music space for several years, and most of his released songs appeared on the top list of trending music. He has released yet another one, which has continued to top the chart of trending music in Nigeria. It is unsurprising to many Nigerians because of the musician.

It’s Plenty is among the tracks of the album Love, Damini, which has 19 interesting collections. The song has a pleasant tune that everyone could easily get hooked on. So we urge you to listen to it and experience the surge of happiness inspired by this beautiful hit by Burna Boy.

#3. Sugarcane (Remix) – Camidoh ft. King Promise, Mayorkun, Darkoo

Camidoh is a Ghanaian Afropop/R&B singer, rapper, record producer, and songwriter. He has established himself on the Nigerian music stage and outperformed some of our artists.

His song remix, “Sugarcane, is among the top 15 best trending songs in Nigeria on our list. He featured two other Ghanaian vocalists—Darkoo and King Promise—and the Nigerian multitalented musician Mayorkun.

The song’s chorus is a hook, which is why it rose to number 7 on the Apple Music playlist and garnered 712k trends on TikTok.

#4. Ashawo, the Fireboy

This is yet another big bang by the Nigerian multitalented afrobeat crooner Fireboy. Ashawo is one of the top songs on the trending songs chart this week.

It is massively accepted by the fans of Fireboy, who keep showing solidarity to the celebrity for enchanting their souls with the music of life. Major music platforms have done it justice by making it more viral. One reason you should thrill your auditory cortex is the energy and creativity infused in the piece. Believe it; you will effortlessly vibe to the music’s rhythm.

#5. Buga – Kizz Daniel feat Tekno

Your identity may be questioned if you are a Nigerian secular music lover and have yet to dance to the unique beat of this award-winning music, Buga. Since its release, the song has been thrilling young and old with its nice tune and extraordinary dance step.

It was produced by Reward Beatz and co-produced by Blaise Beatz, Young Willis, and Micky Geetarist. Already Kizz Daniel has a super reputation for releasing hot tunes since his emergence as a superstar. However, Buga is thrilling its listeners and trending at 2.4 million on TikTok. It has become the rave of the moment as people use it for a hashtag music challenge on various social media platforms.

On Shazam, the music is labeled the Most Shazammed Song in the World as it became one of the platform’s top five globally trending Afrobeat songs. On Apple Kenya, it has entered the top 100.

According to Kizz Daniel, buga means show off’ and stun on Them.’ It is also interpreted as making your result speak loudly after putting in the effort. Kizz Daniel has put so much effort into maintaining his stance on the music stage. So, this is the time for him to go to Buga.

#7. Propeller – JAE5 ft Dave & BNXN

The song, Propeller is a debut hit song by the British-Ghanaian song producer, JAE5. He collaborated with Dave and BNXN to create this beautiful song.

Since the Nigerian music world has a taste when it comes to music, they were able to allow their muse to flow through their voice to fascinate their audience. No doubt, you are also yearning to listen to it.

#8. For My Hand – Burna Boy ft Ed Sheeran

The music is not only trending because of its flavor, but the musician is one person whose songs will hardly be ignored by Nigerians. Burna Boy has proven to his audience that he is the king of music by releasing For My Hand.

Besides, the music features sensational English songwriters and singer Edward Sheeran (Ed Sheeran).

The song ranks among the best on the chart and the talented singers were able to give their talent another push to meet their audience’s demand. Moreover, P2J produced it.

#9. Common Person – Burna Boy

Common Person is another blockbuster by Burna Boy. It is an exciting hit track and has been trending nonstop since its release.

Impressively, this is his third trending music in Nigeria to make it to the track. Teejah James is the producer of this thrilling music.

#10. Peace Be Unto You (PBUY) – Asake

Asake is another genius on the music stage today. He recently released a single, which ranks among the top 100 on Apple music. The YBNL record artist’s Peace Be Unto You (PBUY) was beautifully cast as it carries the intro signature of the artist. That is, a sound bite of the viral video of a police officer screaming for help as an unknown person drove her on. In addition, the sound is similar to that of Palazzo. That makes it a must-listen-to song.

#11. Last Last – Burna Boy

This is another trending song this week. No other person birthed Last Last but Burna Boy, who keeps trending for good reasons. The song is one of the tracks from Love Damini, although a promotional single.

The introduction of the music centers on the spat of a blossoming romance and the use of drug addiction as a coping mechanism, which is on the negative side.

In addition, Burna Boy presented the song in a live show at Madison Square Garden. With this song ranking the 4th on our list, it shows that Burna Boy dominates the Nigerian music space.

#12. Palazzo – DJ Spinall, Ft. Asake

DJ Spinall killed Palazzo with his unique beat. It is another hit single on some music platforms today and is doing pretty well. The mid-tempo carries tones of Omo Ope’s pulse. In addition, Omo Ope was sung by Asake and featured Olamide.

He featured Asake, the YBNL newly signed artist. Palazzo, without a doubt, is stunning, and its video was directed by TG Omori, co-produced by Magic Sticks and Spinall and mixed and mastered by Eskeez.

#13. Compromise – Fireboy ft. Rema

Fireboy keeps thrilling his audience by releasing hot trending music. Featuring Rema in the piece is another banger by this Compromise crooner. With Rema in the scene, the music could reach a wider audience. The reason is that Rema is another top musician in Nigeria.

Moreover, the single is among the tracks of Playboy, his latest album. Both singers’ fanbase has kept increasing since the release of this song.

#14. Diana – Fireboy ft Chris Brown & Shenseea

Diana is another trending work of Fireboy, selected from the album, Playboy. This time, he featured Chris Brown and Shenseea, who learned their vocal strength and added bright colors to the trending music.

Phantom produces Diana. Again, with the rate of public acceptance, it is hopeful that the song will make you glad.

#15. Certified Loner (No competition) – Mayorkun

The Mayor of Lagos (Mayorkun) is one of the leading superstars in Nigeria. This year, he released a new song titled Certified Loner (No Competition), which was produced by the popular Sony Music Entertainment/Black Butter Records UK.

The song is a back-to-back hit after his sophomore music, Back In Office, released in 2021. One of the singles of the album Holy Father got over 40 million streaming across all digital platforms. It even beat the radio charts for five consecutive weeks after spending 13 weeks on the UK Afrobeat charts.

The latest music, Certified Loner, is currently trending on TikTok, at over 300k creations. This is a huge success.