How Nigerian Leading Artists Were Rated On America’s Billboard Music Chart

<h4>How Nigerian Leading Artists Were Rated<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports how Nigerian leading artists were rated on the 2025 America&&num;8217&semi;s billboard music chart&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Billboard is an American entertainment magazine founded in 1894&comma; primarily known for its influential music charts like the Hot 100 and Billboard 200&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is published weekly by Penske Media Corporation and the magazine provides industry news and reviews based on sales&comma; streaming and radio airplay&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As the American music magazine&comma; Billboard&comma; unveiled its 2025 list of the Top 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All Time&comma; 2Face’s classic hit&comma; African Queen clinched the number one spot&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;30056" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-30056" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-30056" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;download-1-1&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"How Nigerian Leading Artists Were Rated On American Billboard Music Chart" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"168" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-30056" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>L-R&colon; Burna Boy&comma; Davido and Wizkid&comma; recognized at Billboard rating<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The iconic track&comma; released in 2004&comma; has long been regarded as one of Afrobeats’ defining records and continues to resonate globally&comma; earning it the crown as the genre’s all-time best&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wizkid made history as the only artist with two entries in the top 10&comma; with Ojuelegba ranked second and his Grammy-nominated hit Essence featuring Tems at number five&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Favour’s Nwa Baby &lpar;Ashawo Remix&rpar; took the third spot&comma; while Rema’s global smash Calm Down was placed fourth&period; CKay’s Love Nwantiti&comma; D’banj’s Oliver Twist&comma; Davido’s Fall&comma; Burna Boy’s Ye&comma; and P-Square’s Chop My Money &lpar;Remix&rpar; featuring Akon completed the top 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although Nigerian artists dominated the list&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;web&period;facebook&period;com&sol;">Ghanaian stars<&sol;a> also secured spots in the top 20&comma; with Fuse ODG’s Azonto &lpar;feat&period; Itz Tiffany&rpar; and Sarkodie’s Adonai &lpar;feat&period; Castro&rpar; ranked 18 and 19 respectively&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;30057" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-30057" style&equals;"width&colon; 269px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-30057" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;download-2-1&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"How Nigerian Leading Artists Were Rated On American Billboard Music Chart" width&equals;"269" height&equals;"188" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-30057" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>L-R&colon; 2face&comma; D-Banj&comma; P-Square led Afro beat revolution early 2000 before Davido &lbrace;right&rcub; took it to greater heights<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Other Nigerian classics in the top rankings include Styl-Plus’ Olufunmi &lpar;11&rpar;&comma; 9ice’s Gongo Aso &lpar;12&rpar;&comma; P-Square’s Do Me &lpar;13&rpar;&comma; and Davido’s Dami Duro &lpar;14&rpar;&period; Yemi Alade’s Johnny earned her the title of highest-ranked female lead artist at number 15&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wande Coal’s Bumper to Bumper &lpar;17&rpar; and Phyno’s Fada Fada featuring Olamide &lpar;20&rpar; rounded off the top 20&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meantime&comma; the new wife of Nigerian music icon 2baba&comma; is basking in her husband&&num;8217&semi;s glory as she celebrated his latest achievement on social media&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;30058" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-30058" style&equals;"width&colon; 225px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-30058" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;08&sol;images-1-1&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"How Nigerian Leading Artists Were Rated On American Billboard Music Chart" width&equals;"225" height&equals;"225" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-30058" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Princess Natasaha&comma; an Honourable Member&comma; Edo State House of Assembly and wife of 2Face&comma; rejoices over the musical honour on her husband<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The Edo state lawmaker&comma; in a heartfelt post&comma; argued that no one compares to her husband’s talent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Natasha responded to the news with a heartfelt congratulatory message&comma; proclaiming that no one is <strong>&&num;8220&semi;badder&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong> than him&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She praised him as a living legend and a blessing to humanity&comma; highlighting how he continues to make Nigeria proud&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She wrote&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Congratulations&comma; my husband&period; Ain’t nobody badder than you&period; You are a living legend and a blessing to all of us&period; You’ve made Nigeria proud&period; I salute you&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;