The race for Nigeria’s most-streamed projects of 2025 is taking shape, and it’s the usual giants leading the charge. According to new data compiled by The Debut Hub, a prominent music insights page on X (formerly Twitter), Davido, Burna Boy, and BNXN occupy the top three spots in its ranking of the most-streamed Nigerian albums on Spotify this year so far.While the chart is not an official Spotify release, it has become one of the most widely circulated and discussed streaming summaries within the Afrobeats scene. The list showcases a market that has generated a staggering 2.214 billion streams from just 20 projects this year.The list shows what Nigerian audiences and the global Afrobeats diaspora have been listening to throughout 2025.Davido’s “5ive” and Burna Boy’s “No Sign of Weakness” Dominate the Charts.
According to list curated by the aforementioned outlet, Davido’s fifth studio album, 5ive, leads the list with an impressive 320 million streams on Spotify, making it the most-streamed Nigerian project of 2025 so far. Released earlier this year, the album has been praised for its confident blend of Afrobeats, pop, and amapiano influences.
Following closely behind is Burna Boy’s No Sign of Weakness with 250 million streams, maintaining the Grammy winner’s strong presence on global streaming charts. Burna’s project continues his streak of top-performing albums, a run that began with African Giant in 2019 and extended through Twice As Tall, Love Damini, and I Told Them.
BNXN (formerly Buju) takes the third spot with his album CAPTAIN, amassing 193 million streams. The achievement is particularly notable for an artist who, only a few years ago, was celebrated mainly for his collaborations. CAPTAIN has proven that BNXN can carry an entire project to commercial success.
The rest of the top 10, as shared by the aforementioned outlet, includes Odumodublvck’s THE MACHINE IS COMING at 153 million, as well as projects from Olamide, Asake, Ruger, all crossing significant streaming milestones. Each entry reflects a growing appetite for diverse sounds within the Nigerian music ecosystem, from street-hop and amapiano to R&B-infused Afrofusion.
1, 5ive (Davido) — 320M
2, No Sign Of Weakness (Burna Boy) — 250M
3, CAPTAIN (BNXN) — 193M
4, THE MACHINE IS COMING (ODUMODUBLVCK) — 153M
5, OFA: Deluxe Edition (Oxlade) — 145M
6, Olamidé (Olamide) — 127M
7, Protect Sarz At All Costs (Sarz) — 114M
8, Catharsis (Fola) — 110M
9, Shakur (Deluxe) (T.I BLAZE) — 94.9M
10, Children of Africa (EP) (Seyi Vibez) — 84.8M
