Asake, a Nigerian music artist, released his third album titled ‘Lungu Boy‘ on August 9, 2024. This new album features collaborations with several famous artists from around the world. These include the Grammy-winning Nigerian star Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, American rapper Travis Scott, and Brazilian singer Ludmila. The release of ‘Lungu Boy’ marks another significant step in Asake’s rising international career.
Tremendous success on various music streaming platforms met the album’s debut. On its first day of release, ‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record on Spotify Nigeria with 5.86 million streams. This figure surpassed the previous record of 4.91 million streams held by Davido’s album ‘Timeless’. The album’s success wasn’t limited to Nigeria alone.
.@asakemusik’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tallied 5.86 million streams on Spotify Nigeria in its opening day
It sets a new all-time record for the biggest first day for any album in the platform history— breaking the previous record of @davido’s ‘Timeless’ (4.91M) pic.twitter.com/nE613mqTGg
— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) August 10, 2024
Globally, ‘Lungu Boy’ achieved 9.2 million streams on its opening day on Spotify, setting a new record for Nigerian albums on the platform. The album’s popularity continued into its second day. It garnered 3.03 million streams on Spotify Nigeria. This number represents the biggest second-day stream for any album in 2024 and also exceeds the first-day streams of all other projects released that year.
.@asakemusik’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tallied 3.03 million streams on Spotify Nigeria in its second day of release
It is the biggest second day streams for any album in 2024— and more than the opening day streams of any other project this year pic.twitter.com/Izo0FJzQtz
— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) August 11, 2024
Individual tracks from the album also performed exceptionally well. The second track, ‘MMS’, broke the record for single-day streams on Spotify Nigeria with 870,577 plays. This surpassed the previous record of 626,000 streams held by Wizkid’s song ‘IDK’ featuring Zlatan.
.@asakemusik and @wizkidayo’s “MMS” recorded 870,577 streams in its first day of release on Spotify Nigeria
It sets a new record for the biggest first-day streams by any song in Spotify Nigeria— surpassing @wizkidayo’s “IDK” (626K) and @heisrema’s BENIN BOYS (619K) pic.twitter.com/dTmKudXrmY
— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) August 10, 2024
The album’s success extended to other music platforms as well. On Apple Music’s US chart, ‘Lungu Boy’ matched the highest position ever achieved by a Nigerian album. It tied with Burna Boy’s ‘I Told Them’ and Davido’s ‘Timeless’.
In the UK, ‘Lungu Boy’ reached the number-one spot on Apple Music’s chart.
This made it Asake’s third album to achieve this milestone, following his debut ‘Mr. Money With The Vibe’ and his second album ‘Work of Art’.
‘Lungu Boy’ represents Asake’s third album release in years. This rapid succession of hit albums has cemented Asake’s status as a defining artist of his era in Nigerian and African music. Since his breakthrough into mainstream music, Asake has been on a remarkable upward trajectory.
His debut album, ‘Mr. Money With The Vibe’, was recognized with the Album of the Year award at the 2023 Headies Awards, a prestigious honour in the Nigerian music industry. His second album, ‘Work of Art’, also achieved significant success, particularly with the single ‘Lonely At The Top’. This track set a record for the longest-charting song on the TurnTable Top 100. Further, demonstrating Asake’s staying power and popularity in the music charts.
