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Ginger is the Top Song, Wizkid is the Top Artiste on YouTube NG This Week

by adegokesimi simi

Jan 17, 2021, 2:37:37 PM

Wizkid joins Davido as the second artiste to record over 1 million views in a week on YouTube NG on multiple occasions

Following the release of Wizkid’s “Ginger” featuring Burna Boy on January 8, the artiste and the song jumps to No. 1 on YouTube Top Artistes and YouTube Top Songs respectively. “Ginger” records 762,000 views in its first-week to jump to the top of the chart; while the artiste himself records 1.06 million total views.

The 762,000 views of Ginger” is the fourth-biggest total by a song in a week, behind the first week of “Jowo,” “FEM” and Wizkid’s “Fever.”

The 1.06 million views of Wizkid is the fourth-biggest total by an artiste in a week, behind Davido (highest ever), Wizkid and Burna Boy.

Highest Views Ever By a Song on YouTube NG in a Week

  1. “Jowo,” Davido – 993,000 views; December 4 – December 10, 2020
  2. “FEM,” Davido – 804,000 views; September 11 – September 17, 2020
  3. “Fever,” Wizkid – 787,000 views; October 19 – October 25, 2018
  4. “Ginger,” Wizkid featuring Burna Boy – 762,000 views; January 8 – January 14, 2021
  5. “Fever,” Wizkid – 713,000 views; October 26 – November 1, 2018
  6. “Soapy,” Naira Marley – 689,000 views; August 9 – August 15, 2019
  7. “Brown Skin Girl,” Beyoncé featuring Wizkid, Blue Ivy & Saint JHN – 468,000 views; July 19 – July 25, 2019

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Highest Views Ever By an Artiste on YouTube NG in a Week

  1. Davido – 1,950,000 views; November 13 – November 19, 2020
  2. Davido – 1,725,000 views; December 4 – December 10, 2020
  3. Wizkid – 1,630,000 views; October 30 – November 5, 2020
  4. Burna Boy – 1,120,000 views; August 14 – August 20, 2020
  5. Wizkid – 1,060,000 views; January 8 – January 14, 2021
  6. Davido – 1,020,000 views; September 11 – September 17, 2020
  7. Beyoncé – 902,000 views; July 19 – July 25, 2019
  8. Wizkid – 900,000 views; October 19 – October 25, 2018
  9. Naira Marley – 847,000 views; August 9 – August 15, 2019
  10. Chris Brown – 817,000 views; July 26 – August 1, 2019
  11. Wizkid – 804,000 views; October 26 – November 1, 2018
  12. Davido – 769,000 views; November 6 – November 12, 2020

On this week’s Top Songs Chart, Onah Lay’s “Godly” is No. 2 with 232,000 views; Bella Shmurda’s “Cash App” with Zlatan & Lincoln is No. 3 with 178,000 views; Davido’s “Jowo” comes in at No. 4 with 146,000 views; and Reekado Banks & Tiwa Savage’s “Speak To Me” debuts at No. 5 with 131,000 views.

On the Top Artistes Chart this week; Davido is No. 2 with 551,000 views; Omah Lay is No. 3 with 428,000 views; Naira Marley is No. 4 with 405,000 views and Zlatan completes the top five with 285,000 views.

Olamide, Bella Shmurda, Tiwa Savage, Mercy Chinwo and Flavour occupy the the remaining top ten positions this week while Burna Boy comes in at No. 11.

YouTube is one of the several components of TurnTable Top 50, a chart that combines radio, TV and streaming to determine the most popular songs in Nigeria every week. This week’s chart will be revealed tomorrow, Monday, January 18, 2021.

Omah Lay's "Godly" is the current No. 1 on the chart, check back tomorrow to find out where “Ginger” and other songs would rank amongst the top performing songs in Nigeria this week.

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