Davido At 31: Here's a list of records set by Davido's 'Timeless' album
Following the release of 'Timeless' by Davido on March 31, 2023, here are the different records the singer set with his project.
Nigeria and other countries in the world stood still on March 31, 2023, for the release of one of the biggest and most anticipated projects in history from an Afrobeats artist by the name of Davido.
After months of silence following the tragic occurrence in 2022, Davido re-enforced why he is viewed as one of the biggest African artists in the world today with his fourth studio album titled 'Timeless.'
'Timeless' became a project that reached out to many fans by collaborating with the movers and shakers in the industry today. This was reflected in the astonishing figures and numbers David accomplished with this project.
With this in mind, we have identified seven different noteworthy records Davido broke and set with his fourth studio album.
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- Biggest First-Day Streams For An African Album On Spotify
'Timeless' recorded 8.4 million streams on the first full day of tracking. With this total number of streams, it became the first African album to record that huge number of streams on the first day after its release.
- Biggest Streams For A Song On Spotify Nigeria Chart
Davido occupied the top 16 positions for the biggest first-day streams for a song on the Spotify Nigeria chart. Over Dem took the number one spot with over 460,000 streams on the first day of tracking. See the full list below:
1. “Over Dem” - 460,081 streams
2. “No Competition” ft Asake —-400,378 streams
3. “Feel” —-400,378 streams
4. “Kante”—-330,561 Streams
5. “Unavailable” — 327,689 streams
6. “In The Garden” ft morravey — 306,655 streams
7. “Away” —300,705 Streams
8. “Na Money”—296,413 Streams
9. “God Father” —280,606 Streams
10. “E pain Me” —276,231 Streams
11. “For The Road” —249,236 Streams
12. “Picasso” ft logos olori —242,998 Streams
13. “BOP”—-236,315 Streams
14. “U(JUJU)” —235,943 Streams
15. “Precision”—224,976 Streams
16. “LCND”—216,301 Streams
- Boomplay Album Record
'Timeless' by Davido became the fastest album in Boomplay's history to surpass 10 million streams. The hit album surpassed 10 million streams on the 1st of April, 2023; it also holds the record for the fastest album to surpass 1 million streams in barely 24 hours of tracking after its release.
- Apple Music UK Top Albums Record
'Timeless' peaked at number one on the UK's Apple Music Top Albums chart, and it became only the second afrobeats album ever to achieve this feat.
- Apple Music Top Songs Chart Record
Davido's 'Timeless' became the first and only afrobeats album to debut all tracks in the top 100 of the Apple Music top songs chart for the UK. The singer also became the first afrobeats artist to debut ten tracks in the top 200 of the Apple Music Top Songs chart for the US as well.
- 'Timeless' also became the highest charting Nigerian album on the Apple Music top albums chart for the US as it peaked at number 2 on the chart.
- It also became the first Nigerian album to record the biggest opening day of over 7.5 million streams on Boomplay, surpassing the record previously held by Burna Boy with 'Love Damini' at over 3.5 million streams.
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