Nigerian megastar Davido has set a new record on Apple Music with his latest album ‘Timeless’.
On March 31, 2023, Nigerian megastar Davido released his fourth album. The highly anticipated 17-track album came off the back of a rare quiet moment from the award-winning artist who has made a name for himself as Africa’s most formidable hitmaker.
Davido’s ‘Timeless’ has set a new record for the first-day streams of African albums on Apple Music. This was revealed on April 3, 2023, in a tweet by the official handle of Apple Music.
.@davido is breaking global records. 🇳🇬
The Nigerian superstar's #Timeless had the most first-day streams ever for an African album on Apple Music. https://t.co/MgTzsN3OBN pic.twitter.com/dn2lFkjt9D
— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) April 3, 2023
‘Timeless’ broke the all-time record for the biggest debut week by any album on Spotify Nigeria in its first day of release ‘Timeless’ tallied 4.91 million streams on March 31; surpassing the previous record debut week total of 4.89M by Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’.
‘Timeless’ also broke the record for the biggest first-day streams on Boomplay. — Its 7.25M streams on opening day surpasses the previously set record by Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ (3.38M).
With ‘Timeless’, Davido shatters the record set by sensational Nigerian hitmaker Asake with his debut album ‘Mr. Money With the Vibes’.