Burna Boy ranked Africa’s best-selling artiste
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Burna Boy’s 14.46 million equivalent album units are derived from a combination of album sales, physical and digital single sales, and streaming equivalents, rather than pure album purchases alone.
By Sunday Okeke
Chartmasters, global music data platform, has ranked Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy as Africa’s best-selling artiste for recording a whopping 14.46 million Equivalent Album Units (EAS).
Nigerian music news platform, The Debut Hub, announced the development in a post on its official X handle, @thedebuthub, citing data from Chartmasters.
“JUST IN.! Burna Boy returns as the #1 best-selling African artist of all time with 14.46 MILLION Equivalent Album Sales globally! It covers studio albums, other LPs (incl. compilations), physical singles, digital singles & streaming (album track equivalents),” the post reads.
According to Chartmasters, Burna Boy’s 14.46 million equivalent album units are derived from a combination of album sales, physical and digital single sales, and streaming equivalents, rather than pure album purchases alone.
Burna Boy has released several commercially successful projects, including African Giant (2019) and Love Damini (2022), which ranked among the most-streamed African albums on Spotify.
Beyond recorded music, Burna Boy has earned global recognition for his touring success, staging sold-out concerts at major international venues and further expanding the global reach of African music.
The latest Chartmasters ranking adds to the singer’s growing list of international achievements and underscores his commercial impact on the global music industry.
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