Asake’s third album, Lungu Boy, released on August 9, 2024, marks a major achievement in his career.
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Featuring collaborations with big names like Wizkid, Central Cee, Stormzy, Travis Scott, and Ludmila, the album has quickly made waves. On its first day, Lungu Boy set new records on Spotify Nigeria.
It achieved the highest number of streams on opening day with 5.86 million, surpassing Davido’s previous record of 4.91 million streams for Timeless.
It also reached a remarkable 9.2 million global streams on debut day, making it the most-streamed Nigerian album ever on Spotify.
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The track “MMS” stood out as the most-streamed single on its first day with 870,577 streams, beating Wizkid’s “IDK” featuring Zlatan, which had 626,000 streams.
Additionally, Lungu Boy recorded the highest number of second-day streams in 2024 with 3.03 million, exceeding the first-day streams of other albums released this year.
These impressive figures underscore Asake’s growing prominence in the music industry, marking Lungu Boy as a milestone in his rise to global stardom.
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