Wizkid's Made in Lagos album breaks US iTunes record

Wizkid's Made in Lagos album breaks US iTunes record

- Nigerian artiste, Wizkid, set a new record on US iTunes with his recently released Made in Lagos album

- The superstar’s Made in Lagos album has become the highest-charting at number 3

- Wizkid is the first Nigerian artiste with an album peaking at number 3 in the US iTunes history

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Nigerian superstar Ayo Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid is the man of the moment as his recently released Made in Lagos album broke a record on US iTunes.

Wizkid's Made in Lagos album breaks US iTunes record
Wizkid breaks record with Made in Lagos album Source: @wizkidayo / Instagram
Source: Instagram

In the post shared by American OAP, Mike Adam via his official handle on Twitter, he stated that Made in Lagos album has become the highest-charting album by a Nigerian artist in US iTunes history, peaking at number 3.

He wrote:

"#MadeInLagos by @wizkidayo has become the highest charting album by a Nigerian artist in US iTunes HISTORY (#3 peak)!!! This is beyond huge! Congrats #WizKid!"

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Nigerians took to the comment section as usual to express their opinions, while some of them hailed the feat, some of them, however, did not seem too thrilled with the news as they felt that the album came out below expectations.

Legit.ng gathered some reactions:

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Wizkid revealed Naira Marley as one of his favourite Nigerian musicians.

Wizkid in a chat with Beat FM talked about the thought process, time and energy that went into bringing his newly released album Made in Lagos to life.

He also talked about the type of artists he listens to and the sounds he prefers. He listed everybody, which surprisingly included controversial singer Naira Marley.

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According to him, he listens to a lot of Naira Marley's songs, but he cannot say the words even though he thinks of them.

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Maymunah Ajetunmobi (Entertainment Deputy HOD) Maymunah Ajetunmobi is a journalist and the deputy HOD of the entertainment desk with over two years of work experience at Legit.ng. She graduated from the University of Ilorin in 2016 with a Bachelor's Degree in Zoology and has moved on to pursue courses and a degree in communication. Maymunah joined Legit.ng in 2020, and emerged Editor with Top Entertainment Article in 2021. She has written exclusive articles, unique pieces, and interviews. Email: ajetunmobi.maymunah@corp.legit.ng