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African Artists Who’ve Had Songs Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams


Billboard rounded up all the African artists who've had songs hit one billion Spotify streams.

His 2016 summer anthem “One Dance,” featuring Wizkid and funky U.K. singer Kyla, became the very first song to hit one billion streams on the platform at the end of that year. Rema’s “Calm Down,” featuring Selena Gomez, became the first African-artist led song to hit one billion Spotify streams in September 2023. Tems became the first African female artist to hit one billion streams on Spotify in February with Future‘s “Wait for U,” also featuring Drake.

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