Since 1958, the Recording Business Affiliation of America® (RIAA) has celebrated artistes whose music captivates generations and hits important US streaming and gross sales thresholds.
The RIAA has clear and established certification necessities: 500,000 items for Gold, 1 million for Platinum, 2 million for multi-platinum, and 10 million for Diamond.
On Monday, the RIAA recognised the highest albums, singles, and first-timers’ large achievements in a particular year-end report.
Tagged # RIAAClassOf2024, the checklist options ‘‘65 breakout artists who earned their first Gold & Platinum certifications in 2024, with an inventory spanning 5 albums and 69 singles.”
On the checklist, Chukwuka Ekweani, popularly referred to as CKay, has maintained his place because the Nigerian artiste with the very best gross sales in the USA.
The RIAA named CKays ‘Love Nwantiti’ the highest-selling Nigerian tune in the USA. The hit tune earned over 8 million items bought as a consequence of its virality on TikTok in 2021.
‘Love Nwantiti’ can be probably the most licensed tune in the USA. With over 8 million items bought, it’s in a peak place as AfroBeats’ first-ever diamond file. The certification reads, “licensed 8 million digital singles thus far.”
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The 29-year-old can be the primary Nigerian artiste on Spotify to amass over a billion streams. This was in 2022 for a similar tune, ‘Love Nwantiti’.
Wizkid, Rema, too
In second place, Grammy award-winning Nigerian artiste Wizkid earned that place after his prime 10 single, ‘Essence,’ bought over 4 million items in the USA. This has grown to six.5 million.
He’s additionally probably the most licensed Nigerian artiste in the USA, with eight certifications. The certification reads, “licensed 6.5 million singles thus far.”
Rema is the third best-selling Nigerian artist in the USA, as his tune ‘Calm Down’ has bought over 5 million items. The tune has additionally been declared six occasions RIAA platinum. “Licensed 5 million digital singles until date,” it reads.
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Different successes amassed by the tune embrace over 1 billion streams on a tune in the USA. It’s additionally the primary African tune to spend over 52 weeks on the Billboard Scorching 100, the highest-charting Nigerian tune on the Billboard Scorching 100 with a quantity 3 peak, and the primary to prime Billboard’s radio chart.
Different Nigerian artistes to obtain RIAA certifications are Davido, whose single ‘Fall’ is the primary Nigerian tune to be licensed RIAA Gold; Burna Boy, the Nigerian act with probably the most Scorching 100 entries; and Tems, who holds the file for the primary Nigerian artist to debut on the Scorching 100.
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