₦airaland Forum

Nigerian gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have achieved remarkable milestones on the global music stage,

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emerging among the most-streamed Nigerian
acts on YouTube Music for the first quarter of
2025.

According to data compiled by Debut Hub, Nathaniel Bassey recorded 52.8 million streams, Mercy Chinwo followed with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss accumulated 41.5 million streams between January and March 2025.

Mercy Chinwo’s hit track “Excess Love”
continues to resonate with listeners, having
amassed 133 million plays. Nathaniel Bassey’s
standout songs also performed impressively, with “Yahweh Sabaoth” garnering 25 million plays,

“TOBECHUKWU” featuring Mercy Chinwo
reaching 39 million, and “Jesus Iye” climbing to 32 million streams.

Moses Bliss secured his place among the top 20, marking a significant moment for Nigerian gospel music on the global platform.

In the same quarter, Rema maintained his
dominance in the Nigerian music scene with a
staggering 223 million streams. His global hit
“Calm Down,” featuring Selena Gomez, has now
reached a historic 2.5 billion plays on YouTube
Music. Other top Nigerian artists who featured
prominently in the rankings include Burna Boy
with 171 million streams, Ayra Starr with 169
million, Davido with 113 million, and Wizkid with 102 million.

The complete list of the top 20 most-streamed
Nigerian artists on YouTube Music in Q1 2025 is
as follows:


Rema — 223M

Burna Boy — 171M

Ayra Starr — 169M

Davido — 113M

Wizkid — 102M

Omah Lay — 96.7M

Kizz Daniel — 67.9M

Ruger — 65.7M

CKay — 64.6M

Asake — 63.4M

Tems — 60.4M

Fireboy DML — 59.1M

Nathaniel Bassey — 52.8M

Oxlade — 52.4M

Tekno — 50.8M

Mercy Chinwo — 46.4M

Tiwa Savage — 45.3M

Victony — 42.5M

Moses Bliss — 41.5M

BNXN — 41M

ExAngel007:
https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/4/nigerian-gospel-artists-make-youtubes-most-streamed-nigerian-acts-globally-in-first-quarter-of-2025.html

ExAngel007:
https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/4/nigerian-gospel-artists-make-youtubes-most-streamed-nigerian-acts-globally-in-first-quarter-of-2025.html

Antichristian2:
He better monetize am and cash out!

Money no dey heaven! After all, Money is the chariot of evangelism! Pastor wey no get money is unknown!

And when they (Jesus and others) had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26

Na hymes Jesus sang!

Na music Christians dey blow now like Davido!

ponlear:
Subtle cash out
Next to join the list… the harvesters and the rest (you know)

Segun91:
Asake don go down ....kilode

DissTroy:
Of course you won't have Johnny Drille, Bez, Tems, and Nonso Amadi because most Nigerians have shitty taste in music.

Spinflow:
Jaga jagaban remains the last president of the forest..

femi4:
He's not money hungry

Define hymn

Segun91:
Asake don go down ....kilode

Antichristian2:
He better monetize am and cash out!

Money no dey heaven! After all, Money is the chariot of evangelism! Pastor wey no get money is unknown!

And when they (Jesus and others) had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26

Na hymes Jesus sang!

Na music Christians dey blow now like Davido!