Original Story Published by: In-house Nigeria for Music in Africa
(Above, Left to Right) Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Kizz Daniel and Victor AD have made some of Nigeria's biggest hits in 2018.
A variety of artists have made the top 10 pop songs in Nigeria this year.
There are usual suspects Wizkid and Tiwa Savage, but there is also a comeback kid. There is a pioneer of contemporary Nigerian pop, but the list also has two DJs. Since the year started, the songs below have made millions dance. Before the year ends, they'll make millions more dance as well.
10. Baba – DJ Spinall ft Kizz Daniel
It is shaku shaku season in Nigeria. This is one of the soundtracks for the dance.
9. Jogodo – Tekno
The original song, 'Kpolongo' by Danfo Drivers, is indestructible. Tekno added his trademark humorous near-nonsense and remade it for his generation.
8. Legbegbe – Mr Real
One of the songs tailor-made for the shaku shaku was inspired by an incident involving the fraudulent purchase of several iPhones from a tech hub in Lagos. It catapulted the previously unknown Mr Real to fame.
7. Science Student – Olamide
By the time the video for this song was released, it had already claimed its share of notoriety. It got banned. But it got played. Many times over.
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