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– Global Superstar and grammy award-winning artist Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, re-writes history for African music on the Billboard charts with his album ‘Made In Lagos.’
– Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ became the longest-charting African album on the Billboard World Album charts on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, after spending a total of 67 weeks on the charts.
– Wizkid had surpassed the existing record on the Billboard charts, which had been held by the legend Cesaria Evora’s album ‘Cesaria,’ which had spent 66 weeks on the charts.
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– This is an important feat for Afrobeat as a whole as the acceptance of African music across the globe is now becoming more predominant.
.@wizkidayo’s “Made in Lagos” has now spent 67 weeks on the Billboard World Albums chart, becoming the longest-charting African album of all time.
It breaks Cesária Évora’s record of 66 weeks for her self-titled album released in 1995. pic.twitter.com/IGbnQYvZUM
— WIZKID SOURCE (@WizkidSource) February 23, 2022
