Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name Asake, is a well-known Nigerian afrobeat artist. In 2022, “Mr. Money With The Vibes” became the highest-charting debut Nigerian album on Billboard.
This was confirmed on Thursday in a Twitter update using music chart data.
Asake Music’s Mr. Money With The Vibe “became the highest-charting debut Nigerian album of all time on Billboard” in 2022.
The 12-track album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-charting start for a Nigerian album, and at number 2 on the Billboard World Album Chart.
The chart-topping album became Nigeria’s number-one album just hours after its release on September 8, 2022.
The album’s first week of availability had it among Apple Music’s top 1–10 songs. It was released in the latter half of 2022.
