Nigerian gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo and Moses Bliss have achieved remarkable milestones on the global music scene, at the most popular Nigerian performances on YouTube music in the first quarter of 2025.
According to data compiled by Debut Hub, Nathaniel Bassey recorded 52.8 million streams, Mercy Chinwo then accumulated 41.5 million streams between January and March 2025.
Mercy Chinwo’s hit track “Excul Love” continues to resonate with listeners and amassed 133 million races. Nathaniel Bassey’s outstanding songs were also outstanding, with “Yahweh Sabaoth” winning 25 million plays, “tobechukukwu”, which included Mercy Chinwo reaching 39 million, and “Jesus Iye” climbing 32 million streams.
Moses Bliss has gained a big moment in Nigerian gospel music on global platforms.
In the same quarter, Rema maintained dominance in the Nigerian music industry with an astonishing 223 million streams. His global hit “Calm Down” featuring Selena Gomez now has a historic 2.5 billion plays on YouTube music. The top Nigerian artists with 171 million streams, 169 million streams, and Davido has 163 million rivers (113 million) in the rankings include Burna Boy, with 171 million streams, and 102 million streams.
The complete list of the most popular Nigerian artists in Nigeria on YouTube Music in Q1 2025 is as follows:
Rema -2.23m
Burna Boy – 171m
Ayra Starr – 169m
David-1.13m
Wizkid – 102m
Omah Lay -967m
Kizz Daniel – 67.9 million
Ruger-657m
CKAY -64.6 million
Asake -63.4 million
TEMS -604m
Fireboy DML – 59.1 million
Nathaniel Bassey – 52.8 million
Oxla- 524m
Tekno -50.8m
Pity Strange – 46.4 million
Tiwa Savage -45.3 million
Vikney – 42.5 million
Moses’ happiness – 41.5 million
BNXN – 41m
