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Davido’s ‘Fall’ Breaks Another Record, Becomes Longest Charting Nigerian Song On The Billboard

Davido has continued to enjoy massive success on the international shores as the song continues to climb on the Billboard charts


Davido‘s 2017 hit single, ‘Fall’ has continued to break new records in the Nigerian music industry and globally.

Last year, ‘Fall’ song was recognized as the most Shamazed Non-American song in the US.

On December 18, 2018, the song hit 100 million views on YouTube, making it the most viewed music video by any Nigerian artist on the streaming channel, YouTube.

Davido has continued to enjoy massive success on the international shores as the song continues to climb on the Billboard charts with more listeners requesting for the song on US radio stations.

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On the Billboard chart, ‘Fall’ moved from the 39th position in its previous week to occupy the 29th spot in the global chart board after four consecutive weeks, becoming the highest place ever for a Nigerian song on the Billboard Top 100 R&B/Hip-Hop charts week ending February 9, 2019.

During an interview just before he sold out the O2 London Arena, Davido had expressed his surprise at the success of the song in the United States. He said:

”No, I have always wondered why is it ‘Fall’? out of every song, Fall is not even the song I wanted people to know before, but in America, they play it on the radio every 20 minutes and then it is just moving up quickly, The Billboard top RnB song, number 25 and it’s moving up.”

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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