Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss Top YouTube Music Streams for Q1 2025

Nigerian gospel superstars Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have made significant waves in the music industry, securing spots among the most-streamed Nigerian artists on YouTube Music for the first quarter of 2025. Nathaniel Bassey led the pack with an impressive 52.8 million streams, while Mercy Chinwo followed closely behind with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss rounded out the top three with 41.5 million streams.

Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss Top YouTube Music Streams for Q1 2025

Their massive streaming success can be attributed to their chart-topping tracks. Mercy Chinwo’s “Excess Love” continues to shine, reaching an incredible 133 million plays, while Nathaniel Bassey’s songs like “Yahweh Sabaoth,” “TOBECHUKWU,” and “Jesus Iye” have accumulated 25 million, 39 million, and 32 million plays, respectively. These hits have helped the gospel trio solidify their place in the global music scene.

The Q1 2025 rankings also highlighted the continued dominance of Afrobeats stars, with Rema leading the charge with 223 million streams. His global hit “Calm Down,” featuring Selena Gomez, reached a groundbreaking 2.5 billion plays, making it one of the most-streamed songs of the quarter.

The top 20 most-streamed Nigerian artists globally in Q1 2025 include some of the biggest names in Afrobeats, with Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Ayra Starr making significant appearances in the list.

Here is the full list of the top 20 most-streamed Nigerian artists globally on YouTube Music for Q1 2025:

Rema – 223M

Burna Boy – 171M

Ayra Starr – 169M

Davido – 113M

Wizkid – 102M

Omah Lay – 96.7M

Kizz Daniel – 67.9M

Ruger – 65.7M

CKay – 64.6M

Asake – 63.4M

Tems – 60.4M

Fireboy DML – 59.1M

Nathaniel Bassey – 52.8M

Oxlade – 52.4M

Tekno – 50.8M

Tiwa Savage – 45.3M

Mercy Chinwo – 46.4M

Victony – 42.5M

Moses Bliss – 41.5M

BNXN – 41M