‘Love Nwantiti,’ a global smash song by Nigerian poster boy Ckay, has supposedly been voted the number one best-selling African song in the United States of America for the year 2022.
This was revealed in a tweet today, January 11, 2023. According to the tweet, Ckay made nearly $1.6 million from ‘Love Nwantiti’ sales in the United States alone in 2022.
.”@ckay_yo’s “Love Nwantiti” was the #47 best-selling song of 2022 in the USA ??.— It becomes the 1st ever African song to achieve the milestone raking in over $1.6 MILLION in 2022,” the post read.
.@ckay_yo‘s “Love Nwantiti” was the #47 best-selling song of 2022 in the USA ??.
— It becomes the the 1st ever African song to achieve the milestone raking in over $1.6 MILLION in 2022. ? pic.twitter.com/BfYO8TMoEE— ?????????????? ♥ (@Boyfriend_ville) January 11, 2023
‘Love Nwantiti’ also received one billion Spotify plays, making Ckay the second most-streamed Afrobeats artist on the platform. Similarly, the song has received over 200 million views on YouTube.