After dominating 2022 with his hit singles, Asake released his debut album ‘Mr. Money With The Vibe’ which instantly lived up to the hype.
Newsonline reports that, Nigerian singer and YBNL shinning armour, Asake has debuted 66 on the billboard 200 album charts.
This makes it the fourth ever highest charting Nigerian album after Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ which debuted at NO.18, Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ which debuted at NO.28, and Burna Boy’s Grammy-winning ‘Twice As Tall’ which debuted at NO. 54.
Debuts on this week’s #Billboard200 (2/2):
#66, @asakemusik Mr. Money With The Vibe
#69, @AriLennox Age/Sex/Location
#143, @breland Cross Country
#167, @TheMidnightLA Heroes
#199, @CharleyCrockett The Man From Waco— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) September 19, 2022
Asake has been in red hot form in 2022 with his songs topping TurnTable Nigeria Top 100 and Apple Music Nigeria Top 100.
Asake’s ‘Mr. Money With The Vibe’ also set a new record on Apple Music after becoming the African album with the highest first-day streams and three-day streams respectively.
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On Monday, 19th September 2022, he became the first artist in the history of TurnTable Charts to have 7 songs off a single album. All the 12 songs on the album also occupied the top 12 spots on Apple Music Nigeria in the first 48 hours of its release.