‘Morayo’, Wizkid’s latest album, has debuted at no. 98 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The feat was announced by Chart Data via X on Monday, with the album selling an impressive 13,000 units in its first week.
“Wizkid’s ‘Morayo’ debuts at #98 on this week’s Billboard 200 (13K sold),” the post read.
Wizkid’s ‘Morayo’ debuts at #98 on this week’s Billboard 200 (13K sold). pic.twitter.com/U2CtZbM2x9
Advertisement— chart data (@chartdata) December 2, 2024
‘Morayo’, released on November 22, is a tribute to Jane Dolapo Balogun, Wizkid’s late mother, who passed away in August 2023.
The album features an array of tracks including ‘Troubled Mind’, ‘Karamo’, ‘Kese (Dance)’, ‘Bad Girl’, ‘Time’, ‘Piece of My Heart’, ‘Break Me Down’, ‘Bend’, and ‘A Million Blessings’.
Others are ‘Après Minuit’, ‘Bad for You’, ‘Soji’, ‘Don’t Care’, ‘Slow’, ‘Lose’, and ‘Pray’.
The singer collaborated with talented artistes like Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Jazmine Sullivan, Anaïs, and Tiakola on the album.
‘Morayo‘ follows on the success of Wizkid’s previous projects, including his 2020 hit ‘Made in Lagos’, which recently became the most-streamed Nigerian album on Apple Music.
The album also earned RIAA gold certification in 2022, after selling over 500,000 copies in the United States.
Born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Wizkid first rose to global prominence with ‘Superstar’, his debut album in 2011.
He has released other successful albums, including Ayo (2014), Sound from the Other Side (2017), and More Love, Less Ego (2022).
The singer has also received numerous recognitions, including a Grammy Award in 2021 for his collaboration with Beyoncé on the hit song ‘Brown Skin Girl’.
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