Afropop sensation Tyla made a significant impact in 2023 when her chart-topping single, ‘Water,’ secured its place as the most streamed afrobeat track on Spotify.
Tyla’s Water becomes the most streamed Afrobeats song on Spotify in 2023 with 124m streams. pic.twitter.com/b7LXj0ogUJ
— African Folder (@africanfolder) November 3, 2023
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‘Water’ made its debut in July and quickly rose to become the anthem of the year. This captivating and melodic tune also secured a spot on the prestigious Billboard Top Global 200 list. On the popular music streaming platform Spotify, ‘Water’ has amassed an impressive 124 million streams. According to Charts Africa, the top-streamed Afrobeats songs on Spotify in 2023 are as follows:
- ‘Water’ – 124 million streams
- ‘Unavailable’ – 96 million streams
- ‘This Year (Blessings)’ – 84 million streams
- ‘Soweto Rmx’ – 75 million streams
- ‘Charm’ – 70 million streams
- ‘People’ – 62 million streams
- ‘City Boys’ – 55 million streams
- ‘Amapiano’ – 36 million streams
- ‘Party No Dey Stop’ – 33 million streams
- ‘Lonely At The Top’ – 33 million streams
- ‘Holiday’ – 32 million streams
- ‘Sittin’ On Top Of The World’ – 32 million streams
- ‘Feel’ – 33 million streams
- ‘Gwagwalada’ – 31 million streams
- ‘Sability’ – 31 million streams
- ‘Reason’ – 29 million streams
In addition to her musical achievements, Tyla has been nominated for the prestigious Best New Artist category at the BET Soul Train Awards. She shares this honor with fellow talented artists Ayra Starr, Ambre, Coco Jones, Flo, Doechii, Wanmor, and Fridayy. Tyla’s meteoric rise with ‘Water’ has also elevated her position on the Billboard Artist 100 chart. Within just two weeks, she climbed from 72 to 58 on this influential list, which tracks artist activity across key music consumption metrics.
