Rema sold more albums than Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy

By Tosin Brown

Jonzin/Mavin recording artist, Divine Ikubor aka Rema has been announced as the Afrobeats artist with the highest number of album sales in 2023.

According to Chart Data, in a recently released statement, Rema sold more albums than Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy and Asake in the United States of America in 2023.

“Rema was the best selling Afrobeats artist by total album units in the US in 2023,” Chart Data tweeted.

In April 2023, Rema released a version of his debut album Rave & Roses titled ‘Rave & Roses Ultra’ containing an additional six tracks: “Charm”, “Hov”, “Reason You”, the remix of “Calm Down” with Selena Gomez, “Holiday”, and “Dunno Me.” The album went on to become the first African album to cross one billion streams on Spotify.

In October of the same year, Rema released an EP entitled ‘Ravage’ with five songs on the music project.