Nigerian gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have reached new heights on the global music stage, securing spots among the top 20 most-streamed Nigerian musicians on YouTube Music in the first quarter of 2025.
According to data from Debut Hub, these celebrated gospel stars collectively amassed millions of streams between January and March 2025:
- Nathaniel Bassey: 52.8 million streams
- Mercy Chinwo: 46.4 million streams
- Moses Bliss: 41.5 million streams
These milestones mark a significant breakthrough for Nigerian gospel music on global platforms.
Mercy Chinwo’s timeless worship anthem, “Excess Love,” continues to resonate with global audiences, now boasting 133 million total plays. Nathaniel Bassey’s standout tracks also made strong impressions, with:
- “Yahweh Sabaoth” – 25 million streams
- “TOBECHUKWU” (featuring Mercy Chinwo) – 39 million streams
- “Jesus Iye” – 32 million streams
Meanwhile, Moses Bliss made history by becoming one of the few gospel artists to break into the top 20, underlining the genre’s growing influence in the digital music space.
Nigeria’s Top 20 Most-Streamed Artists on YouTube Music – Q1 2025
The full list reveals Rema as the most-streamed Nigerian artist in Q1 2025, with 223 million streams. His global hit “Calm Down,” featuring Selena Gomez, has now surpassed 2.5 billion plays on YouTube Music.
Here’s the full ranking:
- Rema – 223M
- Burna Boy – 171M
- Ayra Starr – 169M
- Davido – 113M
- Wizkid – 102M
- Omah Lay – 96.7M
- Kizz Daniel – 67.9M
- Ruger – 65.7M
- CKay – 64.6M
- Asake – 63.4M
- Tems – 60.4M
- Fireboy DML – 59.1M
- Nathaniel Bassey – 52.8M
- Oxlade – 52.4M
- Tekno – 50.8M
- Mercy Chinwo – 46.4M
- Tiwa Savage – 45.3M
- Victony – 42.5M
- Moses Bliss – 41.5M
- BNXN – 41M
This surge in streams for gospel artists like Bassey, Chinwo, and Bliss signals a growing global appetite for Nigerian gospel music, positioning them as major players in the evolving digital music landscape.