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Wizkid’s Made in Lagos (Deluxe) Back at No. 1 on Nigeria iTunes

August 3, 2026 By BeatzHive Editorial 2 min read

Wizkid’s Made in Lagos (Deluxe) Reclaims No. 1 on Nigeria iTunes Albums Chart

Wizkid‘s celebrated album Made in Lagos (Deluxe) has surged back to the top of the Nigeria iTunes Albums Chart, according to reports. The project displaced Davido’s Oriadé to reclaim the No. 1 spot, a feat arriving nearly six years after the album first hit streaming platforms.

From 2020 Release to a Fresh Chart Comeback Over Davido’s Oriadé

The original Made in Lagos arrived in 2020, with the expanded deluxe edition following in 2021. Despite the years that have passed, the record has continued to pull in listeners, and its latest climb saw it overtake Oriadé, the Davido project that had been sitting at the summit of the Nigerian chart.

The album’s return to the top comes at a time when a steady stream of newer releases is competing for chart positions, making the resurgence of a years-old project all the more notable. Reports credit the comeback to the enduring pull of the album’s acclaimed tracklist and the loyalty of Wizkid’s fanbase, who have kept the project in rotation long after its release cycle ended.

Made in Lagos (Deluxe) has widely been described as one of the most influential bodies of work in Afrobeats, with its global hits playing a part in the genre’s international expansion. Its renewed chart dominance is being read as further proof of that lasting legacy.

Why Old Albums Returning to iTunes Summits Says So Much About Afrobeats

Wizkid stands among the most decorated figures in Afrobeats, an artist whose catalogue has helped carry Nigerian music onto the world stage. When a back-catalogue album climbs past brand-new releases on a sales chart, it usually signals a spike in fresh purchases — often driven by renewed fan attention or organic rediscovery — rather than routine streaming activity.

iTunes chart movements are closely watched in the Nigerian music conversation, where fanbases frequently rally around their favourite artists’ projects. A comeback like this tends to spark comparisons and debate among supporters of the industry’s biggest names, keeping older classics in the public eye.

For Made in Lagos (Deluxe), the message is straightforward: years after its debut, the album still commands an audience willing to put it back on top.

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