A Timeline Of Events Since The Release Of Burna Boy’s African Giant Album : Latest Entertainment News and Gist
The widely acclaimed African Giant album is a year old and we cannot help but celebrate the incredible achievements of this phenomenal African album.
Released on the 26th of July, 2019 as Burna Boy’s fourth studio album, the African Giant album has over the last year, garnered wide acclaim and appreciation for its dexterity, adroitness, and most especially, its indigenous nature.
In one year, the African Giant album has made the following landmark achievements:
STREAMS:
300 million + streams on Spotify
200 million + streams on Apple Music
300 million + streams on YouTube
The African Giant album is the first album from Africa to surpass 200 million + streams on Spotify in less than a year
With almost 1 billion streams on all platforms, it is the most streamed African album ever.
CHARTS TOPPED:
Songs from the album #1 on Afrobeats, Hot Hits UK, New Music Now, Afropop Charts
#2Atlantic The 18 Best Albums of 2019
Peaked #104 on Billboard 200: The highest-peaking Afrofusion album
Peaked #99 on Billboard Current Album Sales
Peaked #6 on World Albums chart and spent a whopping 33 weeks on the charts
THE ALBUM WENT VIRAL IN:
Malta
Portugal
Luxembourg
UK
Canada
US
Ireland
Lithuania
Switzerland
France
Austria
Netherlands
The Czech Republic
Colombia
Belgium
Iceland
Panama
Hong Kong
Chile
Denmark
Finland
Guatemala
New Zealand and more
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS:
62nd Grammy Award nomination (Best World Music Album) – Nominated
40th BRIT Awards 2020 (International Male Category) – Nominated
All Africa Music Awards (Album of the Year) – Won
SOLD OUT SHOWS SINCE RELEASE:
Sold out 14 out of 15 shows on North American tour
Sold out 16 out of 24 shows in the UK
Sold out 6 out of 9 shows in America
Sold out all shows in Nigeria
RECORDS BROKEN SINCE RELEASE:
First African artist to sell out the Revention Center
First African artist to sell out the Fillmore Maryland two days in a row
First African artist to sell out the Fillmore Maryland three times in a row
First African artist to sell out the Fillmore San Francisco two days in a row
First African artist to sell out the SSE Wembley Arena, London.
Sharing his joy about the trailblazing achievements of the album, Burna Boy said:
“AFRICAN GIANT IS 1 TODAY!! A few streams off a billion across all platforms. The journey has been crazyyyy! You’ve all become family and we’ve made history together! Sold out shows worldwide, awards, and most importantly, the lives that have been impacted by the music! #AGIS1. Don’t get comfortable though, I’m coming back TWICE AS TALL!”.