Trending Naija Music
Fresh drops, chart data & the week’s talking points
Olamide opens a new chapter, Shallipopi goes online, and Mavo arrives with “Goyard” — while FOLA and Seyi Vibez divide the chart honours.
Trending Naija songs for the week ending 24 October 2026: new releases, Nigerian music charts and listening links. TurnTable and Spotify tables cover 16–22 October; Apple Music is a daily snapshot for 24 October. Sources checked on 27 October. Links to live charts and playlists can change after publication.
🎵 Fresh Drops — Release Spotlights
19–24 October 2026These are researched release notes and editorial context. Numerical listening scores are withheld because this edition has not undergone a complete audio review.
“Burukutu”
With a new project on the horizon, Olamide gives this week a major headline. “Burukutu” is listed on his Audiomack account as a 20 October release under YBNL Nation / EMPIRE. Apple Music’s Afrobeats editorial page connects it to his Time and Space era.
For listeners, the immediate attraction is the chance to hear how an established artist frames his next chapter. For the weekly music conversation, the distinction matters: this is a lead-in to a forthcoming project, rather than evidence that the whole album has already arrived.
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“Goyard”
Mavo enters the weekend with “Goyard”, confirmed as a 23 October release by both Apple Music’s artist listing and his Audiomack page. It is one of the week’s clearest new-release picks, with coverage in Friday roundups and inclusion in Spotify playlist listings.
The title puts luxury imagery at the centre of the presentation. Its place in this edition rests on the confirmed release and visible editorial attention; neither is, by itself, proof of a sustained hit. The next question is whether the initial interest becomes repeat listening.
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“.com”
Shallipopi turns up with “.com”, one of three tracks on WayWard. His Audiomack account credits Producer X on the song; the project also includes “UP (Transovania)” and “OGO”. Apple Music lists the package as three songs running nine minutes.
The internet-themed title gives the release an instantly recognisable hook for discussion. The useful listening exercise is to hear it alongside the other two tracks: a short package makes it easy to judge which song deserves another spin without treating the opening track as the whole story.
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“Pray”
“Pray” brings R. City and Ayra Starr together in the week’s cross-border release selection. The collaboration appears in the 23 October Nigerian and Afrobeats roundup and in Apple Music’s New Music Daily listings.
This is the international collaboration to put beside the week’s Nigerian street-pop releases. Its inclusion broadens the listening menu; the available evidence does not yet establish a Nigerian chart position or a streaming milestone for the record.
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📀 EP & Project Spotlights
October listening shelfWayWard
ShallipopiA compact new release for listeners who want to catch up quickly. The confirmed tracklist is “.com”, “UP (Transovania)” and “OGO”. Choose a favourite after hearing all three; playlist order is not a quality ranking.
ZUKO!
Fireboy DMLA recent album to carry into this weekend. The listing includes “GODDESS” with Lojay and “IMALI” with JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela. Those collaborations offer two useful entry points before you hear the complete sequence.
9
FOLAFOLA’s “miss u ii (nriri)” leads the TurnTable singles table used in this edition. An albums report published on 24 October also places 9 at No. 1 on TurnTable’s albums chart. That is a separate chart result, not an additional singles ranking.
📊 Nigerian Music Charts
Three charts. Three distinct snapshots.Chart rank reflects the named source and period. Apple Music’s daily positions should not be presented as a weekly aggregate; Spotify streams below are Nigeria weekly figures reported by Kworb.
TurnTable Top 100
| # | Song / artist | Weekly move |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | miss u ii (nriri)FOLAFind on Spotify | — |
| 02 | Oh NoRemaFind on Spotify | ▲1 |
| 03 | IlomeSeyi VibezFind on Spotify | ▼1 |
| 04 | BACK 2 USeyi VibezFind on Spotify | — |
| 05 | Owo OluwaKizz Daniel ft. Young Jonn, Krizbeatz & Wave ChoirFind on Spotify | — |
| 06 | GTASeyi VibezFind on Spotify | ▲3 |
| 07 | GratitudeAsakeFind on Spotify | ▲4 |
| 08 | B4 B4Davido, Mayorkun & FOLAFind on Spotify | — |
| 09 | IKEBE 3000Blaqbonez ft. AsakeFind on Spotify | ▲1 |
| 10 | it’s overFOLA, Bella Shmurda & ZlatanFind on Spotify | ▼4 |
Spotify Nigeria
| # | Song / artist | Weekly streams |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | BACK 2 USeyi VibezFind on Spotify | 1,812,326 |
| 02 | IKEBE 3000Blaqbonez & AsakeFind on Spotify | 1,627,634 |
| 03 | wafFOLAFind on Spotify | 1,410,114 |
| 04 | Oh NoRemaFind on Spotify | 1,380,025 |
| 05 | miss u ii (nriri)FOLAFind on Spotify | 1,371,470 |
| 06 | GratitudeAsakeFind on Spotify | 1,315,233 |
| 07 | GTASeyi VibezFind on Spotify | 1,225,283 |
| 08 | B4 B4Davido, Mayorkun & FOLAFind on Spotify | 1,199,217 |
| 09 | ILOMESeyi VibezFind on Spotify | 1,099,049 |
| 10 | If You LikeBNXNFind on Spotify | 978,006 |
Apple Music Nigeria
| # | Song / artist | Daily move |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | BACK 2 USeyi VibezFind on Spotify | — |
| 02 | GTASeyi VibezFind on Spotify | — |
| 03 | miss u ii (nriri)FOLAFind on Spotify | — |
| 04 | Ikebe (feat. Asake)BlaqbonezFind on Spotify | ▲1 |
| 05 | attention!FOLAFind on Spotify | ▼1 |
| 06 | ForgivenessAsakeFind on Spotify | — |
| 07 | Eja Meja (feat. Asake)BNXNFind on Spotify | — |
| 08 | treat u rightFOLA & Ayra StarrFind on Spotify | — |
| 09 | wafFOLAFind on Spotify | — |
| 10 | If You LikeBNXNFind on Spotify | — |
Apple Music archive title retained as supplied (“Ikebe (feat. Asake)”); TurnTable and Spotify use “IKEBE 3000”. Movement is relative to each source’s preceding chart period. “—” means unchanged.
🎧 Audiomack — Editorial Discovery
Playlist selections · not a Nigeria Top 10A dated Audiomack Nigeria weekly ranking for this edition could not be verified. Instead, explore Audiomack Africa’s editorial playlists. The retrieved Verified: Afrobeats page is dated 23 October and includes Olamide’s “Burukutu”, FOLA and Davido’s “2am in toronto”, and BNXN’s “If You Like”. Inclusion here is an editorial selection, not a national chart position.
📰 Trending Music News
The week’s useful talking pointsFOLA and Seyi Vibez split the honours
FOLA’s “miss u ii (nriri)” is the TurnTable leader for 16–22 October. “BACK 2 U” leads Spotify’s Nigeria weekly table for 22 October and the Apple Music archive for 24 October. The practical takeaway: always name the chart before calling a song “Nigeria’s No. 1”.
Olamide introduces the Time and Space era
“Burukutu” is the release to follow as Olamide turns attention toward Time and Space. Apple Music’s editorial Afrobeats page explicitly connects the single to that era; this edition makes no unverified album-release-date claim.
Shallipopi keeps the package short
WayWard arrives as a three-track release on 23 October. The nine-minute Apple Music listing makes it a manageable full-project listen for the weekend.
Established names share the release slate with emerging acts
Friday’s Nigerian roundup also points to SAMAD’s “Time”, Danny S’s “Gbemilo”, Whally and BhadBoi OML’s “Young Alhaji”, and Paragon QTM and Hugo P’s “Ugo”. They provide a wider discovery queue beyond the biggest headline names.
Editor’s Note
This weekend gives listeners two ways into Nigerian music: follow the latest releases, or spend time with the songs that continue to command attention. Olamide, Shallipopi and Mavo supply the new-release conversation; the chart tables make room for FOLA, Seyi Vibez and their peers.
Our editorial reading is that discovery becomes more useful when those two routes sit together. A release deserves a fair hearing before it earns a verdict, and a chart position deserves a date before it becomes a headline. Start with the music, use the links, and build your own weekend favourites.
— NaijaSound Music Editorial · Week ending 24 October 2026Listen & Explore
Direct release links are used where located. Buttons explicitly marked “search” open platform searches, not verified recording pages. YouTube links for the three lead singles come from Pulse’s embedded players; playback availability was not independently tested. No full audio review, invented review score or unverified Audiomack ranking is included.
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