Rema breaks King Sunny Ade’s 41-year-old Us Record: A famous Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor (AKA Rema) has surpassed King Sunny Ade. This is another iconic Nigerian musician, who held the record. EnoughInfo.com
And this is a record for the longest-charting album by a Nigerian artist. Making waves on the US Billboard 200 chart for 41 years.
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The record was originally set by King Sunny Ade with his album “Juju Music”. This was in 1982, 18 years before Rema was born.
This was also tagged the longest-running Nigerian project in the history of the Billboard 200 chart. Because the album spent 29 weeks there until being dethroned. Dethroned by Rema’s debut album, “Rave & Roses,“ which is currently in its 30th week on the chart.
On the Billboard 200 list, the most popular albums of the week in the United States are ranked based on consumption across multiple metrics.
Rema breaks King Sunny Ade’s 41-year-old Us Record
