Sarkodie rules as ‘Most streamed artiste in Ghana’

Award-winning Ghanaian hip-pop star Sarkodie again ruled the chart as ‘Most streamed artiste in Ghana’ as Spotify Wrapped reveals.

The ‘Adonai’ crooner is ahead of Drake and Nigeria’s Burna Boy in the Most Streamed category. King Promise completed the Top 10 as one of three Ghanaian artistes.

In Ghana, Rap, Afropop, Afro dancehall, and Azontobeats were among the top genres as nightclubs reopened and people got their groove on. Speaking of rap music, none other than King Sark claimed the most album plays with ‘No Pressure’ — knocking WizKid‘s ‘Made in Lagos’ and Justin Bieber‘s ‘Justice’ down to second and third in the process.

As the countdown to 2022 starts, nothing can round off this incredible year better than Spotify Wrapped, which sums up what made 365 million Spotify users around the globe vibe throughout the year.

In 2021, the world slowly came out of its quarantine lifestyle to embrace the ‘new normal’. While at it, Spotify entered Ghana’s space, in line with the rise of audio streaming in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Now, for the fifth year running, Spotify is unveiling the top artistes, albums, songs, and playlists through Wrapped.

Hots Hits Ghana — featuring tracks from Black Sherif, Kuami Eugene, and Wendy Shay among others — was the most streamed playlist. In the midst of the Grammy Awards nominations buzz, it’s fair to say that Ghanaians truly support their own.

Check out Spotify’s full 2021 Wrapped results for Ghana further below.

Also, be on the lookout for additional details and exciting new features in the coming days around Spotify’s popular personalized Wrapped and Creator Wrapped experiences, which gives users a deep dive into the music that defined their year. Wrapped is also now available in shareable data-driven stories format.

Ghana’s top Spotify Wrapped lists for 2021.

Most streamed artists in Ghana

1. Sarkodie

2. Drake

3. Burna Boy

4. Kwesi Arthur

5. WizKid

6. Joeboy

7. Davido

8. Justin Bieber

9. Kanye West

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10. Most streamed tracks in Ghana

11. Feeling, by LADIPOE

12. Peru, by Fireboy DML

13. Slow Down, by King Promise

14. Second Sermon, by Black Sherif

15. Baajo, by Kwesi Arthur

16. Door, by Joeboy

17. Coachella, by Sarkodie (feat. Kwesi Arthur)

18. Understand, by Omah Lay