Asake's M$NEY Passes 500M Spotify Streams, Ties Burna Boy

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Asake now shares a Spotify record with Burna Boy . His latest album, M$NEY, has passed 500 million streams on the platform, making it the fourth Asake project to clear that mark. That puts the YBNL star level with Burna Boy as the Nigerian artists with the most projects above 500 million Spotify streams, four each, according to DancehallMag and the streaming tracker Streamdorm. The four projects DancehallMag reports that the milestone was flagged on October 8, 2026, by the chart account Album Talks, which posted that M$NEY "becomes his 4TH project to surpass the mark on the platform." M$NEY joins three earlier albums on that list: Mr. Money With The Vibe (2022), released through Olamide's YBNL label Work Of Art (2023) Lungu Boy (2024), which DancehallMag notes carried features from Wizkid and Travis Scott DancehallMag points out that Asake's debut album arrived only in 2022, so he has matched Burna Boy's count in roughly four years. A record opening, then staying power The new number builds on a huge launch. According to DancehallMag, M$NEY opened with the biggest African album debut in Spotify history, pulling 55.98 million global streams in its first week. The outlet argues that big openings and long runs are different things. Many albums spike in week one and fade, so reaching half a billion suggests listeners kept returning to M$NEY after the launch buzz cooled. Key facts Album: M$NEY by Asake Milestone: 500 million Spotify streams, flagged October 8, 2026 Asake's 500M+ projects: Mr. Money With The Vibe, Work Of Art, Lungu Boy, M$NEY Record shared with: Burna Boy, four projects each First-week streams for M$NEY: 55.98 million (DancehallMag) Where Nigeria's leaders stand Streamdorm published a ranking of Nigerian artists with projects above 500 million Spotify streams. It lists Burna Boy and Asake on four each, followed by Wizkid, Tems, Ayra Starr and Davido on two each, and Rema, Fireboy DML, Omah Lay and CKay on one each. Davido's move to two came in the same week. Streamdorm reports that his debut album, A Good Time, crossed 500 million streams, becoming the 20th Nigerian project to reach the milestone on the platform. The list adds to the streaming picture we reported in Wizkid and Burna Boy leading Nigeria's billion-stream artists , and Asake's own 80 million Spotify Nigeria streams for "Remember" . The longevity debate DancehallMag frames the tie as two different routes to the same number. Burna Boy has spent well over a decade building his catalogue, it notes, picking up a Grammy for Twice As Tall and filling stadiums in Europe and the United States. Asake's supporters, it says, will argue that his speed is the real headline. The outlet also cautions that Spotify is not the whole picture for African music, where YouTube, Audiomack and Boomplay carry real weight. But Spotify has become the go-to scoreboard for global reach, and both camps watch it closely. The songs that built the run DancehallMag credits a steady path. Mr. Money With The Vibe turned tracks such as "Terminator," "Joha" and the "Sungba" remix featuring Burna Boy into fixtures across Lagos and beyond. Work Of Art followed in 2023 with "Lonely At The Top." Across all four albums, the outlet says, Asake leaned on the same blend of Fuji chants, amapiano log drums and street-pop hooks that made him stand out in the first place, and M$NEY reaching the same mark suggests that formula still has plenty of pull. Streamdorm, which updated its ranking on October 10, says the milestone "further highlights the rapid growth and staying power" of Asake's catalogue, and that his projects have kept gathering streams well beyond their initial release periods. What's next The tie may not last. DancehallMag notes that M$NEY is still climbing and neither artist shows any sign of slowing down, so the next project from either camp to hit half a billion will break it. Track the latest on the Nigeria Top 50 on Entzopedia. Sources: DancehallMag | Streamdorm