The African gospel scene has been booming in 2024, with Nigeria always leading in terms of quality and quantity. With many thousands of songs released in the gospel sector alone this year, we bring you top five trendiest songs from the continent in 2024.
1. “Omemma” by Chandler Moore
Chandler Moore switched up things in 2024 as he embraces Afrobeats and gave us one of the biggest songs of the year 2024. “Omemma” was released exactly three months ago and quickly became a stream anthem, topping charts and blessing souls. Since it’s release, the track became another Tiktok trend with almost 300,000 videos made at the time of this publication. It has over 12million YouTube views (at the time of this publication) enjoy the sizzling tune via the link below
2. “Defe Defe” by Team Eternity Ghana
This Ghanaian band took the continent by storm in 2024 with the release of their biggest hit of the year, titled “Defe Defe” in May 2024. The song quickly became one of the hottest Tiktok trends of the year. In just six months, the tune has quickly amassed almost 6million views so far. If you’re looking for the right tune to dance-off stress while praising the Almighty in the process then this is the song.
Nigerian singer and founder of Spotlite Nation Moses Bliss has had nothing but successful year, delivering back-to-back hits all year. His biggest song of the year “You’re Great” with over 16million views makes it effortlessly into out list of top five songs of the year. Released on January 26, 2024, the tune features his signees. It’s a successful collaboration; one of the best so far in the gospel sector this year.
4. Bella Kombo Ft Evelyn Wanjiru X Neema Gospel Choir – Mungu Ni Mmoja
Tanzanian gospel artists are highly underrated. They produce some of the best gospel tunes in the continent and also generate the numbers that many renowned African gospel singers struggle to generate. Bella Kombo’s collaboration ft Evelyn Wanjiru and the Neema Gospel Choir makes it to our list. It’s a sultry collaboration with impeccably captivating lyrics and Melody. In just seven months, this music video has garnered over 14 million views on YouTube
5. “Give me chance” by Bidemu Olaoba ft Mercy Chinwo
About five months ago, two Nigerian music sensations teamed up to give us nothing but an excellent Praise and Worship material. Olaoba invited one of the best in the business; Mercy Chinwo, as both of them delivered a hit of the season titled “Give me chance”. The track has done amazingly on YouTube with over 4.5million views and counting… if you are looking for a song to celebrate God for his goodness and mercies in your life, here’s that song. The official video is very colorful and showcases the cultural diversity of Nigerian custome.
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