ALBUMCENTRAL: THE 24 OUTSTANDING NIGERIAN ALBUMS OF THE PAST DECADE.
It shouldn’t be surprising to state that the people of Nigeria love music, it’s one of those facts that you’d be better off kicking the bricks than arguing against. From our Independence through to the various pit stops on our path to actualizing the dream of our founding fathers, no other form of expression has detailed our growth more than music. History isn’t our strong suit in Nigeria and this has lead to us often forgetting previous achievements in various fields, achievements in entertainment and particularly music are often forgotten or remembered only by the chosen few who had the knowledge passed down to them. This has to stop, and we have to start creating time capsules that future generations can utilize as bread crumbs to trace how we have created music over the years. We have to start from somewhere, in the spirit of this and that of the 57th anniversary of our Independence we at Urban Central have decided to curate a list of the Top 24 Ngerian Albums released between the year 2007–2017, albums that we regard as classics and game changers, not just personal favorites. So enjoy the list, and let us know what you think in the comments or on Twitter.
1. ASA — ASA (2007)
HIT SONGS:
i. JAILER
ii. BI’ BAN KE
iii. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
iv. NO ONE KNOWS
2. PSQUARE — GAME OVER (2007)
HIT SONGS:
I. DO ME
II. IFUNANYA
III. MORE THAN A FRIEND
IV. ROLL IT
V. GAME OVER
VI. AM I STILL THAT SPECIAL MAN?
3. MOHITS — CURRICULUM VITAE (2007)
HIT SONGS
i. MOVE YOUR BODY
ii. PERE
iii. OLOLUFE
iv. BOOTY CALL
v. MY GRIND
vi. TEN TEN
vii. WHY ME (REMIX)
4. 9ICE — GONGO ASO (2008)
HIT SONGS:
i. STREET CREDIBILTY
ii. PARTY RIDER
iii. GONGO ASO
iv. PHOTOCOPY
5. MI ABAGA — TALK ABOUT IT (2008)
HIT SONGS:
i. ANOTI
ii. SHORT BLACK BOY
iii. TEASER
iv. SAFE
v. AREA
vi. TALK ABOUT IT
vii. MONEY
viii. THANK YOU
ix. CROWD MENTALITY
x. BLAZE
xi. FAST MONEY FAST CARS
6. DBANJ — THE ENTERTAINER (2008)
HIT SONGS:
i. MO GBONO FELI FELI
ii. KIMON
iii. OLORUN MAJE
iv. SUDDENLY
v. FALL IN LOVE
vi. IGWE
vii. IF U DEY CRASE
7. WANDE COAL — MUSHIN TO MOHITS (2009)
HIT SONGS:
i. I KNOW YOU LIKE IT
ii. YOU BAD
iii. SE NA LIKE THIS
iv. KISS YOUR HANDS
v. CONFUSED
vi. BUMPER TO BUMPER
vii. WHO BORN THE MAGA
8. DA GRIN — CEO (2009)
HIT SONGS:
i. PON PON PON
ii. KONDO
iii. MAKE DOE
iv. GBORO
v. HOLA HOLA
vi. THANK GOD
vii. SWAG
viii. LALA
9. BANKY W — THE W EXPERIENCE (2009)
HIT SONGS:
i. STRONG TING
ii. LAGOS PARTY
iii. THIEF MY KELE
10. DAREY — UNDAREYTED (2009)
HIT SONGS:
i. NOT THE GIRL
ii. STYLE NA STYLE
iii. CARRY DEY GO
11. 2 FACE — UNSTOPPABLE (2010)
HIT SONGS:
i. JUNGLE DON MATURE
ii. TAKE IT BACK
iii. OUTSIDE
iv. FREE
v. ENTER THE PLACE
vi. EXCUSE ME SISTER
12. WIZKID — SUPERSTAR (2011)
HIT SONGS:
i. SAY MY NAME
ii. NO LELE
iii. PAKURUMO
iv. LOVE MY BABY
v. GIDI GIRL
vi. OLUWA LO NI
vii. DON’T DULL
viii. TEASE ME/BAD GUYS
ix. EME BOYZ
x. WHAT YOU WANNA DO
13. EME — EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (2012)
HIT SONGS:
I. BADDEST BOY
II. ROLL IT
III. KO MO LE
IV. LONDON GIRL
V. DANCE FOR ME
14. FLAVOUR — BLESSED (2012)
HIT SONGS:
i. BABY OKU
ii. CHINNY BABY
iii. ADA ADA
iv. BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
v. SHAKE
15. NAETO C — SUPER C SEASON
HIT SONGS:
i. AKO MI TI POJU
ii. CARRY YOUR SHOULDER
iii. 5 AND 6
iv. TEN OVER TEN
v. SHARE MY BLESSINGS
16. DAVIDO — OBO (THE GENESIS) (2012)
HIT SONGS:
i. ALL OF YOU
ii. BACK WHEN
iii. NEW SKUL TINZ
iv. VIDEO
v. EKURO
vi. DOWN
vii. NO VISA
viii. GBON GBON
17. JESSE JAGZ — JAGZ OF ALL TRADE (2012)
HIT SONGS:
i. PUMP IT UP
ii. NOBODY TEST ME
iii. WETIN DEY
iv. JARGO
v. INTOXICATE ME
18. SEAN TIZZLE — THE JOURNEY (2014)
HIT SONGS:
i. PERFECT GENTLEMAN
ii. KILOGBE
iii. LOKE LOKE
iv. IGI OROMBO
v. TAKE IT
19. WIZKID — AYO (2014)
HIT SONGS:
i. JAIYE JAIYE
ii. SHOW YOU THE MONEY
iii. IN MY BED
iv. OJUELEGBA
v. ON TOP YOUR MATTER
20. OLAMIDE — STREET OT (2014)
HIT SONGS:
i. OGA NLA
ii. UP IN THE CLUB
iii. SKELEMBA
iv. GOONS MI
21. FALZ — STORIES THAT TOUCH (2015)
HIT SONGS:
i. SOFT WORK
ii. KARASHIKA
iii. SOLDIER
iv. CLAP
v. CELEBRITY GIRLFRIEND
vi. CHARDONNAY MUSIC
22. LIL KESH — YAGI (2016)
HIT SONGS:
i. ISHE
ii. SEMILORE
iii. CAUSE TROUBLE
iv. IS IT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
v. EFEJOKU
23. ADEKUNLE GOLD — GOLD (2016)
HIT SONGS:
i. ORENTE
ii. NO FORGET
iii. ARIWO KO
iv. PICK UP
v. MY LIFE
vi. FRIEND ZONE
vii. WORK
viii. SADE
24. WIZKID — SFTOS (2017)
HIT SONGS:
i. SWEET LOVE
ii. COME CLOSER
iii. NAUGHTY RIDE
iv. AFRICAN BAD GYAL
v. DADDY YO
vi. SEXY
