Africa’s leading music streaming and download platform, Boomplay, has released its annual report on music consumption, providing insights into the platform’s data for the year 2023. The report, tagged #BoomplayRecap2023, is divided into three segments focusing on country, artist, and user insights.
In 2023, Boomplay’s catalog expanded to 120 million songs, featuring over 10 million artists and 7,500 content providers. The most popular music genres on the platform during the year included Afrofusion, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Gospel, Gengentone, and Hip-Hop & Rap.
For Ghana, the Boomplay Recap 2023 highlighted the following categories:
Top Male Artist:
- Black Sherif
- Sarkodie
- Stonebwoy
Top Female Artist:
- Wendy Shay
- Diana Hamilton
- Gyakie
Top Rising Artist:
- Banzy Banero
- OlivetheBoy
- Skyface SDW
Most Streamed Songs:
- “Country Side” – Sarkodie ft. Black Sherif
- “Konongo Zongo” – Black Sherif
- “Oh Paradise” – Black Sherif
Most Streamed Albums:
- “The Villain I Never Was” – Black Sherif
- “Jamz” – Sarkodie
- “5th Dimension” – Stonebwoy
The complete Boomplay Recap 2023 for Ghana and other countries can be found on the Boomplay app here. Additionally, Boomplay users can explore specially curated playlists across categories, genres, and artists, with Boomplay Recap for Artists 2023 and personalized My Boomplay Recap 2023 (Recap for Users) expected to be released soon.
-The Post Ghana