5Adekunle – Orente
Unlike his previous single before this, Orente was all originally done by Adekunle Gold, and when you sit down and think about the lyrics, you realize how wonderful this song as a whole is, even if you put aside the wonderful vocal shift he put in. As opposed to the typical love song, Orente is more about the lover that is really the best friend. It makes sense that the word Orente was gotten from his late grandmother, and it simply translate to “the loyal and beautiful girl”.
In a parallel universe this would be the type of song that would break boundaries and strike gold internationally, even if they don’t understand the lyrics. Good music is its own language.
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4Harrysong – Reggae Blues
Someone once said that Nigerians love to laugh, dance, and just enjoy life. This song captures pretty much all of that. You listen to this song, and wonder how it can become such a hit, but then you listen again, and again, and before you know it, you’re joining in and singing “after the reggae play the blues”. Sometimes the simpliest things makes us the happiest.
Along with Olamide, Kcee, Iyanya and Oreze, Reggae Blues is a song that cuts across all age groups, and social classes, and it’s the biggest reason it cuts our top 5. Play it in Lekki, or Karu, Nsukka or Kafanchan, everyone will still dance and sing along. Even your boo get a boo…. A boo, A boo.
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3Korede Bello – Godwin
“I don get alert, Godwin”. That might be the most popular entry line of a song in the past 5 years, and it set the tone for one of the best songs of 2015. Korede Bello and Don Jazzy teamed up to give Nigerians the one song that could be played anywhere, and on any occasion. School, wedding, party, church, election campaign. It doesn’t really matter really, the song pretty applies to every celebratory scenario.
The message is wonderful, the production from Don Jazzy is outstanding, and the video embodied everything else about the song. When you gramdma and your 5 year old cousin are dancing to the song, and singing along, you know it’s a pop song that has really hit it big.
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2WizKid – Ojuelegba Remix ft. Drake & Skepta
When it comes to being the most recognized Nigerian name in music, WizKid is the standout artist in 2o15. The debate was officially shutdown when Drake decided to lay a verse on WizKid’s hit, Ojuelegba. Does that make the song the best in 2015? You can make an argument for that. Ojuelegba, featured on WizKid’s sophomore album, Ayo, was already a hit in its own right, and having a remix with Skepta and Drake on it turned it into a mega international hit.
Hey, when everyone in Nigeria is feeling your tune, and the likes of Kylie Jenner, Alica Keys, and Swizz Beatz are dancing to it, then you can’t put say you’ve put together a very very outstanding tune.
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1Olamide – Bobo
It might feel like splitting hairs trying to pick out the #1 Nigerian song of 2015, but really it wasn’t as difficult as you might have thought. From all the music experts, blogger, radio personalities and DJs, one song was a constant top 3, and that is Olamide’s Bobo.
So what makes it the number one song in Nigeria? It’s wonderfully produced, it’s ridiculously catchy, lyrically it’s simple enough to everyone to understand, and it kicked off its own dance. With Nigerians what’s better than a new dance every year? Nothing really. Olamide has found his loyal fan base in Nigeria, and that turns out to be the majority of Nigerians who after a long day/week of hustling just want to dance, dance, and dance.
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