FOLA and Seyi Vibez are credited on eight of the 15 biggest tracks on Spotify Nigeria’s daily chart for October 25, 2026, and those eight account for about 57% of the streams in that top 15, according to the chart tracker kworb. On the Official Nigeria Top 100 dated October 20, TurnTable Charts has one or the other on seven of the top 10. Both artists release through EMPIRE.
What the charts show
On kworb’s Spotify Nigeria daily chart for October 25, Seyi Vibez’s “BACK 2 U” led with 243,026 daily streams, followed by FOLA’s “waf” at number two (186,324) and, at number four, “miss u ii (nriri)” (178,533). Seyi Vibez also holds number six (“GTA”, 167,204) and number nine (“ILOME”, 139,206). FOLA adds “attention!” at number 12 and “treat u right” with Ayra Starr at number 14. Number eight, “B4 B4”, is a Davido track featuring Mayorkun and FOLA, and we count it as a FOLA appearance. Strip it out and the two artists still hold seven of the 15 places.
The official chart tells a similar story. In the TurnTable Official Nigeria Top 100 dated October 20, FOLA’s “miss u ii (nriri)” is number one, Seyi Vibez’s “Ilome” is number two and his “Back 2 U” is number four. FOLA features again at six (“it’s over” with Zlatan and Bella Shmurda), seven (“2am in Toronto” with Davido) and eight (“B4 B4”), and Seyi Vibez’s “GTA” is at nine. On kworb’s Apple Music Nigeria page, checked on October 27, “Back 2 U” is first, “miss u ii (nriri)” second and “GTA” third. That page carries no date stamp, so treat it as a snapshot.
Streams led one song, radio led the other
The most useful detail is in TurnTable’s own breakdown. “Back 2 U” had 2.89 million on-demand streams in the chart week, the most of any song, against 2.71 million for “miss u ii (nriri)”, which ranked second for streaming. On radio the gap reversed sharply: TurnTable puts “miss u ii (nriri)” at 57.3 million radio reach, third on the radio ranking, and “Back 2 U” at 12.5 million, 64th. That is a radio reach about 4.6 times higher for the number one song. “Back 2 U” is in its seventh week on the chart and sits at its number four peak.
Put plainly, on the figures TurnTable published, the most-streamed song in Nigeria that week was fourth overall, and the number one song got there with help from airplay. TurnTable’s chart blends streaming and radio, so a song that leads on one measure can still trail on the combined ranking. For managers deciding where to put promotion money, this week’s figures suggest radio reach can still decide the official number one even when another song wins on streams. That is a reading of one chart week, not a rule.
The album race and FOLA’s year
The same split shows up on albums. FOLA’s “9”, released on October 9, debuted at number one on the TurnTable albums chart with 24.15 million on-demand streams. Seyi Vibez’s “SWAGUU”, released on September 17 and in its fourth chart week, followed with 20.69 million. In a separate analysis published on October 23, TurnTable counts five number ones for FOLA in 2026, level with Asake: “miss u ii (nriri)”, “paparazzi” with Shoday, “treat u right”, “B4 B4” and “it’s over”. It reports 370 million on-demand streams for him in the first half of 2026, which it says is 78.7% of his 2025 total of 470 million, and says a 500 million year would make him the fifth act to reach that mark in its count.
The business behind it
Arise and NotJustOk both list “9” as a release through Dangbana Republik and EMPIRE, with NotJustOk describing the imprint as Bella Shmurda’s label. Apple Music lists “SWAGUU” with the phonographic line “NSNV INC / EMPIRE” and names Burna Boy as executive producer. Both releases therefore pair an artist-linked imprint with a distributor, an arrangement worth watching for independents weighing their own options. We have not seen the terms of either deal. For a comparison of the distribution options open to artists in the market, see our guide to music distribution companies for Nigerian artists.
What to watch
The next TurnTable chart will show whether “Back 2 U” can close the radio gap, and whether “9” holds off “SWAGUU” in its second week. Chart positions here are snapshots from the dates named above and will have moved by the time you read this. Nothing here is a statement about the commercial terms between either artist and EMPIRE.
