BNXN’s “If You Like” is moving up Nigeria’s music charts a month after its release, while two earlier tracks keep him present across the same services. Apple’s Nigeria Most Played feed dated November 3, 2026 places “If You Like” at No. 3, “Eja Meja” featuring Asake at No. 7 and “Online” at No. 13. Spotify Nigeria’s daily chart for November 1 puts “If You Like” at No. 12, “Back Outside” with Sarz at No. 15 and “Eja Meja” at No. 20.
The pattern matters to release teams because it is broader than one fast opening. BNXN has an October extended play feeding a current song, a July collaboration still in the upper reaches, and a May joint project with Sarz retaining a Spotify audience. These are separate recordings and two platform charts, not a combined measure of market share. Their overlap is evidence of catalogue depth at this moment, although the charts cannot say what promotion or recommendation system produced it.
The newer song is still gaining ground
Apple’s own Nigeria Most Played feed records “If You Like” at No. 3 in its November 3 update. The desk’s saved Apple snapshot for November 1 placed it at No. 5, and the October 30 snapshot had it at No. 7. Kworb’s independently viewed Apple chart display on November 3 also lists it third. Those observations show a climb across separate dated snapshots, not a claim about the number of plays. Apple does not provide play totals in this public feed.
Spotify tells a related but less dramatic story. Kworb’s display of Spotify Nigeria’s November 1 daily chart puts “If You Like” at No. 12 with 132,104 charted streams, up two positions from the preceding daily list. Chartex’s display of the same Spotify chart corroborates the rank, move and approximately 132,100 streams. They are two views of Spotify’s data, not two independent sets of streams. The song’s Spotify peak on that dated chart is No. 4, so the November 1 movement is a recovery within an existing run rather than a new high.
Apple lists “If You Like” as the closing track on BNXN’s six-song Still In Charge extended play, released October 1, 2026. The Apple release page credits T.Y.E. and EMPIRE, and Chartex lists the same label and distributor for the Spotify chart entry. The visible rise therefore follows the project’s initial release window rather than a new song launch this week.
Older tracks give the movement context
BNXN’s July 29 “Eja Meja” with Asake sits at No. 7 on Apple’s November 3 Nigeria feed and No. 20 on Spotify Nigeria’s November 1 daily chart. Apple and Audiomack both date its release to July 29 and credit T.Y.E. and EMPIRE. That makes the track’s continued chart presence a distinct signal from the October project’s performance. It also means the top ranks are not simply multiple versions of one new release.
The service mix differs beyond that shared song. Apple’s November 3 list has “Online” at No. 13, another track associated with Still In Charge. Spotify’s November 1 top 20 instead contains “Back Outside” with Sarz at No. 15. Chartex reports 117,600 streams for “Back Outside” on that Spotify day, while Kworb gives the more exact figure of 117,584. The two sites round the same underlying chart differently. These positions describe their respective services at different times; neither should be projected onto all Nigerian listening.
There is a wider chart check, though it is older. TurnTable’s Official Top 100 Albums for October 16 to 22 placed Still In Charge at No. 5 in its fourth chart week, with a No. 2 peak. TurnTable’s album chart covers a different measurement window and cannot prove the November singles are gaining there too. It does show that the October project had already sustained chart activity beyond its first week.
What the next chart will test
For a manager, the useful question is whether the October track’s upward movement persists while the July and May recordings continue to hold places. A single day’s rise can reverse quickly. Apple’s next dated feed, Spotify’s next daily lists and TurnTable’s next weekly update will make that clearer. They may also diverge: a song can gain on one service without moving in the same direction on another.
Today’s defensible conclusion is narrower and more useful than a claim of nationwide dominance. On the cited November 3 Apple list and November 1 Spotify list, BNXN has three top-20 appearances on each, anchored by different songs from different release periods. “If You Like” is rising on Apple’s dated snapshots, while older work remains visible. The business signal is a catalogue that continues to compete after each release week’s first rush, with the scale and cause of that demand still unproven by these charts alone.
