Boom Top | 8 Intriguing Albums of 2022

By aL Yhusuff

So far, 2022 has been quite eventful in the Nigerian music space, with lots of talents gaining mainstream recognition, there have also been a number of quality albums out this year.

In regards to this, here are 8 of the top albums released this year.

Burna Boy - "Love, Damini"

"Love, Damini" is Burna Boy's sixth studio album and it was released on 8 July 2022. The album houses 19 records with guest appearances from J Hus, Victony, Popcaan, Ed Sheraan just to name a few.

Love, Damini has garnered over 87.8 million streams on Boomplay.

Love, Damini

Omah Lay - "Boy Alone"

"Boy Alone" is Omah Lay’s debut studio album. With features from Justin Bieber and Tay Iwar, the album contains 14 mellifluous records.

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Boy Alone

Adekunle Gold - "Catch Me If You Can"

"Catch Me If You Can" is heavy on the Afro-pop genre. Adekunle Gold displays an amazing finesse in this body of work.

"Catch Me If You Can" already has 31 million streams on Boomplay and the 14-track album features acts like Fatoumata Diawara, Ty Dolla $ign, Lucky Daye, Davido just to mention a few.

Catch Me If You Can

Fireboy DML - "Playboy"

"Playboy" is Fireboy DML’s third studio album and it houses 14 intriguing records. "Playboy" features Asake, Ed Sheeran, Chris Brown, Shensea, Euro and Rema.

Singles like "Peru", "Playboy" and "Bandana" preceded the release of the album.

Playboy

Simi - "TBH (To Be Honest)"

Simi's fourth solo studio album titled "TBH (To Be Honest)" is an eleven-track project with features from Fave, Adekunle Gold and her daughter, Deja.

Just like the title, "TBH" is quite intentional as Simi decides to paint stories revolving around her life and society at large.

TBH (To Be Honest)

Asa - "V"

"V" by Asa is certainly an impeccable body of work that has been highly anticipated right from the release of records like “Mayana” and “Ocean”.

With features from Wizkid, The Cavemen and Amaarae, this project is a must-listen.

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V

Asake - "Ololade Asake"

Asake’s EP is certainly worth the hype it’s getting currently. The 4-track extended play already has over 25.9 million streams. The EP houses the hit records "Sungba" and "Omo Ope" featuring Olamide.

Enjoy the EP here

Ololade Asake

Rema - "Rave & Roses"

The Mavin signed act has released an impressive debut studio album, Rave & Roses, which has over 84m streams on Boomplay.

"Rave & Roses" features 6LACK, Chris Brown, AJ Tracey and Yseult.

Rave & Roses

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