FULL LIST: Gaise Baba beats Wizkid, Davido, others to lead Nigeria’s 2025 YouTube music chart

Popular gospel singer, Akinade “Gaise Baba” Ibuoye, has topped the 2025 YouTube music chart,  beating Afrobeats artistes like Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid; David Adeleke, also known as Davido; and Crown Uzama, known professionally as Shallipopi.

This is according to the 2025 Nigeria Year-in-Review by YouTube on Wednesday, showing who topped the country’s music and creator rankings and how Nigerians spent much of their viewing time this year.

The data revealed that gospel singer Gaise Baba led the music chart, while actress Omoni Oboli emerged as the top creator.

The announcement came in a statement signed by Addy Awofisayo, YouTube’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Gaise Baba’s “No Turning Back II,” featuring Lawrence Oyor, was Nigeria’s most-watched music video of 2025. Released on 16 May, the video pulled in more than 41 million views within six months.

The full rankings also showed Oboli at the top of the creator category, with filmmakers, comedians, and content houses making up the rest of the list.

Top 10 Most-Watched YouTube Music Videos in Nigeria (2025)

1. Gaise Baba – “No Turning Back II” ft. Lawrence Oyor: 41 million+ views, 396,000 likes, 22,000+ comments
   
2. Shallipopi – “Laho”
   
3. Davido – “With You” ft. Omah Lay
   
4. Olamide x Seyi Vibez x Asake x Young John – “99” ft. Daecolm
   
5. Asake – “Why Love”
   
6. Rema – “Baby Is It a Crime”
   
7. Chella – “My Darling”
   
8. Wizkid – “Kese (Dance)”
   
9. Shallipopi ft. Burna Boy – “Laho II”
   
10. Davido – “With You” ft. Omah Lay (Visualizer)

Top 10 YouTube Creators in Nigeria (2025)

1. Omoni Oboli – Omoni Oboli TV
   
2. Ibrahim Yekini – Itelediconstudio
   
3. Uchenna Mbunabo – Uchenna Mbunabo TV
   
4. Aminu Saira – Saira Movies
   
5. Maurice Sam – Maurice Sam TV
   
6. Ruth Kadiri – RuthKadiri247
   
7. ApataTV+
   
8. Uche Montana – Uche Montana TV
   
9. Sonia Uche – Sonia Uche TV
   
10. Brain Jotter – Brain Jotter
    

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