Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artiste, Charles Nii-Armah Mensah, popularly known as, Shatta Wale, has been ranked number one on Billboard’s top five most-watched Ghanaian artistes.
Billboard’s chart of five most-watched homegrown artistes in Ghana is based on a year of local YouTube views.
For the Ghaianian artistes, Shatta Wale topped the list with 13.26 million streams.
“Shatta Wale’s 2019 album is called Wonder Boy, and the singer-songwriter and actor seem determined to live up to that name. The country’s two biggest political parties have used his songs in campaigns; his 2018 album, Reign, hit No. 6 on Billboard’s Top World Albums chart; and in April, he organized the online Faith Concert to cheer up fellow Ghanaians during the COVID-19 pandemic,” a caption by Billboard reads.
Sarkodie placed second with a total view of 11.72 million, with Stonebwoy having 7.86 million views.
Gospel musician Diana Hamilton comes fourth with 6.42 million views. Number 5 is Kofi Kinaata who got 4.63 million views.
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By: ghanaweekend.com
