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Davido discography
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Davido in 2020
Studio albums4
EPs1
Singles30

The discography of Davido, a Nigerian Afrobeats singer, consists of four studio albums, one EP, and thirty singles. Davido released his first album titled Omo Baba Olowo In 2011 at the age of 19, [1] which contains 5 singles and hit song Dami Duro. [2] The album won Album of the Year at The Headies 2013, [3] he released the five-track EP Son of Mercy , his first and only EP till date which was supported by the singles "Gbagbe Oshi", "How Long", "Coolest Kid in Africa"; [4] and includes guest appearances by Simi, Tinashe and Nasty C. [5] His second studio album A Good Time was released in 2019; [6] supported by hit singles "If", "Fall", "Assurance", "Blow My Mind" and "Risky". [6] "Fall" was a viral hit, becoming one of the top-100-most-Shazam-searched singles in America in January 2019, and was a top-10 record on Shazam in New York. [7] It also became the longest charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history as of that time, and garnered 200 million views on YouTube. [8] [9] The album was a success, it surpassed 1 billion streams across various digital platforms in july 2020. [10] He then followed it up with the release of his third studio album A Better Time, which was released in November 2020. [11] It includes guest appearances from Lil Baby, Nicki Minaj, Nas, Chris Brown, and Young Thug, among others. [12] Timeless was then released as his fourth studio album, the 17-track album includes collaborations with Skepta, Angelique Kidjo, Asake, Focalistic, The Cavemen and others. [13] The album explores musical styles such as dancehall, ragga, konto, highlife and Afropop, [14] it was critically acclaimed by critics both domestically and internationally. [15] [14] The album was nominated for Best Global Music Album at the Grammy Awards. [16]

Contents

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NGR
[17]
CAN
[18]
IRE
[19]
NLD
[20]
UK
[21]
US
[22]
Omo Baba Olowo
A Good Time 100
A Better Time 88170
Timeless 13240881037

EP

TitleEP details
Son of Mercy
  • Released: October 21, 2016
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
FRA
[23]
NLD
[24]
NZ Hot
[25]
SUR
[26]
SWI
[27]
UK
[28]
US World
[29]
"Back When"
(featuring Naeto C)
2011 Omo Baba Olowo
"Dami Duro"
"Ekuro"2012
"Gobe"2013Non-album single
"Skelewu"
"Aye"2014
"Tchelete (Good life)"
(featuring Mafikizolo)
"Fans Mi"
(featuring Meek Mill) [30]
2015
"The Sound"
(featuring Uhuru and DJ Buckz)
"The Money"
(featuring Olamide)
"How Long"
(featuring Tinashe)
2016 Son of Mercy
"Coolest Kid in Africa"
(featuring Nasty C)
"If"2017 A Good Time
"Fall"3
"Fia"Non-album single
"Like Dat"
"Flora My Flawa"2018
"Assurance"
  • RISA: Platinum [36]
A Good Time
"Nwa Baby"Non-album single
"Wonder Woman"
"Blow My Mind"
(with Chris Brown)
2019 A Good Time
"Risky"
(featuring Popcaan)
  • RISA: 3× Platinum [36]
"D&G"
(featuring Summer Walker)
  • RISA: Platinum [36]
"FEM"2020 A Better Time
"Jowo"
  • RISA: 2× Platinum [36]
"So Crazy"
(featuring Lil Baby)
"The Best"
(featuring Mayorkun)
"Champion Sound"
(featuring Focalistic)
2021Timeless
"Stand Strong"
(featuring Sunday Service Choir)
2022Non-album single
"Unavailable"
(featuring Musa Keys)
20231345719440523 Timeless
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of charted singles as featured artist
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
NGR
[38]
Nz Hot
[39]
NLD
[40]
SA
[41]
UK
[42]
US
[43]
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