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DJ Phil’s “Amapiano Essentials” album breaks Apple Music record

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Nigerian disk jockey, DJ Phil, followed up his Party in the Jungle which arrived earlier this year in February with a mix of Amapiano HIT records which has set a new record.

DJ Phil promo photo.
DJ Phil promo photo.

The prolific DJ’s new mixtape “Amapiano Essentials” which arrived in August peaked at #19 on the Nigerian Apple Music Albums chart. This makes it the highest peaking DJ Mix of all-time in the history of Nigerian Apple. It is also the first DJ Mix to chart in the Top 20 of the chart. It is the record-breaking Nigerian DJ mix on Apple music.

Chart rankings on the Apple music Nigeria Top Albums are based on weighted formula incorporating Apple Music audio streams for albums within Nigeria. It is the most popular chart for Nigerian Albums on Apple Music.

A feat unattained by no one yet shows how impressive a record it is for DJ Phil and surely is a sign of better things to come for DJs in a Nigerian music space dominated by artistes.

“Amapiano Essentials” mixtape includes amapiano bangers like Chipi ke Chipi, Big Flexa, Abo Mvelo, Bafo, Sungba, WATAWI, Certified Loner & more.

Listen on Apple Music Here.

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