TOP 50 BEST SONGS OF 2025
Afrobeats didn’t just drop songs this year it dropped moments. From late-night car rides and house parties to timelines that wouldn’t shut up about “that one song,” the sound kept evolving, crossing borders and soundtracking our everyday lives.
So we did what felt right.
We tapped into our circle artists, producers, DJs, A&Rs, tastemakers, and friends deep in the music ecosystem and asked one simple question: What were your top 10 songs of the year? No charts. No industry politics. Just honest picks.
Using a point-based ranking system, we merged all those lists into one definitive breakdown the Top 50 Afrobeats Songs of the Year. Some entries were obvious. Some might spark debates. A few will probably make you say, “How is this not higher?”
But that’s the point.
This list isn’t about perfection it’s about impact, feeling, and the songs that really lived with us this year.
1. Escaladizzy – Mavo, Ayra Starr, Zlatan, Shallipopi
2. Who’s Dat Girl – Ayra Starr, Rema
3. Hey Jago – Poco Lee, Shoday & Rahman Jago
4. Laho – Shallipopi
5. With You – Davido ft Omah Lay
6. Fun – Rema
7. Hot Body – Ayra Starr
8. Badman Gangsta – Asake & Tiakola
9. 99 – Olamide, Young Jonn, Asake, Seyi Vibez ft Daecolm
10. One Condition – Dj Tunez, Wizkid, Fola
11. Why Love – Asake
12. Shakabulizzy – Mavo
13. Caricature – Fola
14. Many People – Adekunle Gold
15. Is It A Crime – Rema
16. Arike – kunmie
17. Calculate – Kidd Carder
18. Getting Paid – Sarz ft Asake, Wizkid, Skillibeng
19. Guide Pass – Zayleventen
20. Billionaire Club – Olamide ft Wizkid, Darkoo
21. BMF – Sarz ft Bryon Messia, Fireboy
22. Eko – Fola
23. Na Scra – Famous Pluto
24. Somebody Like You – Lojay
25. Bad Decisions & Foreplay – Magixx
26. Dead Flowers – Llona
27. Get Better – Zlatan & Fola
28. Pity This Boy – Odumodublvck & Victony
29. Money Constant – DJ Mahorisa, DJ Tunez, Wizkid & Mavo
30. Burstitiakopi – Straffitti