Davido discography
Davido discography | |
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Davido in 2020 | |
Studio albums | 4 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 30 |
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]
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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NGR [17] | CAN [18] | IRE [19] | NLD [20] | UK [21] | US [22] | ||
Omo Baba Olowo |
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
A Good Time |
| — | — | — | — | 100 | — |
A Better Time |
| — | — | — | — | 88 | 170 |
Timeless |
| 1 | 32 | 40 | 88 | 10 | 37 |
EP
Title | EP details |
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Son of Mercy |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||
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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" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A Good Time | |
"Nwa Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"Wonder Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Blow My Mind" (with Chris Brown) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A Good Time |
"Risky" (featuring Popcaan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"D&G" (featuring Summer Walker) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"FEM" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Better Time | |
"Jowo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"So Crazy" (featuring Lil Baby) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Best" (featuring Mayorkun) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Champion Sound" (featuring Focalistic) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Timeless | |
"Stand Strong" (featuring Sunday Service Choir) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Unavailable" (featuring Musa Keys) | 2023 | 134 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 52 | 3 | Timeless | |
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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NGR [38] | NLD Tip [39] | NZ Hot [40] | SA [41] | SUR [42] | UK [43] | US [44] | |||
"Sensational" (Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay) | 2023 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 45 | 89 | 11:11 |
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- Discography
- Omo Baba Olowo (2012)
- A Good Time (2019)
- A Better Time (2020)
- Timeless (2023)
- Son of Mercy (2016)
- "Dami Duro"
- "Gobe"
- "Skelewu"
- "Aye"
- "Fall"
- "Blow My Mind"
- "FEM"
- "Hayya Hayya (Better Together)"
- "Stand Strong"
- "Unavailable"
- "Gallardo"
- "Know Your Worth"
- "Sensational"