24 in Switzerland on lists that have 200 albums in each country. 17 in France, Number 12 in Italy, and No. 1 in the UK Apple music top albums chart, No. It was clear that the album’s US success was not a fluke: it was No. This prompted me to check the Apple album charts of a few other Western countries. The question I had was: how could an African album, however beautiful, make such an impact in the world’s biggest market for streaming music in such a short period? It turned out that the album had in fact moved a step higher and was Number 2. This 17-track album has a number of bangers, especially Feel (my favourite), Over dem, In the garden, Precision, No competition (performed with another blockbuster Afrobeats star, Asake), For the road, LCND (a tribute to his mum and son, whom he tragically lost last year), and Champions sound (performed with the South African amapiano superstar, Focalistic and released in November 2021). When my nephew in Freetown informed me two days ago that Davido’s Timeless album was Number 3 on the United States Apple Music Top Albums chart, I had to check the chart myself to confirm the information since the album was only a few hours old. Yusuf Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 April 2023:
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