Black Sherif dominates Spotify’s Global Impact list, becomes most exported Ghanaian artiste

Ghanaian chart-topper, Black Sherif, has made history by becoming the most exported Ghanaian artiste for the first half of 2025.

According to a list released by Spotify, 13 out of 15 tracks from his sophomore album, Iron Boy, made it to Spotify’s Global Impact list of most exported Ghanaian songs for the first half of 2025, claiming 15 of the top 19 spots.

This marks an exceptional breakthrough, especially as Iron Boy becomes the first Ghanaian album to spend two weeks in the Apple Music Top 50 in the USA and debut at No. 7 on Spotify’s Global Album Debut Charts.

The record-setting release also crossed 60 million Spotify streams and secured #10 on Billboard’s US World Albums chart.

Since 2022, Black Sherif has been the most streamed Ghanaian artiste on Spotify after the release of his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, which was released in October 2022.

The album itself achieved respectable success, debuting at #12 on Billboard’s World Albums and scoring a #1 hit in Nigeria with Kwaku the Traveller.

However, Iron Boy has far outpaced its predecessor in both streaming volume and global penetration, solidifying Black Sherif as one of the most formidable artistes in the country.