Calm Down,’ the hit song of Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has been ranked as the most shazammed song of 2023 globally.
The song made history as the first African song to top the Global Shazam Year-End list.
‘Calm Down’ beat Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ and Lady Gaga’s ‘Bloody Mary’ which ranked second and third respectively, to achieve the feat.
Meanwhile, ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez has been ranked number 12 most streamed song in the world on Apple Music in 2023.
It is ranked No.45 most-streamed song of 2023 in the U.S. on Apple Music.
Rema also records the most appearances for an African artiste on the 2023 Billboard Year-End Charts (34), including artistes’ year-end charts, airplay, albums, and song chart entries.