Ghanaian music projects have achieved significant streaming success on YouTube Music in 2026. MOLIY's 'BADDIES' has emerged as the most-streamed Ghanaian music project, with 632.5 million streams. This substantial lead highlights the project's popularity and dominance on the platform. Released on July 31, 2026, through the label gamma, 'BADDIES' is MOLIY's debut 12-track mixtape.
Black Sherif's 'Sun Sherif Vol. 1' occupies the second position with 85.2 million streams. Released on September 3-4, 2026, through Blacko Management and EMPIRE, the 6-track R&B/Soul EP achieved significant success. It set a record for the biggest first-day streams by a Ghanaian EP on Spotify with 827,000 streams and peaked at #1 on Ghana iTunes. The considerable gap between 'BADDIES' and 'Sun Sherif Vol. 1' underscores the leading project's exceptional performance.
KiDi's 'Where Do We Go From Here' (WDWGFH) ranks third with 8.97 million streams. Released on August 27, 2026, this third studio album features 15 tracks that blend Afrobeats, R&B, highlife, and contemporary Ghanaian pop. The album includes collaborations with artistes such as Sarkodie, Lasmid, AratheJay, and Kwesi Arthur. It achieved chart success, peaking at No. 1 on the Apple Music Ghana Top Songs Chart.
O'Kenneth's 'CAME OF AGE' takes fourth place with 8.7 million streams. Released in 2026, the album spent more than 60 days at No. 1 on the Apple Music Ghana Albums Chart. It has also surpassed 40 million streams on Audiomack alone, earning recognition as the most-streamed Ghanaian rap album of the year. Upon its release, all 18 tracks from the album simultaneously entered Apple Music Ghana's Top 50.
King Promise and Nigerian singer Mr Eazi's collaborative project 'See What We've Done' ranks fifth with 8.2 million streams. Released on April 15, 2026, under emPawa Africa, the nine-track studio album followed the release of its title-track single and official music video on September 19, 2025. The project is separated from 'CAME OF AGE' by 500,000 streams.
Kweku Smoke's 'No Days Off' occupies sixth position with 6.5 million streams. Released on September 4, 2026, the 13-track hip-hop album features songs such as 'Soul Healer' and 'Okwantunii'. The project, which runs for approximately 33 minutes, includes collaborations with Kwesi Arthur and Lasmid.
Kuami Eugene's 'Sweet Boy' ranks seventh with 4.5 million streams. Released on April 30, 2026, under Clear Road Music Records and ONErpm, the eight-track EP marks his first independent release following his departure from Lynx Entertainment. The remaining projects in the top 10 include Stonebwoy's 'The Torcher', Oseikrom Sikanii's '9', and Reggie's 'Guy Guy Mmienu'.
Key points
- MOLIY's 'BADDIES' leads the ranking with 632.5 million streams.
- Black Sherif's 'Sun Sherif Vol. 1' ranks second with 85.2 million streams.
- KiDi's 'Where Do We Go From Here' ranks third with 8.97 million streams.
