Career timelines
Davido: albums, collaborations and Grammy nominations
A career timeline from Omo Baba Olowo to later albums and international award recognition.
What this record covers
Selected releases, chart entries and award nominations in Nigeria’s music edition. Davido is Nigerian-American and grew up in Lagos. Release years and award years are kept separate; this is not a complete discography.
Position at the coverage date
Recording artist, performer and producer; award entries here are nominations, not wins. [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] [s6]
Record details
- Nigeria connection
- Official Charts describes Davido as Nigerian-American, born in Atlanta and raised in Lagos. [s2]
- Release sequence
- Apple Music lists Omo Baba Olowo before A Good Time, A Better Time, Timeless and 5ive. [s3]
- Award record
- The Recording Academy lists five nominations and no wins at the time checked. [s1]
- Chart scope
- The UK album peaks here refer to the main Official Albums Chart, not download or Afrobeats rankings. [s2]
The sequence
13 documented milestones. Highlighted entries mark turning points. Dates retain the precision of the source.
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Released Omo Baba Olowo
Apple Music dates Omo Baba Olowo: The Genesis to 2012.
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Released Fall
Apple Music lists Fall as a 2017 single.
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Released A Good Time
Apple Music lists A Good Time in 2019.
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Released A Better Time
Apple Music dates A Better Time to 2020; Official Charts records a UK album peak of 88.
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Entered the UK singles chart with Who’s True
Official Charts records the first chart appearance on 30 September 2021 for Who’s True with Tion Wayne and JAE5, which peaked at 50.
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Performed at the World Cup
The Grammy Museum biography records a World Cup performance in 2022.
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Released Timeless
Apple Music dates Timeless to 2023; Official Charts records a UK album peak of 10.
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Received three Grammy nominations
The 2024 award record lists Feel, Unavailable with Musa Keys, and Timeless as nominees.
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Performed at Madison Square Garden
The Grammy Museum biography dates his Madison Square Garden performance to April 2024.
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Received a nomination for Sensational
The 2025 Grammy record lists Sensational with Chris Brown and Lojay as an African Music Performance nominee.
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Released 5ive
The Grammy Museum dates 5ive to April 2025; Official Charts records a UK album peak of 7.
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Received a nomination for With You
The 2026 Grammy record lists With You with Omah Lay as an African Music Performance nominee.
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Oriade appeared on the UK album chart
Official Charts records Oriade on 13 August 2026 with a peak of 98; Apple Music also lists the album in 2026.
Sources & evidence
- [s1] www.grammy.com
- [s2] www.officialcharts.com
- [s3] music.apple.com
- [s4] www.sonymusic.co.uk
- [s5] grammymuseum.org
- [s6] www.dmwhq.com
Public update history
— Researched against the cited evidence and independently checked before publication. Coverage limits apply.
— Titles and explanatory text passed the copywriting and source-consistency checks. Sources and data are unchanged.