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Kabza De Small crowned the most streamed SA artists on Spotify in 2022

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Kabza De Small announced by Spotify as the most streamed SA artist in 2022

Kabza De Small has once again proven to be the King of Amapiano and music charts as Spotify announced him as the most streamed South African artist in 2022.

This isn’t the first time Kabza is securing the win, which makes it evident that Amapiano is the sound of the year.

Spotify Wrapped has given detailed history to all their users on how they’ve dived into the pool of music this year.

Zaleb provides a detailed report of how SA musicians performed on Spotify this year, 2022. Check below:

  1. The topmost streamed South African artists locally in 2022 are Amapiano artists
  2. Kabza De Small appears in five out of seven top music streaming lists in South Africa this year, leading the charge as the most streamed South African artist and proving that the genre known for birthing creative dance challenges, is unstoppable
  3. Kabza De Small is not only the most streamed South African artist, but he is also one of only two South African artists to feature in the top ten most streamed artists overall in South Africa, ranking second to Drake, and ahead of The Weeknd, who claims the number three spot
  4. KOA II Part 1 by Kabza De Small also tops the charts for the most streamed South African album in South Africa  in 2022
  5. Kabza De Small is the top most streamed South African artist in South Africa followed by DJ Maphorisa, his main collaborator. The two are also well known for their Scorpion Kings projects
  6. AmaPiano Grooves, a playlist made up of some of the country’s hottest Amapiano tracks, unsurprisingly, is the most streamed playlist in South Africa this year
  7. K.O’s genre-bending track SETE, released in August, claims the title of the most streamed song in Mzansi while Paris, by Q-Mark claims the number two spot, followed by Glass Animals’  Heat Waves, and Wanitwa Mos’ Dali Nguwe and Lost Frequencies’ Where Are You Now rounding out the top five.
  8. South Africans showed the most love to K.O’s hit track SETE. It received the most likes via the heart button. ‘Liking’ is how you tell Spotify that you’re into a particular song, album, or playlist
  9. Dali Nguwe  by Wanitwa Mos is the number one South African song streamed globally, followed by uMlando by  9umba, Lady Du, Mdoovar, Sino Msolo, Sir Trill, Slade, TOSS, Young Stunna at number two with Paris (feat. Afriikan Papi) by  Afriikan Papi, Cloud9ne, Q-Mark, TpZee rounding the top three
  10. The most streamed South African artist globally list is dominated by Amapiano artists, led by Kabza De Small followed by DJ Maphorisa, Young Stunna,  Mellow & Sleazy, Blxckie,  Nasty C, Makhadzi,  Ami Faku with Joyous Celebration rounding up the list
  11. South Africans repeatedly streamed SETE, it is the number one most repeated song in South Africa.
  12. In South Africa, Paris (feat. Afriikan Papi) by  Afriikan Papi, Cloud9ne, Q-Mark, TpZee is streamed every day.

 

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