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| Sinach |
Nigerian
gospel singer and songwriter, Osinachi Joseph (Sinach) has become the first
African to top the Billboard USA Christian songwriters chart.
The
songwriter, according to the data released in May, has dominated the chart for
the past seven weeks. globally, various versions of the song have been streamed
over 250 million times life-to-date on YouTube. On Spotify, top versions of the
song now account for over 54 million streams life-to-date.
“In short Sinach has accumulated the
most points out of any other Christian market songwriter for the past seven
weeks. My analysis is that the large number of recorded versions of the
song Waymaker are adding up to this accomplishment and acknowledgment.
The other songwriters on this list have dozens of different songs recorded by
other artists that are comprising their “points total,” said Les Moir,
A&R Ambassador at Integrity Music Europe.
At 148 million views, the original
video of ‘Way Maker’ is currently the third most-streamed song in the world on YouTube.
She was rated by Pulse.ng as the Female Artist of the Decade, Female Gospel
Artist of the Decade and also listed in the top 10 Artist of the Decade.
Since the song was released on 30
December 2015, ‘Way Maker’ has been covered by a number of globally acclaimed
Christian music artists such as Michael W. Smith, Leeland; Christafari; Passion
Worship Bank; Maranda Curtis; and Bethel Music to mention a few.
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