Nigerian Afrobeats singer CKay has released one studio album, three EPs, eleven singles, and one promotional single. CKay started his music career with Loopy Music, as a record producer. Following the merger between Loopy Music and Chocolate City, he automatically joined Chocolate City roaster. His production credits include M.I Abaga's "Your Father", Koker's "Give Them", Yung6ix's "Everything Gucci", Dotman's "Tonight", and Bisola's "Controlla". He is currently signed to Warner Music Africa, and Atlantic Records.
On 30 August 2019, he released his second ep, CKay the First, through Chocolate City. The project helped bring CKay to popularity and earned him his first chart entry on Billboard 200, Canadian Albums Chart, and the Dutch Album Top 100. The EP was a sleeper hit that spawned the hit track "Love Nwantiti", which became the second Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2021, he became the first African artist to hit 20 million Spotify listeners, and the second African artist in 2022 to reach 1.2 billion streams.
Studio albums + List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions Title DetailsPeak chart positions FRA NG NGAlt Sad Romance Released: 23 September 2022 Label: Wea/Warner Music South Africa Formats: Digital download, streaming 88 29 1 Emotions Released: 18 October 2024 Label: Warner Music Africa Formats: Digital download, streaming — 35 — Banger Boy Released: 7 August 2026 Label: Boyfriend Music Limited Formats: Digital download, streaming — 62 —
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions CAN DEN FRA NLD US USWorld Who the Fuck Is CKay? Released: 11 September 2017 Label: Chocolate City Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — CKay the First Released: 30 August 2019 Label: Chocolate City Formats: Digital download, streaming 20 24 35 12 117 4 Boyfriend Released: 12 February 2021 Label: Warner Music South Africa Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — African Girls Released: 22 May 2026 Label: Boyfriend Music Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles
+ List of singles, showing title and year released with selected chart positions Title Year Chart positions Certifications Album NG AUS FRA GER NLD NOR SWE SWI UK US "Container" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — "Way" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — CKay the First "Love Nwantiti" — — — — — — — — — — SNEP: Diamond "Felony" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — Boyfriend "Skoin Skoin" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" 14 8 1 6 1 1 4 1 3 26 ARIA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum Sad Romance "Kiss Me Like You Miss Me" — — — — — — — — — — "Emiliana" 5 — 9 — 21 — 90 27 — — BPI: Silver SNEP: PlatinumSad Romance "By Your Side" — — — — — — — — — — "Maria" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Watawi" 13 — — — — — — — — — Sad Romance "HALLELUJAH" 2023 9 — — — — — — — — — Sad Romance (Deluxe) "nwayi" 87 — — — — — — — — — "BODY (danz)"2026African Girls "Badaminton" "African Girls"
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles Title Year Album"Bad Musician Bad Producer"2016Non-album single "by now (Amapiano Remix)" 2023 "emiliana (DJ Yohan & AX'EL Remix)"
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