Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema’s Calm Down hit song, has been ranked as the most Shazamed song of 2023 globally.

The song made history as the first African song to top the Global Shazam Year-End list.

Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ beat Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ and Lady Gaga’s ‘Bloody Mary’ which ranked second and third respectively, to achieve the feat.

However, the ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez has been ranked number 12 most streamed song in the world on Apple Music in 2023.

Rema was also ranked the most appearances for an African artiste on the 2023 Billboard Year-End Charts (34), including artistes’ year-end charts, airplay, albums, and song chart entries.

It is ranked the No.45 most-streamed song of 2023 in the U.S. on Apple Music.