Top ten hit songs that made 2013

Picking ten best songs
that rocked any year
is like searching for
ten slightly longer
hays from evenly cut
hays in a hay sack;
long story short, this
is not an easy task.
With up and coming
acts giving the old
hands a run for their money, the Nigerian
music scene is flooded with music that
would give your heart a good dance
exercise but then, somehow, these ten
artists were able to distinguish themselves
with their songs; making them our top ten
best for the year 2013.

10. Eminado – Tiwa Savage ft Don Jazzy:
The single came in May; sitting at number
nine in the Mavin songstress 19 track
album list Once upon a time, but not until
the video directed by extra-gifted filmed
maker Clarence Peters trumped airwaves
in November did it sink down hot and hard
in Naija’s musicdom. The song with it’s
powerful hook-line remained at the top of
many music charts for weeks.
9. Koma Roll – Tillaman ft Burnaboy,
Iyanya, Ice Prince, Phyno: The single
sizzles with talent especially from
featured acts nailed even harder by the
tongue twisting verses delivered by Ice
Prince and Phyno. Tillaman who is
relatively on the up and coming list
released the song remix and video in May
but it endured till the end of the year,
making it a party favourite and relentless
club banger.
8. Rihanna – Orezi: The song captures
listeners from the very first second. Orezi
who is a 2012 Channel O best ragga
Dancehall nominee no doubt is a success
story with earlier singles “Booty Bounce”
and “Emoti” doing well on the airwaves.
Orezi who showed a surprising strong voice
in Rihanna released the single in February
and was made even more magnetic with
it’s killer video and a model who looked so
much like American singer Rihanna.
7. Emi ni Baller – Chidinma ft Illbliss &
Tha Suspect: Emi ni Baller is Chidinma’s
second running hit single after Kedike
which echoed in 2012. The song rode on
the back of a powerful video released in
January which saw the petite framed
singer flaunt in rich designer costumes
featuring her music pals Illbliss and Tha
Suspect. The strong chorus is magnetic
and it further cements Chidinma as a lady
crooner who is far from going away.
6. Durosoke – Olamide: Lyricists and bad
boy Olamide (literally) came with this
powerful punch in July. The single with it’s
seductive upward-downward dance
movements leaves little to your
imagination. It was an instant hit, further
fastening Olamide as one of Nigeria’s
most sought after artist. Durosoke turns
out to be a Pandora’s box of blessings,
securing Olamide and his producers to
several award nominations including The
Headies.
5. Sho lee – Sean Tizzle: It was released
back in February but it could be mistaken
as a hit dropped only a few weeks ago.
That’s how infectious Tizzle’s ‘Sho Lee’
ravaged fans. The single with strong
rhymes and powerful beats completes
every Disk Jockeys charts. Clubs raged
with it for months and still are. The single
catapulted Sean from relative obscurity to
international stages.
4. Limpopo – Kcee: This single was Kcee’s
magic wand for the year. It made him so
magnetic, mobile giant MTN came racing
for him. He was irresistible in clubs, gals
fell in love over and over again. His
wriggling dance movements became a
name; he just couldn’t stop. Limpopo came
in March but like Tizzle’s Sho Lee, you’d
think it just hit the airwave and true to
every good song it has laced him to
multiple award nominations.
3. Personally – P Square: With this single,
P Square thumped a very clear message;
that the influx of new talents in the
music industry could never upstage them.
After the mind numbing success of
‘Alingo’ that took 2012, P Square returned
in June with stark images of the late pop
god Micheal Jackson. In the gripping
dance-drenched video, they stomped
straight into the heart of fans; keeping
their beats spectacularly alive, P Square
forever remains ‘Personally’ with their
fans.
2. Caro – Starboy ft Wizkid & LAX: Love is
such a beautiful story to tell and it was
told exceptionally by Wizkid and fast
rising Starboy act LAX in this sizzling
number. Caro once again re-echeos
Wizkid’s penning skills. It’s a stripping
song about the search for a mystery girl;
completely gripping listeners when it hit
airwaves in August. Its a dance number
that could get a DJ shot if missed in
raving clubs. A beautiful performance that
not only showed brilliance on the part of
the acts but the transformation that
happens to a song when driven by a
gripping story.
1. Ada Ada – Flavour: The high life singer
emerged ‘god-overall’ this year in this
classic piece that has left him a world
stage of swaying worshipers. Flavour knew
this song was going to be a hit and aptly
prepared for it. The music video shot in
high definition by Clarence Peters rolled a
true to life wedding of a classic girl with
ladies in waiting. Weddings nationwide now
match to this song with non-Ibo’s
effortlessly singing along. Flavour proves
once again that talent runs in his veins
and beats in his heart. The song released
in June sits pretty at our number one
position and will stay with us for a very
long time to come.
Source: Vanguard