Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ Bags 1 Billion Streams in US

Nigerian singer, Rema has made history with his hit song "Calm Down," which became the first African song to reach one billion on-demand streams in the United States.

According to Chart Data, an American music analytics business, "Calm Down" has received over one billion on-demand streaming in the United States.

Chart Data in a post via the X platform wrote; “REMA’s ‘Calm Down’ becomes the first Afrobeats song in history to earn over 1 billion on-demand streams in the US.”

In August 2023, the “Calm Down” remix featuring Selena Gomez became the first African song to hit the billion-stream mark on Spotify.

Additionally, the original version of “Calm Down” was recognized by Guinness World Records as the first number-one song on the world’s first regional streaming chart, MENA.