Algerian artist tops African best-selling music list – Businessday NG

A man with short curly hair and a beard smiles while looking upwards, against a plain green background. He is wearing a multicolored shirt, reminiscent of an Algerian artist featured in Businessday NG.

Algerian Raï legend Cheb Khaled has been named Africa’s best-selling music artist, with an astonishing 81 million units sold, topping a recent list by African Fact Zone that celebrates the continent’s most commercially successful musicians.

The rankings, circulating widely on social media, showcase a vibrant mix of talent, including Egyptian pop icons Amr Diab and Tamer Hosny, Nigerian Afrobeats giants Wizkid and Burna Boy, and South Africa’s rising star Tyla.

While some figures for…