News3 July 2026

Chart Recap: Chinyere Udoma Reclaims No. 1 with “Ebube Dike,” Lands Three in the Top 20

Chart Recap: Chinyere Udoma Reclaims No. 1 with “Ebube Dike,” Lands Three in the Top 20
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The week of July 3 sees Chinyere Udoma retake the top of the NGMCharts Top 50, with “Ebube Dike” jumping seven spots from No. 8 to No. 1. It is the song’s return to the summit after a one-week detour, and it comes alongside a dominant showing across the upper reaches of the chart: Udoma also holds No. 5 with “Ihe Di Gi Mma” — up 14 — and No. 16 with “Eze Abata,” giving her three songs inside the Top 20.

Vic Lucas’s “Yeshua!” slips seven spots to No. 8 after one week at No. 1, and “Thank You, God.” with Lady Audri moves to No. 9. Meanwhile, Yinka Okeleye scores the week’s highest debut, entering at No. 10 with “You Are There” featuring Olamiji Rasheed, and Kaestrings adds two new entries inside the Top 25.

Top 10 Movements

Adazion IJ moves up one spot to No. 2 with “Ihe Nyiri Mmadu Omume,” while Adeyinka Alaseyori’s “Mo Moore (Reimagined Version)” slides to No. 3. EmmaOMG holds steady at No. 4 with “Ko’Rin Iyin,” now in its 26th week on the chart. Chinyere Udoma’s “Ihe Di Gi Mma” makes the biggest move in the top tier, surging from No. 19 to No. 5.

Gaise Baba holds at No. 6 with “Want To Grow,” and Sunmisola Agbebi and Yinka Okeleye hold at No. 7 with “Amioluwa.” Vic Lucas’s “Yeshua!” falls to No. 8, “Thank You, God.” lands at No. 9, and Yinka Okeleye debuts at No. 10 with “You Are There” featuring Olamiji Rasheed — the week’s highest new entry.

PositionSongArtistMovement
1Ebube DikeChinyere Udoma+7
2Ihe Nyiri Mmadu OmumeAdazion IJ+1
3Mo Moore (Reimagined Version)Adeyinka Alaseyori-1
4Ko’Rin IyinEmmaOMGSteady
5Ihe Di Gi MmaChinyere Udoma+14
6Want To GrowGaise BabaSteady
7AmioluwaSunmisola Agbebi / Yinka OkeleyeSteady
8Yeshua!Vic Lucas-7
9Thank You, God.Vic Lucas / Lady Audri-4
10You Are ThereYinka Okeleye / Olamiji RasheedNew

Biggest Gainer

Chinyere Udoma’s “Ihe Di Gi Mma” is the biggest gainer of the week, climbing 14 spots into the Top 5. Minister GUC’s “All That Matters” matches the 14-spot jump, moving up to No. 28, while BBO’s “Orun Si” rises 10 to No. 27.

New Entries

Six new songs enter the Top 50 this week. Yinka Okeleye’s “You Are There” featuring Olamiji Rasheed leads the class at No. 10, followed by two Kaestrings arrivals — “Tare (Live)” at No. 19 and “Haske (Live)” at No. 23. Nathaniel Bassey enters at No. 34 with “Adonai,” Ada Ehi lands at No. 40 with “Congratulations” featuring Buchi, and Sinach rounds out the debuts at No. 49 with “I Know Who I Am.” Ada Ehi’s “Definitely” and Adazion IJ’s “Nkume Ike” both re-enter, at No. 46 and No. 48 respectively.

Genre Charts

Worship

Sunmisola Agbebi and Yinka Okeleye hold at No. 1 on the Worship chart with “Amioluwa.” Yinka Okeleye scores a second entry with “You Are There” featuring Olamiji Rasheed, debuting at No. 2. BBO’s “My God” slips to No. 3, Kaestrings’ “Rahama” moves to No. 4, and Tkeyz and Stevehills’ “Oluwatosin” holds at No. 5.

Praise

Chinyere Udoma’s “Ebube Dike” climbs three spots to No. 1 on the Praise chart. Adazion IJ’s “Ihe Nyiri Mmadu Omume” holds at No. 2, Adeyinka Alaseyori’s “Mo Moore (Reimagined Version)” slips to No. 3, and EmmaOMG’s “Ko’Rin Iyin” drops one to No. 4. Udoma lands a second Praise entry at No. 5 with “Ihe Di Gi Mma,” up two.

Afro-Gospel

Gaise Baba’s “Want To Grow” moves up to No. 1 on the Afro-Gospel chart, ending Vic Lucas’s run at the top with “Yeshua!,” which slips to No. 2. “Thank You, God.” with Lady Audri moves to No. 3, “No Turning Back II” with Lawrence Oyor holds at No. 4, and Moses Bliss’s “Your Love” featuring Chandler Moore climbs two spots to No. 5.

Emerging 30

KHAEL holds at No. 1 on the NGMCharts Emerging 30 for a second week with “Holy Spirit.” John Fadejola holds at No. 2 with “Emmanuel (Ese)” and Godfrey Gad holds at No. 3 with “Oh My Soul.” Anike stays at No. 4 with “Contagious” and lands a second entry at No. 5 with “Holy Girls! (Werk),” the highest debut on the chart. Delight Ayobola’s “F’ope” jumps eight spots to No. 7, and S.O.N Music’s “Darling Jesus” is the biggest mover in the Top 10, climbing 11 to No. 8.

What To Watch

Chinyere Udoma’s return to No. 1 — with three songs in the Top 20 — is the story of the week, and “Ihe Di Gi Mma” is now positioned to press further into the top tier. Kaestrings continues to build catalog depth, with three simultaneous entries inside the Top 25 as the artist’s debut album cycle rolls on. Nathaniel Bassey balances a fresh entry (“Adonai” at No. 34) and a nine-spot climb on “Yahweh Sabaoth” against a 20-spot slide for “Jehovah,” and Ada Ehi returns to the chart with two songs at once. On the Emerging 30, KHAEL’s second week at No. 1 and Anike’s second entry point to a widening top tier.

Track all the movements on the NGMCharts Top 50WorshipPraiseAfro-Gospel, and Emerging 30 charts.

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