Updated September 13, 2026 — Accra, pause the argument about who owns the weekend playlist. Nigeria’s Apple Music Top Songs chart just crowned Remas Oh No as the country’s hottest track, and the Afrorave prince is once again reminding West Africa that a situationship song can still run a whole nation. Ei. Drop day energy was cute. Chart day energy? That one dey collect rent.
According to TooXclusive (12 September 2026), Oh No Rema’s latest with Jamaican hitmaker Rvssian — climbed to No. 1 on the Apple Music Nigeria Top Songs chart on the back of heavy streaming and fan mobilisation. For a record that only landed mid-September, that is not “soft launch. That is takeover.
From drop to No. 1 in record time
The single arrived around 11 September 2026 via Mavin / Jonzing World, with London on production and that familiar Rema-plus-Caribbean sauce. Coverage from BellaNaija and Notjustok framed it as a bright Afro-fusion flirt record — kompa perfume, dancehall bounce, Rema’s melodic whisper doing the damage. Then the Apple Music Nigeria chart did what charts do when a country decides one song is the mood: it put Rema on the throne.
TooXclusives report is blunt about the mechanics — strong streaming numbers, overwhelming fan support, and a steady climb until Oh No sat at the summit as Nigeria’s biggest song on Apple Music. Chart watchers later noted the usual Afrobeats musical chairs (Seyi Vibez and others never sleep), but the headline that mattered for Accra–Lagos timelines was simple: Rema locked No. 1.
If you already looped the flower-shop LA visual and thought, this one go travel,” congratulations — you were early, not delusional.
Why this chart flex matters beyond Lagos
Apple Music Nigeria No. 1 is not just a screenshot for Rema’s publicist. It is a continental weather report. Ghana DJs, Uber playlists from Spintex to Osu, and soft-life TikTok edits all feed off the same DSP heat. When a Naija record sits at the top of Apple Music NG, Accra hears it by dinner — sometimes before dinner, if your group chat includes that one friend who treats charts like football scores.
Rema’s 2026 lane already looked stacked: TEA earlier in the year, World Cup-adjacent flexes, and the long shadow of Calm Down / HEIS still printing cultural capital. Oh No topping Apple Music Nigeria so quickly after release is the receipt that the Benin City star can still write radio without begging the algorithm for mercy.
Also be honest — situationship discourse is free marketing. A song about mixed signals, late-night calls, and checking somebody’s friend’s story does not need a billboard on the Tema Motorway. The timeline dey do the A&R for free.
What the record still sounds like (for the latecomers)
Missed the drop write-up? Short version: Rema and Rvssian reconnect six years after Beamer (Bad Boys), landing a mid-tempo tropical pocket with syncopated drums, rolling bass, and Rema’s hypnotic topline. The official visual — directed by Benji Allen, shot in Los Angeles — leans romantic tension and flower-shop softness. YouTubes official cut is the clean watch; the pirate 320kbps zip” blogs remain a malware museum exhibit.
Rvssians lane (Kartel to Cardi B energy) gives the drums Caribbean passport stamps; Rema keeps the Afrorave identity intact. Result: a record Ghana night outs can clear without a translator, and Nigeria’s Apple Music chart can crown without an apology.
Stream the chart king (official links only)
Support the No. 1 the legal way — no MediaFire wahala:
- Official smart link — rema.lnk.to/ohno
- Apple Music — Oh No (go play it where it just ruled)
- Spotify Oh No
- YouTube — Rema – Oh No (official)
Follow Rema: Instagram @heisrema YouTube @heisrema. Label lane: Mavin / Jonzing World.
Accra’s takeaway
Ghana entertainment thrives when a chart story gives you three gifts: a brag for the group chat, a hook for the soft-life reel, and a reminder that Accra–Lagos streaming is one conversation wearing two SIM cards. Rema’s Apple Music Nigeria No. 1 delivers all three. Whether Oh No holds the crown for a week or dances with Seyi Vibez for the top spot, the cultural memo already landed — Rema still knows how to make a country press play at the same time.
For the album rollout watchers: this is the kind of mid-cycle chart spike that makes a third studio album trailer feel less like marketing and more like inevitability. Keep the streams clean. Keep the screenshots honest. Leave the fake full album leaked” pages in 2014 where they belong.
The Ent News take
Will Oh No stay No. 1 long enough to bore the chart accounts, or is this a victory lap before the next Rema surprise? Either way, September 2026 just got another receipt that Afrobeats’ biggest names still treat Apple Music Nigeria like a final exam they came prepared for. Stream the official cut, salute the chart, and tell your situationship we said hi.
We move clean. Playlist heavy. Oh no he really dey do numbers.
Sources: TooXclusive BellaNaija Notjustok · Official: rema.lnk.to/ohno Apple Music

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