5 Of The Biggest SA Male Artists In 2020 Based On Monthly Listenership Data. Music is soothing to every person who listens and takes part in making the music.

Music is soothing to every person who listens and takes part in making the music. However, the industry is also based on numbers. Spotify showed the data of the monthly listenership numbers of every musician in South Africa, the data shows the music streaming habits of the listeners.

The list of the biggest males based on monthly listenership iss not a surprise to many people. However, one would think that one artist would be on the list based on his wins within the year. These are the top five artists based on monthly listenership in 2020:

5. Sun-El Musician

Sun-El Musician is sitting on 245 675 monthly listeners. The artist is going great with his single ‘Mandinaye’ featuring Ami Faku.

4. Kabza De Small

Kabza De Small is the fourth artist, sitting on 337 775 monthly listeners. The artist is going strong with his tribute to the late Papers 707 titled ‘Lala Ngoxolo (Tribute To Papers 707)’ featuring Kelvin Momo and Mhaw Keys.

3. Sjava

Despite the allegations that were against him, Sjava has been having a strong fan base with a number of 347 755 monthly listeners. The musician has been going at it with his 2018 album ‘Umqhele’.

2. DJ Maphorisa

DJ Maphorisa has been getting love for his amazing producing skills and for also having a good ear for music, making him sit on 492 808 monthly listeners. The music producer is now going with single titled ‘Toumbalo’, alongside Boddhi Satva.

1. Black Coffee

Black Coffee has taken the world by storm, touring all over the world, the music producer and DJ is chilling on 1 355 465 monthly listeners. The artist is going strong with his single titled ‘Ready For You’ featuring Celeste.

by Alexandra Ramaite