NigeriaDr. Alban is a Mainstage act from Nigeria, ranked #135 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 5,000,000 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #1 in Nigeria and #48 in Mainstage among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has slipped 6% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 5.3M to 5M. Their tracked peak was 5,300,000 in Aug 17, 2026. They have 398,446 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 65/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “It's My Life”.
Who Dr. Alban is
Ogbuagu Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), better known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-Swedish musician and producer with his own record label, Dr. Records. His music can best be described as Eurodance/hip-hop reggae in a dancehall style. He has sold an estimated 16 million records worldwide and is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My Life", from the album One Love.
Biography from the Dr. Alban article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Dr. Alban, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
It's My LifeOne Love · 1992772Sing Hallelujah!One Love · 1992713It's My Life (Remix)One Love · 1992704
Let the Beat Go On - Short VersionLook Who's Talking · 1993635
Look Who's Talking (Long Version)Look Who's Talking · 1994596Look Who's Talking - Short VersionLook Who's Talking · 1993577
No Coke - 7'' MixThe Very Best of 1990-1997 · 1997548Away from Home - ShortThe Very Best of 1990-1997 · 1997549Reggae Gone RaggaOne Love · 19925310
No CokeHello Afrika · 199152Latest releases
19 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Thank You Thank You2026 · single
Hello Africa2025 · single
Legender (Fra musicalen: What is Love)2025 · single
Ragga på (Raggen går)2025 · single
Roots2024 · single
Love Is All2024 · single
It's My Life2024 · single
Holiday2024 · single
Alla vi längtar efter sommaren2023 · single
Sing Hallelujah2023 · single![Show Them (Nwaamaka) [Dr. Alban Remix] cover art](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02b7e2a4791dd038f9287c32a3)
Show Them (Nwaamaka) [Dr. Alban Remix]2023 · single
Life Is Now (feat. Elize Ryd)2022 · singlePost this ranking
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7 weekly snapshots. Peak so far: 5.3M in the week of Aug 17, 2026.
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does Dr. Alban have?
Dr. Alban has 5,000,000 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Dr. Alban's world ranking?
Dr. Alban is ranked #135 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Dr. Alban from?
Dr. Alban is from Nigeria, where they rank #1 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Dr. Alban make?
Dr. Alban is categorised as Mainstage in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as eurodance.
Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.