Barack Obama shares his top songs for 2020, Wizkid and Tems featured

The 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has shared a list of his favorite songs for the year 2020. An annual tradition which features music from artists spanning around the world.

This year, Barack Obama’s favorite songs was curated by Sasha, and it comes with a Spotify playlist. The playlist which Obama credited to Sasha, regarding her as the family music guru.

Luckily, this annual playlist seems to always feature songs from the Nigerian music scene. With the likes of Burna Boy, Rema and many others who have been on his previous playlist.

This year, a song from Wizkid and Tems was featured on the list of Barack Obama’s favorite songs which he published on his twitter page on Saturday, December 19, 2020. Featuring the song “Essence,” which was off the album “Made In Lagos.”

On “Essence,” Wizkid teamed up with Tems for an intuitive mid-tempo Afro vibes. The song which had spectacularly gained tractions over the recent times, topping charts in Africa and far beyond sees Tems singing to Wizkid about an ambiguous relationship.

See the full list of Barack Obama’s favorite songs for the year 2020 below, accompanied by his Spotify playlist.

1. ‘Savage Remix’ – Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé
2. ‘Love Is The King’ – Jeff Tweedy
3. ‘FRANCHISE’ – Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.
4. ‘Nada’ – Lido Pimienta ft. Li Saumet
5. ‘Can’t Do Much’ – Waxahatchee
6. ‘The Bigger Picture’ – Lil Baby
7. ‘Ghosts’ – Bruce Springsteen
8. ‘Levitating’ – Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby
9. ‘The Climb Back’ – J. Cole
10. ‘Repeat’ – J Hus ft. Koffee
11. ‘Damage’ – H.E.R.
12. ‘Summer 2020’ – Jhené Aiko
13. ‘Brave’ – Ruston Kelly
14. ‘Uwrongo (Edit)’ – Prince Kaybee, Shimza, Black Motion & Ami Faku
15. ‘Better Distractions’ – Faye Webster
16. ‘Lemonade’ – Internet Money ft. Don Toliver, Gunna & NAV
17. ‘Blue World’ – Mac Miller
18. ‘CUT EM IN’ – Anderson .Paak ft. Rick Ross
19. ‘Starting Over’ – Chris Stapleton
20. ‘Mecca’ – Spillage Village, Jid & EARTHGANG
21. ‘La Difícil’ – Bad Bunny
22. ‘Essence’ – WizKid ft. Tems
23. ‘All My Girls Like To Fight’ – Hope Tala
24.  ‘Kyoto’ – Phoebe Bridgers
25. ‘SUN CAME OUT’ – Gunna
26. ‘Remember Where You Are’ – Jessie Ware
27. ‘4 My Ppl’ – Goodie Mob
28. ‘Distance’ – Yebba
29. ‘one life, might live’ – Little Simz