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The song, produced with its infectious Afrobeats and Amapiano-inspired sound, also became a major success on the UK charts.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Official Charts Company, \u201cUnavailable\u201d peaked at No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart, spending 22 weeks on the chart. It also reached No. 1 on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart, where it spent two weeks at the top.<\/p>\n<p>The song had previously received a BRIT Silver certification in the UK after surpassing 200,000 units. The Gold award represents the next certification level, with the BRIT Certified scheme historically setting the Gold threshold for singles at 400,000 units based on Official Charts data.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond its UK performance, \u201cUnavailable\u201d has remained one of Davido\u2019s most recognizable international hits, helped by its viral dance challenge and widespread reception across different markets.<\/p>\n<p>For Musa Keys, the certification further highlights the international reach of his collaboration with Davido and adds another notable achievement to his growing career.<\/p>\n<p>Released in 2023, \u201cUnavailable\u201d has continued to perform strongly years after its initial release, demonstrating the lasting impact of the Timeless standout.<\/p>\n<p>With its new UK Gold certification, Davido and Musa Keys now have another international milestone to celebrate, while \u201cUnavailable\u201d continues to stand as one of the defining Afrobeats collaborations of its era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davido and Musa Keys have achieved another milestone with their hit collaboration \u201cUnavailable,\u201d which has now been certified Gold in the United Kingdom. The certification marks the first UK Gold award for both Davido and Musa Keys, adding another major achievement to the song\u2019s international run since its release in 2023. \u201cUnavailable\u201d was released as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[160],"class_list":["post-4397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","author-urbanafrica"],"authors":[{"term_id":160,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"urbanafrica","display_name":"URBANAFRICA","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg"},"author_category":"1","first_name":"Emmanuel","last_name":"I","user_url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/","job_title":"","description":"Top journalist covering music, entertainment, arts, and culture, delivering breaking stories and deep insights that shape the global conversation."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4399,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397\/revisions\/4399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4397"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}