For instance, some Ugandan musicians who dominated the airwaves in the late 1990s through the early 2000s are just gaining measurable online traction after uploading and organising their music catalogues in recent years. Some of these artists’ early hits were widely uploaded by fans, splitting views across multiple channels and diminishing plays on their official accounts. On the other hand, some Ugandan artists inflate their viewership numbers using bots or other fake engagement tactics, creating a misleading sense of prominence.
Despite these challenges, analysing YouTube views provides valuable insight into which artists have commanded attention on the platform since its heavy adoption in the Ugandan music scene around 2014. Here are the Top 10 Most Viewed Ugandan Music Artists on YouTube as of November 2025.
#1. Eddy Kenzo
With over 2.7 million subscribers, Eddy Kenzo’s official YouTube channel is the most viewed Ugandan music channel, boasting over 814 million views from 757 videos uploaded since its creation on 27 May 2013. The channel is also among the top 10 overall YouTube channels in Uganda, with popular videos including Masaka Kids Africana Dancing Tweyagale, which has 150 million views since its upload in February 2020, and Sitya Loss, which has secured over 72 million views since September 2014.
#2. Jose Chameleone
Since its creation in July 2012, Jose Chameleone’s official music YouTube channel has grown to over 752,000 subscribers with 324 videos, accumulating more than 192 million views. Its most-viewed videos include Badilisha (February 2013) with 28 million views and Tubonge (November 2023) with 18 million views. Early popular uploads include the first Valu Valu video (July 2012) with 850,000 views and Meme Katale featuring Papa Cidy (July 2012), which has surpassed 1.5 million views.
#3. Sheebah
Sheebah’s official YouTube &channel was launched in September 2011 and has since accumulated over 173 million views from 224 uploads with about 784,000 subscribers. Her biggest hit on the platform is Nakyuka (May 2020) with 11 million views, followed by Boy Fire featuring Selecta Jef (April 2021) with 7.6 million. Among her early uploads, Jordan (Mbakwekule) from May 2014 has recorded 363,000 views.
#4. Rema Namakula
Rema Namakula’s YouTube channel records over 557,000 subscribers and 145 million views across 63 videos, while maintaining a consistent viewership. Rema Namakula’s most popular videos include Guttuja featuring B2C (April 2019) with 19 million views, This is Love featuring The Ben (December 2020) with 11 million, and several others ranging from over 5 million to a few hundred thousand views each.
The channel’s earliest uploads of 2014—Sitaki (January), Atuuse, and Fire Tonight (June)—each surpassed 500,000 views, while Kukaliba, Oli Wange, Muchuzi (July), and Deep in Love (September) all crossed one million, with Deep in Love reaching 2.3 million views.
#5. Radio & Weasel
Radio and Weasel joined YouTube on August 21, 2012, and their channel has since grown to 414,000 subscribers and 219 videos, totalling over 134 million views. The very first upload, Can’t Let You Go, released on the day the channel was created, has 4.6 million views. Most viewed uploads like Gutamiza featuring B2C (July 2017) have pulled in 10 million views, while Hellena (November 2013) and Bread and Butter (April 2013) have 9.6 million and 9.3 million views, respectively.
#6. David Lutalo
Created on 16 December 2015, David Lutalo’s Official YouTube channel, with 116 uploads, boasts over 529,000 subscribers and 121 million total views. The channel’s first uploads, Saabulula (May 2016) and Yaamanyi (June 2016), have a viewership of 1.3 million and 4.3 million views, respectively. Among his most popular videos, Kabisi Ka Ndagala (November 2021) has 8.9 million views, Yankutudde (July 2022) has 7.5 million, and Manya (October 2020) has 6.1 million views.
#7. Spice Diana
Since launching her YouTube channel in April 2015, Spice Diana has attracted over 624,000 subscribers and 116 million views from 308 uploads. Her first official music video and upload on the channel, Tekinanta (August 2015), has 196,000 views. Leading uploads over the years include Anti Kale (October 2017) with 6.5 million views, Body featuring Nince Henry (June 2021) at 8.7 million, and Siri Regular (September 2022), which is still her biggest hit with 19 million views so far.
#8. Pallaso
Pallaso was among the first Ugandan artists to adapt to YouTube, launching his channel in April 2011. He has since built a following of 496,000 subscribers, uploaded 454 videos, and amassed over 111 million views. His earliest uploads, Anything for You, Dangerous, River Nile, and Save Me, were uploaded while he was still in the diaspora. Some of his most popular videos include Bubble Remix (April 2016) with 9 million views, Malamu (November 2020) with 7.6 million, and Nalonda Nemala (March 2021) with 7.2 million views.
#9. Bobi Wine
With 434,000 subscribers, Bobi Wine’s YouTube channel, created in May 2012, features 152 videos and has gathered over 91 million views. His early uploads include By Far (June 2012) with 560,000 views, For Better For Worse (June 2012) with 1.1 million, and Tugambire Ku Jeniffer (September 2012) with 2.6 million views. Later hits such as Kyarenga (June 2018) with 5.5 million views, Aidah (June 2016) with 4.3 million, and Wendi (June 2021) with 4.3 million continue to draw in his strong audience.
#10. Bebe Cool
Bebe Cool was among the first Ugandan artists to adapt to YouTube, joining the platform in January 2009. His channel now has 386,000 subscribers and over 87 million views from 259 video uploads.
His earliest uploads, including Maria Maria and a Nelson Mandela Birthday performance from 2009, show how far back his digital presence goes. Over time, Bebe Cool has built a strong catalogue, with major hits like Love You Everyday (July 2014) racking up 16 million views, Wire Wire (September 2019) with 12 million, and Kasepiki (March 2010) reaching 3.6 million views.
The years listed beside each music title represent when the artists uploaded the songs to their official YouTube channels, not the songs’ original release dates.
