‘Blinding Lights’ is the Most Streamed Song on Spotify

Only a yr after surpassing Ed Sheeran’s “Form of You” because the most-streamed track on Spotify, The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has racked up over 4 billion performs.

Spotify tweeted on January 4 cementing the file for the artist Abel Tesfaye, whereas Selection confirms the 4 billion stream mark with reps for the artist. He additionally beats Ed Sheeran out on month-to-month listeners, with 113 million month-to-month listeners versus. 82.8 million. Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist of 2023, garnering 26.1 billion streams throughout her catalog, whereas The Weeknd hit the quantity three spot.

Spotify pays anyplace between $0.003 – $0.005 cents per stream, which suggests this track has earned anyplace from $12-$20 million—relying on a number of components. Abel Tesfaye shares songwriting credit with Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter on the track. The break up between these creators is unknown, however each Martin and Holter additionally co-produce the track—seemingly resulting in the next proportion share of royalties.

We all know that “Blinding Lights” is the most-streamed track on Spotify, however how do The Weeknd’s different songs stack up on the service? Right here’s a peek at knowledge as of January 12.

The highest ten checklist of most-streamed songs for The Weeknd all have over one billion streams, together with the #11 spot for “Creeper.” Inquisitive about the remainder of The Weeknd’s Spotify streaming stats for this week? You must dip beneath his high twenty most-streamed songs to see these beneath 500 million+ streams—showcasing simply what a powerhouse his catalog is on streaming companies.