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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ breaks Spotify record with whopping 5 billion streams

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in Spotify’s history to hit a whopping five billion streams. Just days earlier, ...
Uproxx

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Just Made Spotify History By Being The First Song To Cross An Unreal Streaming Milestone

The Weeknd is an undisputed king of the streaming music era, as evidenced by the fact that “Blinding Lights” is the most-played song in Spotify history. Since its release in late 2019, the song has ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Becomes First Song to Hit 5 Billion Streams on Spotify

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” continues to make history. On Sunday (Aug. 31), Spotify announced on Instagram that the 2020 megahit has officially become the first song in the streaming platform’s ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is Now The Longest-Charting Song Of All Time

When last week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart was released, it was noted that The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” had tied Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” for the most time spent on the chart, and it was ...
Vibe

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Named The New No. 1 Song of All Time

To celebrate, Billboard has partnered with trading card veteran Karvin Cheung on a special collection of trading card packs with five different designs. “It’s always been a dream of mine to create ...
AllHipHop

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Named Top Hot 100 Song Of All Time

‘Billboard’ calls the ‘After Hours’ track the greatest hit ever. Canadian singer-songwriter Abel Makkonen Tesfaye secured his position as one of the most celebrated music acts in history. The XO label ...
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The Weeknd's 'Blinding Light' sets new Spotify streaming record

In a monumental achievement, The Weeknd's smash-hit single 'Blinding Lights' has etched its name in the annals of music history by becoming the first song to surpass an unprecedented 4 billion streams ...
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The Weeknd ‘Humbled’ That ‘Blinding Lights’ Is The First Song To Hit 4 Billion Streams On Spotify

The Weeknd is completely “humbled” that his song “Blinding Lights” made Spotify history by becoming the first song on the platform to reach 4 billion streams. The Weeknd is completely “humbled” that ...
Rolling Stone

The Weeknd Dethrones Chubby Checker For Billboard’s No. 1 Greatest Hot 100 Song of All Time

After Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist” was named Billboard’s All-Time Number One Song, his website was updated with the accolade: “Billboard’s First #1 Song of All Time until 2065.” Unfortunately ...
Variety

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Becomes First Song to Spend a Full Year in the Billboard Top 10

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has been smashing records practically since it was first released late in November of 2019 — and on Monday it broke what might be the most momentous one of all: It ...
Forbes

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is The Fastest Song To Reach 2 Billion Spotify Streams

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has proven to not only be the singer’s biggest worldwide hit ever, but one of the most popular songs in Billboard Hot 100 and Spotify history. The track hits another ...
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The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the New 'Billboard' Greatest Song of All Time

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has been named the new number one song on Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs Chart, dethroning Chubby Checker’s 1960 “The Twist.” The synth-pop track, which ...