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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, ...
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The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” crosses a monumental 5 billion streams on Spotify

The track broke multiple Billboard records, including a full year in the Hot 100's Top 10. The Weeknd leads Spotify's "Billions Club" with 28 entries, more than any other artist. Spotify confirmed the ...
Black Enterprise

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 ...
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The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Becomes First Single to Stream Over 4 Billion Times on Spotify

The Weeknd’s chart-topping anthem “Blinding Lights” continues to rewrite history as it surpasses its record and secures the title of the most-streamed song in Spotify’s history. With over four billion ...
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The Weeknd Was Undoubtedly Surprised By The Success Of ‘Blinding Lights’ Because He Thought ‘It Was Gonna Be A Flop’

Abel Tesfaye said that he plans to kill off his musical persona, The Weeknd, to venture into other creative realms. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to graciously bow out on top after becoming the first ...
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Billboard names The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ as the top song of the century

(Gray News) – It’s official: “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the song of the century. On Friday, Billboard crowned the smash hit as the No. 1 song of the 21st century. Billboard comprised a list of ...
Forbes

One Of The Weeknd’s Most Impressive Billboard Records Has Been Tied

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” ties The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights ...
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The Weeknd's Blinding Lights becomes first song to hit five billion streams on Spotify

The Weeknd's Blinding Lights has become the first song to reach five billion streams on Spotify. In a post shared on Sunday, executives from the music streaming service announced via Instagram that ...
Forbes

One Of The Weeknd’s Biggest Chart Records Has Finally Been Matched

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Shaboozey's “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” ties "Blinding Lights" by The ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ breaks Spotify record with whopping 5 billion streams

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in ...
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The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is The First Song To Hit 4 Billion Streams On Spotify

The Weeknd's cross-format smash "Blinding Lights" has a legitimate case as the biggest pop hit of all time. After spending four weeks at #1 in 2020, in 2021 it became the first song to spend more than ...
Variety

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is First Song to Pass 4 Billion Streams on Spotify

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has become the first song to pass the 4 billion stream mark on Spotify, a rep for the company confirms to Variety. The song passed Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” as the all ...