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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ is Spotify’s Most Streamed Song Ever

“Happy new years to ‘Blinding Lights’,” The Weeknd wrote on Twitter. “The most streamed song of all time tonight.” ‘Blinding Lights’ was released in November 2019 as the second single from The ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ reaches an untouchable mark

The Canadian R&B sensation has shattered digital music boundaries as Blinding Lights becomes Spotify’s first track to eclipse 5 billion streams, establishing an unprecedented benchmark in the ...
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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 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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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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Artist Celebrates Taking ‘Most-Streamed Song’ Crown from Ed Sheeran on Spotify

While the weekend might be over, The Weeknd is still going strong. The singer’s 2019 hit “Blinding Lights” has officially become the most streamed song on the music streaming platform Spotify as of ...
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Understanding "After Hours" by The Weeknd

After Hours is the fourth studio album by The Weeknd, released in 2020, featuring a mix of new wave and dream pop influences.
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The Weeknd Shows Love For LOONA And The Boyz's Collab Performance Of "Blinding Lights"

LOONA and The Boyz caught The Weeknd’s eye with their joint performance at the 2020 MBC Music Festival! During the year-end music show, which aired on December 31, The Boyz and LOONA teamed up for a ...
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The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is Now Spotify’s Most-Streamed Song Of All Time

"Blinding Lights is about to take over Shape of You as the most-streamed song of all time. And I don't think that that debuted at #1, I think it debuted at like 11 or 12. And then it grew, and now ...
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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 ...
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The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Becomes First Song To Hit 4 Billion Spotify Streams

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” was already the mosty played song in Spotify history, and now it's become the first song to cross the 4 billion play threshold in the platform’s history. The track ...