One of the great pillars of the global music industry, Canadian star The Weeknd reigns like no other in the digital environment, especially on the streaming platform Spotify.
Now he has managed to break his own record in the number of monthly listeners. Before he had 100 million fans Spotify. That was February 2023. Now it has 120 million listeners.
With this he overcomes Taylor Swiftanother artist who has impressive streaming numbers. It is estimated that he did 100 million monthly listeners on the platform.
Another prominent brand in Spotify obtained from The weekend is the quantity of play that yours mega success, Out of hoursobtained this year on the platform: 1 billion plays.
The Weeknd has 18 songs with over 1 billion plays on Spotify
On September 23, it was announced that singer The Weeknd has the most songs to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, the streaming service announced.
According to Billboard, he broke his 17-song tie with Drake with the track from his fourth studio album, Out of hoursbringing The Weeknd’s new total to 18. That’s worth noting Blinding lightsit remains the most listened to song on Spotify, with almost 4.5 billion streams. Check out all of The Weeknd’s songs that have surpassed 1 billion streams:
After Hours, One of the Girls with JENNIE and Lily-Rose Depp, Often, Reminder, Stargirl Interlude with Lana Del Rey, Metro Boomin’s Creepin’ with 21 Savage, Heartless, Die For You, I Was Never There with Gesaffelstein, Earned It ( Fifty Shades of Grey), Call Out My Name, The Hills, Starboy with Daft Punk, I Feel It Coming, Can’t Feel My Face, Save Your Tears with Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears and Blinding Lights.
It is worth mentioning that Abel Tesfaye has also had success in the Billboard charts, with his latest single Dancing in the flames debuting at number 14 on the Hot 100 on September 28.
According to the publication, the song earned The weekend his 29th top 20 hit. Dancing in the flames it also debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US is the lead single from the upcoming album Hurry up tomorrowwhich is also the third and final part of his trilogy After hours/sunrise FM.
Source: Terra
Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
