Survey presents songs of the most varied times; First is a song that was not even promoted as a single
Main music streaming platform, the Spotify was officially released in 2006. However, it took a while until great artists and bands made their catalogs available to the application public.
It is estimated that Spotify counts on approximately 678 million monthly active users. Of this number, 268 million Pay subscription to listen to music and podcasts without advertisements. Already others 410 million They resort to the free features, which allow you to listen to the published material, but with ads.
Naturally, songs from genres like pop and hip hop are among the most popular in the catalog. However, there is a good presence of rock Among the record holders on the platform, with some of them surpassing the mark of two billion reproductions (streams).
The following list presents the 10 more heard rock songs on Spotify throughout its history. For the survey, songs that fit the main genre than other styles were considered more – that is, pop rock hybrids, such as some tracks from Coldplay and Olivia Rodrigothey had no inclusion in this ranking.
In addition, obviously, the figures considered were recorded on July 15, 2025. Check it out!
The 10 most heard rock songs on Spotify
10. Coldplay – “The Scientist” (released in 2002)
Streams in total: 2,463,723,763
9. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (released in 1991)
Streams in total: 2,482,723,199
8. Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin ‘” (released in 1981)
Streams in total: 2,493,093,697
7. The Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris” (released in 1998)
Streams in total: 2,521,124,126
6. Arctic Monkeys – “From I Wanna Know?” (Launched in 2013)
Streams in total: 2,643,387,158
5. Linkin Park – “In the End” (released in 2000)
Streams in total: 2,665,068,710
4. The Police – “Every Breath You Take” (released in 1983)
Streams in total: 2,765,941,484
3. Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody” (released in 1975)
Streams in total: 2,849,830,884
2. Coldplay – “Yellow” (released in 2000)
Streams in total: 3,135,359,571
1. Arctic Monkeys – “I Wanna Be Yours” (released in 2013)
Streams in total: 3,161,801,736
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