The 20 biggest global hits of the 2020's decade so far:
#1. Blinding Lights
#2. As It Was
#3. Stay
#4. Save Your Tears
#5. Heat Waves
#6. Dance Monkey
#7. Levitating
#8. Dynamite
#9. Bad Habits
#10. Flowers
#11. Cold Heart
#12. Calm Down
#13. Don't Start Now
#14. Shivers
#15. Mood
#16. All I Want For Christmas Is You
#17. Roses
#18. Rockstar
#19. Unholy
#20. Industry Baby
@talkofthecharts@ShaboozeysJeans Billboard has definitely lowered the multiplier for 2024 and 2025 so I don’t think it’s actually that close to surpassing Blinding Lights
@muchmorematt @chartdata My favorite Billboard Hot 100 is "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd. As the all-time top-performing hit, its synth-driven energy, emotional lyrics, and record 90 weeks on the chart make it unparalleled@muchmorematt @chartdata My favorite Billboard Hot 100 is "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd. As the all-time top-performing hit, its synth-driven energy, emotional lyrics, and record 90 weeks on the chart make it unparalleled@muchmorematt@chartdata My favorite Billboard Hot 100 is "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd. As the all-time top-performing hit, its synth-driven energy, emotional lyrics, and record 90 weeks on the chart make it unparalleled.
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” and @edsheeran’s “Perfect” each spend a 250th week on the Billboard Global 200 chart.
First two songs to reach this milestone.
5 years ago today, @theweeknd's "Blinding Lights" reached #1 on the Hot 100.
It was 2020's #1 song, broke the record for most weeks in the top 10 and became the chart's biggest hit of all-time.
1,852 consecutive days on the global Spotify chart. what a run this was, to put it into perspective. it took SIX christmas seasons for blinding lights to leave the chart wow
.@theweeknd's "Blinding Lights" does not appear on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Global chart for the first time since its release over 5 years ago, as 119 Christmas songs flood the top 200. It holds the record for the longest streak of consecutive days on the chart with 1852 days.
.@theweeknd's "Blinding Lights" does not appear on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Global chart for the first time since its release over 5 years ago, as 119 Christmas songs flood the top 200. It holds the record for the longest streak of consecutive days on the chart with 1852 days.
Day 997 on the Global Spotify chart:
#41. Blinding Lights (1.57M)
OUT. As It Was (1.38M)
And pay no attention to the massive spike in streams "As It Was" received for exactly 3 months between May 1st and July 31st. Nothing fraudulent happened there, right? 🤔
The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" vs. Harry Styles' "As It Was" on their 776th day on the global Spotify chart:
#27. Blinding Lights – 1.868M streams
#24. As It Was – 3.121M streams
Longest Spotify streaks that will end this Christmas:
1. Blinding Lights (1,852)
2. Another Love (1,094)
3. Die For You (954)
4. Starboy (940)
5. Cruel Summer (647)
6. Seven (529)
7. My Love Mine All Mine (462)
8. Stick Season (436)
.@theweeknd's "Blinding Lights" has spent a milestone 1,850 consecutive days on the Daily Global Spotify chart.
It spent its first 644 days in the top 50, its first 756 days in the top 100, and its first 1,121 days in the top 150.
But its streak will come to an end tomorrow 😢
Today will be "Blinding Lights" last day on the Global Spotify chart until it returns after Christmas to start a new streak. It will end its historic run as the ONLY song to spend its first 5 years on the chart without ever leaving. It's been such an incredible 1,852 days 🎧🏆