“Blinding Lights” claims the shiny prize largely for its unprecedented longevity in the top 10: 59 weeks, the most of any song not only in the quarter century but in the entire history of the Hot ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Weeknd has released a remix of “Blinding Lights” for the song’s one-year anniversary, featuring Rosalía. Rosalía sings the first verse of the remix in Spanish and later joins the Weeknd in ...
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 ...
After Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist” was named Billboard’s All-Time Number One Song, his website was updated with the accolade: “Billboard’s First #1 Song of All Time until 2065.” Unfortunately ...
When last week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart was released, it was noted that The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” had tied Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” for the most time spent on the chart, and it was ...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has been smashing records practically since it was first released late in November of 2019 — and on Monday it broke what might be the most momentous one of all: It ...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is indisputably one of the landmark songs of 2020 —and the only reason it isn’t even more dominant is because it was released on Nov. 29, 2019, and racked up significant ...
The Weeknd scores a fairly rare and highly-coveted chart double this week, as his current single “Blinding Lights” rises to No. 1 on the Hot 100 as his new album After Hours debuts atop the Billboard ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd is steady atop Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart this week ...