Every Song Streamed More Than 1 Billion Times on Spotify, Visualized

Today’s stunning visualization comes from Visual Capitalist in celebration of the Spotify’s Billions Club! They have created a captivating chart showcasing every song on Spotify that has reached over one billion streams. With over 300+ songs, that is a tremendous amount of information, but they have executed it beautifully. The color scheme is immaculate and it flows with a graceful chaos.

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I appreciate how they organized it by decade – this celebrates the legendary songs that have been able to transcend generations, such as Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, and “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire. “Dream” by Fleetwood Mac also earned a place in the Billion Club – I wonder if that was sparked in part by the viral phenomenon of Nathan Apodaca cruising on his skateboard with a bottle of Ocean Spray to the classic 70s tune? The newer songs that have reached one billion are impressive in their own right – they catapulted to cult status in record time! “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, “Blinding Lights” by the Weekend, “Dynamite” by BTS and “As It Was” by Harry Styles are particular favorites of mine. In fact, “As It Was” is currently the only 2022 song in the Billions Club! I also enjoyed the “Fastest Growing Followings” section tucked into the bottom like a little Easter egg – as a proud member of Army, I’m thrilled to see Jungkook and BTS are among the top 5. What is your favorite song in the Billions Club? Sound off in the comments below!