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Spotify's three most-streamed songs ever

Streams on Spotify, billions

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What figure does “Blinding Lights” reach?

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Source: Spotify · kworb · Guinness · October 2026

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  1. 1Blinding Lights5.64 B
  2. 2Shape of You5.15 B
  3. 3Sweater Weather4.97 B

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Blinding Lights was the first song to hit 5 billion Spotify streams.

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Data behind “Spotify's three most-streamed songs ever”
#NameValueNote
Blinding Lights5.64BThe Weeknd
Shape of You5.15BEd Sheeran
Sweater Weather4.97BThe Neighbourhood

Source: Spotify · kworb · Guinness. As of October 2026.

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  1. 5.64 billion streams. Played in full, that is over 310 million hours, or 35,000 years.

  2. As of October 2026, third place goes to Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood, with 4.97 billion streams. Second is Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, with 5.15 billion. And first is Blinding Lights by The Weeknd, with — 5.64 billion.

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