{"id":239038,"date":"2025-09-02T11:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=239038"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:21:59","slug":"the-weeknds-blinding-lights-becomes-first-song-to-hit-5bn-streams-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/the-weeknds-blinding-lights-becomes-first-song-to-hit-5bn-streams-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd\u2019s \u2018Blinding Lights\u2019 becomes first song to hit 5bn streams on Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"

MBW\u2019s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry. Stat Of the Week is supported by\u00a0music data analytics firm\u00a0Chartmetric<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

The Weeknd’s synth-pop hit Blinding Lights <\/i>has shattered yet another record, becoming the first song in Spotify history to cross 5 billion streams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Blinding Lights<\/i> is the second single from The Weeknd’s fourth studio album, After Hours<\/i>. Following its November 2019 release, the track dominated the Billboard<\/i> Hot 100 chart for four straight weeks. It was the first song to stay in the chart\u2019s Top 10 for an entire year.<\/p>\n

Swedish musicians\u00a0Max Martin<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Oscar Holter<\/b>\u00a0co-produced the song alongside The Weeknd and Canadian musicians Belly<\/b> and DaHeala<\/b>.<\/p>\n

<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div> <\/div> \n

The latest milestone, announced<\/a> by Spotify on social media over the weekend, comes over a year after Blinding Lights <\/i>made history by hitting<\/a> 4 billion streams<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn August 31st, 2025, The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights <\/i>became the first song to reach 5 billion streams on Spotify,\u201d the streaming giant announced the same day.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0YouTube, the official music video for\u00a0Blinding Lights\u00a0<\/i>has garnered 962 million views<\/b><\/a>\u00a0since it premiered in January 2020.<\/p>\n

\n