It’s already August and the rest of 2014 will be passing by very soon! Hence, it is the perfect time to take a look at the songs that have been ruling the charts thus far this year. Enjoy!
The Most-Streamed Songs on Spotify – First Half of 2014 (Global)
1. Katy Perry – “Dark Horse” (142,666,577)
2. Pitbull – “Timber” (128,853,502)
3. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be” (127,829,913)
4. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars” (103,629,220)
5. John Legend – “All of Me” (102,494,251)
6. Mr. Probz – “Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)” (94,043,979)
7. Imagine Dragons – “Demons” (89,681,979)
8. Jason Derulo – “Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz)” (86,332,147)
9. Lorde – “Royals” (86,091,843)
10. Avicii – “Hey Brother” (85,537,636)
Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” didn’t have the longest run at #1 in the first half of 2014. Calvin Harris has been atop the Global Spotify-50 for seven weeks so far and Perry was #1 for just five weeks. Despite this, “Dark Horse” amassed more streams than any other song in the world, more than 142 million over the last six months.
The Most-Viral Songs on Spotify – First Half of 2014 (Global)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ44x0GnKh4
1. Lana Del Rey – “Once Upon a Dream”
Lana Del Rey’s contribution to the Malificent soundtrack and the most viral track in the world on Spotify thus far in 2014.
2. Soko – “We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow”
Soundtracked the hugely popular viral video “First Kiss”, which has over 85 million views on YouTube.
3. Dillon Francis – “Get Low”
The EDM star released this collaboration with DJ Snake as a single in February. His debut album is set for release in July.
4. Foster The People – “Coming of Age”
Lead single from the band’s Supermodel, which came out in March.
5. Chromeo – “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)”
Single and biggest hit from White Women, which was released in May.
6. Tegan & Sara ft. The Lonely Island – “Everything Is AWESOME!!!”
The theme song to the wildly popular The LEGO Movie, one of the most popular films of 2014.
7. Zedd – “Find You”
Featuring Miriam Bryant and Matthew Koma, this was the first single from the soundtrack to the film Divergent.
8. Doug Seegers ft. Jill Johnson & Magnus Carlsson – “Going Down To The River”
Seegers, a formerly-homeless street musician from Nashville, blew up in Sweden this year and became country music’s newest international star.
9. Beck – “Blue Moon”
The alt-rocker released his first album in six years this year, Morning Phase, and this was its first single.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zasIogAV-tY
10. Mike Oldfield – “Nuclear”
A recently viral track, “Nuclear” soundtracked the trailer for the video game Metal Gear Solid V.
