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The Weeknd Now Has the Most Songs to Reach 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

The "After Hours" title track from his blockbuster fourth album breaks his 17-song tie with Drake.

The Weeknd

The Weeknd

Eddy Chen

The Weeknd now has the most songs to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify, the streaming service announced Monday (Sept. 23).

He broke the 17-song tie with Drake with the title track from his blockbuster fourth studio album, After Hours, bringing The Weeknd’s new total to 18. After HoursBillboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash “Blinding Lights” remains the most streamed song on Spotify, with nearly 4.5 billion streams. Here’s every song by The Weeknd that has surpassed 1 billion streams:


  • “After Hours”
  • “One of the Girls” with JENNIE and Lily-Rose Depp
  • “Often”
  • “Reminder”
  • “Stargirl Interlude” with Lana Del Rey
  • “Creepin'” by Metro Boomin with 21 Savage
  • “Heartless”
  • “Die For You”
  • “I Was Never There” with Gesaffelstein
  • “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
  • “Call Out My Name”
  • “The Hills”
  • “Starboy” with Daft Punk
  • “I Feel It Coming”
  • “Can’t Feel My Face”
  • “Save Your Tears” with Ariana Grande
  • “Save Your Tears”
  • “Blinding Lights”

The Canadian-Ethiopian superstar (real name Abel Tesfaye) has also been putting up numbers at Billboard, with his latest single “Dancing in the Flames” debuting at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Sept. 28. The song earned The Weeknd his 29th top 20 hit. “Dancing in the Flames” also debuted at No. 10 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. It’s the lead single from The Weeknd’s forthcoming LP Hurry Up Tomorrow, which is also the third and final installment of his After Hours/Dawn FM trilogy. He performed “Dancing in the Flames,” “São Paulo” (sans featured Brazilian star Anitta) and more songs at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival over the weekend.

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This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.

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