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The Weeknd Makes Spotify History as 30 of His Songs Pass 1 Billion Streams

The singer has also just wiped his Instagram profile. Could a creative shift or rollout be on the way?

The Weeknd at Rogers Centre on July 27, 2025. Photos courtesy of XO Records.

The Weeknd at Rogers Centre on July 27, 2025. Photos courtesy of XO Records.

Hyghly Alleyne

The Weeknd has made Spotify history once again, becoming the first artist ever to see 30 of his songs cross one billion streams each.

The achievement arrives just as the singer has once again wiped his Instagram feed — a recurring reset that has often preceded creative shifts or new rollouts in the past — adding intrigue to what this moment might signal for his next chapter.


The milestone, as reported by Complex, includes some of his most recognizable hits, such as “Blinding Lights,” “Starboy” with Daft Punk and “Can’t Feel My Face,” along with newer additions like “Timeless,” his collaboration with Playboi Carti from Hurry Up Tomorrow.

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The achievement follows a string of streaming records across recent years. In 2024, The Weeknd became the first artist with 18 songs in Spotify’s Billions Club after previously tying Drake at 17, later celebrating the milestone with a special Billions Club concert that was released as a concert film.

Today, he remains one of Spotify’s most dominant acts, with more than 120 million monthly listeners and multiple Diamond-certified singles.

The fresh Instagram wipe — which removes all posts from his profile — has added fuel to speculation that a new rollout or artistic transition may be underway.

The Weeknd has used similar resets before major announcements or directional shifts, and the timing coincides with the closing stretch of his After Hours Til Dawn era. The blockbuster world tour, which resumes internationally in April 2026, has already sold over 7.5 million tickets across 153 shows and grossed more than $1 billion since its launch in 2022.

The online reset has also revived conversation around his long-discussed plan to eventually retire “The Weeknd” as a stage persona and begin releasing music under his birth name, Abel Tesfaye — though no formal announcement has been made so far.

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Below is the complete list of The Weeknd’s tracks (including features) that have crossed one billion streams.

  1. "Blinding Lights"
  2. "Starboy" feat. Daft Punk
  3. "Die For You"
  4. "The Hills"
  5. "Save Your Tears"
  6. "Call Out My Name"
  7. "One Of The Girls" feat. Jennie, Lily-Rose Depp
  8. "I Feel It Comig" feat. Daft Punk
  9. "Can't Feel My Face"
  10. "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
  11. "Save Your Tears (Remix)" with Ariana Grande
  12. "Creepin'" by Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd and 21 Savage
  13. "Stargirl Interlude" feat. Lana Del Rey
  14. "I Was Never There" feat. Gesaffelstein
  15. "Reminder"
  16. "Moth To A Flame" by Swedish House Mafia feat. The Weeknd
  17. "After Hours"
  18. "Popular" feat. Playboy Carti and Madonna
  19. "Die For You" feat. Ariana Grande
  20. "Low Life" by Future feat. The Weeknd
  21. "Often"
  22. "Or Nah" by Ty Dolla $ign feat. The Weeknd and Wiz Khalifa
  23. "Lost in The Fire" by Gesaffelstein feat. The Weeknd
  24. "Love Me Harder" by Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd
  25. "Pray For Me" feat. Kendrick Lamar
  26. "Timeless" feat. Playboy Carti
  27. "In Your Eyes"
  28. "Heartless"
  29. "Heartless (Remix)" with Lil Uzi Vert
  30. "You Right" by Doja Cat ft. The Weeknd
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