About this chart race
Blinding Lights reached 5.48 billion streams by September 2026, about half a billion clear of Shape of You on 4.98 billion. There have been two changes of leader in ten years. Both songs that took the lead were released after streaming became the dominant format: Shape of You in January 2017 and Blinding Lights in November 2019.
This animated ranking shows how total spotify streams changed across 32 series between 2017 and 2026. The bars re-order themselves as the years advance, so overtakes are visible as they happen rather than hidden inside a table. Use the list on the left to choose exactly who competes, drag the slider to jump to any year, or open the table view to read the underlying numbers.
As of 2026, Blinding Lights leads with 5.48 bn.
Included in this race
Blinding Lights, Shape of You, Sweater Weather, Starboy, As It Was, Someone You Loved, One Dance, Sunflower, Perfect, Stay, Believer, I Wanna Be Yours, Heat Waves, Closer, Say You Won't Let Go, Dance Monkey, Rockstar, Señorita, Love Yourself, Thinking Out Loud, God's Plan, Sorry, Bad Guy, Lean On, Uptown Funk, Havana, I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Don't Let Me Down, Despacito, What Do You Mean?, Cheerleader, Can't Feel My Face.
Source
Data from Spotify, compiled by Wikipedia. Every figure shown comes from this source — nothing is estimated or generated.
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