The Weeknd Dominates Shazam’s Mid-Year Charts

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While Shazam’s mid-year charts are filled with new artists and songs, The Weeknd dominated the two biggest ones — he’s the most Shazamed artist worldwide, and his “Blinding Lights” single is the most-Shazamed song globally and in 16 countries. (Check out Variety‘s cover story on The Weeknd from earlier this year, and our exclusive track-by-track Q&A with him about his latest album, “After Hours.”)

Looking elsewhere on the chart, the longest-running No.1 in Shazam’s Global Top 200 is SAINt JHN’s “Roses (Imanbek Remix),” and several songs that entered the platform’s Discovery Top 50 chart (launched to offer a predictive view on up-and-coming songs from emerging artists) like Tones and I’s “Dance Monkey, Powfu’s “Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head),” Regard’s “Ride It,” Topic & A7S’ “Breaking Me” or Trevor Daniel’s “Falling” all entered the chart on average 11 weeks before reaching their peak position on Shazam’s Global Top 200 — and all of those tracks are now in Shazam’s Top 10 Most-Shazamed tracks in 2020.

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Top 10 Most-Shazamed songs worldwide in 2020

1. “Blinding Lights” The Weeknd (R&B/Soul)

2. “Roses” (Imanbek Remix) SAINt JHN (Dance)

3. “Dance Monkey” Tones and I (Alternative)

4. “The Box” Roddy Ricch (Hip-Hop/Rap)

5. “Don’t Start Now” Dua Lipa (Pop)

6. “Falling” Trevor Daniel (Pop)

7. “Say So” Doja Cat (R&B/Soul)

8. “Breaking Me” Topic & A7S (Dance)

9. “Ride It” Regard (Dance)

10. “Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)” Powfu (Hip-Hop/Rap)

Top Shazamed Songs by Genre

• R&B/Soul: “Blinding Lights” The Weeknd

• Dance: “Roses” (Imanbek Remix) SAINt JHN

• Alternative: “Dance Monkey” Tones And I

• Hip-Hop/Rap: “The Box” Roddy Ricch

• Pop: “Don’t Start Now” Dua Lipa

• Latin: “Me Gusta” Shakira & Anuel AA

• Country: “Old Town Road” (Remix) – Lil Nas X Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus

• Rock: Foreigner “I Want to Know What Love Is”

• K-Pop: “ON” BTS

 

 

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