2018's biggest streaming hits by year of release

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JCM20 View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 10:38 AM Post #1
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 1 January 2016 Posts: 907 User: 22,819	Streaming continues to rise in the UK with audio streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer seeing over 90 billion plays in the UK last year - an increase of 34% on 2017’s total. The UK now regularly sees over 2 billion streams per week, spanning brand new hits and lots of classics. Last year’s releases make up just under a quarter of the total, while 2017 tracks like This Is Me from the Greatest Showman and Perfect by Ed Sheeran accounted for 20% of the total streams last year. Unsurprisingly, Christmas songs have huge appeal to the streaming masses; half of the most played songs this decade from between 1940-present were festive songs including Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You, released in 1994 and racking up 39m listens last year – the most of any Christmas song. 57% of music streaming last year came from tracks released before 2016. More than 500 songs released in this time picked up over 10m plays. Bruno Mars’ 2016 single Finesse clocked up the most listens of any song from 2010-2016 with 54.7m plays, thanks to a remix featuring rapper Cardi B released in January 2018. Meanwhile, tracks like Naive by The Kooks - ranked the 2006's most-streamed single for a third year now - show signs of being potential cult classics. Other singles that hold the title as the most streamed song of their year of release are TLC's No Scrubs (1999), Toto by Africa (1982) and Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991). Meanwhile, film soundtracks are proving more popular than ever with rock legends Queen in particular feeling the benefits. Following the release of their biopic Bohemian Rhapsody the band saw a huge lift in streams, with nine of the band's songs reaching the Top 1000 in 2018 compared to just four in 2017. Don’t Stop Me Now was the most streamed single released in 1978 with 25.4 million listens, and Bohemian Rhapsody was the most played track from the 1970s overall with 29.8m. Mr Brightside by The Killers continues to be the biggest track released in the 2000s, placing at Number 75 overall. The 2003 single peaked at Number 10 on the Official Singles Chart following its re-release in 2004, but thanks to its cult status still regularly dips in and out of the Singles Chart Top 100. Check out the complete list of the most streamed songs of 2018 by year of release, compiled by the BPI using Official Charts Company data: YEAR TITLE ARTIST 2018 GOD'S PLAN DRAKE 2017 THIS IS ME KEALA SETTLE/GREATEST SHOWMAN CAST 2016 FINESSE BRUNO MARS 2015 CHEAP THRILLS SIA 2014 THINKING OUT LOUD ED SHEERAN 2013 BUDAPEST GEORGE EZRA 2012 LET HER GO PASSENGER 2011 CAN'T HOLD US MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS 2010 PUMPED UP KICKS FOSTER THE PEOPLE 2009 PARTY IN THE USA MILEY CYRUS 2008 I'M YOURS JASON MRAZ 2007 FLUORESCENT ADOLESCENT ARCTIC MONKEYS 2006 NAIVE THE KOOKS 2005 GOLD DIGGER KANYE WEST FT JAMIE FOXX 2004 LET ME LOVE YOU MARIO 2003 MR BRIGHTSIDE THE KILLERS 2002 LOSE YOURSELF EMINEM 2001 HOW YOU REMIND ME NICKELBACK 2000 IN THE END LINKIN PARK 1999 NO SCRUBS TLC 1998 IRIS GOO GOO DOLLS 1997 BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY THE VERVE 1996 NO DIGGITY BLACKSTREET FT DR DRE 1995 WONDERWALL OASIS 1994 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU MARIAH CAREY 1993 LINGER THE CRANBERRIES 1992 CREEP RADIOHEAD 1991 SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT NIRVANA 1990 THUNDERSTRUCK AC/DC 1989 WATERFALL THE STONE ROSES 1988 FAST CAR TRACY CHAPMAN 1987 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK THE POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL 1986 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS CHRIS REA 1985 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE SHAKIN' STEVENS 1984 LAST CHRISTMAS WHAM! 1983 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) EURYTHMICS 1982 AFRICA TOTO 1981 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' JOURNEY 1980 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 1979 WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME PAUL MCCARTNEY 1978 DON'T STOP ME NOW QUEEN 1977 MR BLUE SKY ELO 1976 GO YOUR OWN WAY FLEETWOOD MAC 1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1974 SWEET HOME ALABAMA LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1973 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS ELTON JOHN 1972 SUPERSTITION STEVIE WONDER 1971 TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS JOHN DENVER 1970 YOUR SONG ELTON JOHN 1969 I WANT YOU BACK THE JACKSON 5 1968 (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY OTIS REDDING 1967 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL 1966 PAINT IT BLACK THE ROLLING STONES 1965 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF THE FOUR TOPS 1964 MY GIRL THE TEMPTATIONS 1963 IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME ANDY WILLIAMS 1962 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME SAM COOKE 1961 STAND BY ME BEN E KING 1960 AT LAST ETTA JAMES ©2019 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.


JCM20 View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 10:40 AM Post #2
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 1 January 2016 Posts: 907 User: 22,819	Just a few changes from last time, e.g. "Party in the USA" replaces "Hey, Soul Sister" and "How You Remind Me" replaces "Last Nite".


Liam.k. View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 11:05 AM Post #3
BuzzJack Idol Joined: 8 December 2010 Posts: 50,924 User: 12,472	2017 list: QUOTE 2017 SHAPE OF YOU - ED SHEERAN 2016 YOU DON'T KNOW ME - JAX JONES FT RAYE 2015 BE THE ONE - DUA LIPA 2014 ONE LAST TIME - ARIANA GRANDE 2013 POMPEII - BASTILLE 2012 RADIOACTIVE - IMAGINE DRAGONS 2011 THE A TEAM - ED SHEERAN 2010 WHAT YOU KNOW - TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB 2009 HEY SOUL SISTER - TRAIN 2008 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY 2007 FLOURESCENT ADOLESCENT - ARCTIC MONKEYS 2006 NAÏVE - THE KOOKS 2005 GOLD DIGGER - KANYE WEST FT JAMIE FOXX 2004 NUMB/ENCORE - JAY-Z & LINKIN PARK 2003 MR BRIGHTSIDE - THE KILLERS 2002 IGNITION REMIX - R KELLY 2001 LAST NITE - STROKES 2000 IN THE END - LINKIN PARK 1999 NO SCRUBS - TLC 1998 IRIS - GOO GOO DOLLS 1997 BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY - VERVE 1996 NO DIGGITY - BLACKSTREET FT DR DRE 1995 WONDERWALL - OASIS 1994 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 1993 LAID - JAMES 1992 CREEP - RADIOHEAD 1991 SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT - NIRVANA 1990 THUNDERSTRICK - AC/DC 1989 I WANNA BE ADORED - STONE ROSES 1988 FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN 1987 FAIRTYALE OF NEW YORK - THE POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL 1986 YOU CAN CALL ME AL - PAUL SIMON 1985 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN' STEVENS 1984 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM! 1983 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) - EURYTHMICS 1982 AFRICA - TOTO 1981 DON'T STOP BELIVIN' - JOURNEY 1980 MY MAKE MY DREAMS - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 1979 HIGHWAY TO HELL - AC/DC 1978 SEPTEMBER - EARTH WIND & FIRE 1977 MR BLUE SKY - ELO 1976 GO YOU OWN WAY - FLEETWOOD MAC 1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN 1974 SWEET HOME ALABAMA - LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1973 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN 1972 SUPERSTITION - STEVIE WONDER 1971 TINY DANCER - ELTON JOHN 1970 SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED (I'M YOURS) - STEVIE WONDER 1969 I WANT YOU BACK - JACKSON 5 1968 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - JIMI HENDRIX 1967 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL 1966 PAINT IT BLACK - ROLLING STONES 1965 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF - FOUR TOPS 1964 MY GIRL - THE TEMPTATIONS 1963 IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - ANDY WILLIAMS 1962 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME - SAM COOKE 1961 STAND BY ME - BEN E KING 1960 AT LAST - ETTA JAMES Highlighted the ones that have changed this year.


vibe View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 12:17 PM Post #4
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 31 August 2010 Posts: 8,788 User: 11,763	Very indie heavy with the odd rnb hit .


JCM20 View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 12:23 PM Post #5
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 1 January 2016 Posts: 907 User: 22,819	22 changes overall then


Sour Candy View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 12:29 PM Post #6
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 22 December 2009 Posts: 30,287 User: 10,275	WTH at James having the biggest hit of 1993 in streaming! EDIT oh that was 2017, well interesting anyway This post has been edited by SKOB: Apr 12 2019, 12:30 PM


Simon. View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 01:06 PM Post #7
Sugar Like Apple Pie Joined: 8 March 2006 Posts: 52,247 User: 126	I thought Mario Let Me Love You was 2005? Didn’t realise it was out elsewhere before then if so?


Liam.k. View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 01:12 PM Post #8
BuzzJack Idol Joined: 8 December 2010 Posts: 50,924 User: 12,472	QUOTE(Simon. @ Apr 12 2019, 02:06 PM) I thought Mario Let Me Love You was 2005? Didn’t realise it was out elsewhere before then if so? It was released physically in 2005 but his album was released in 2004 so it will have started picking up downloads since then.


jakewild View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 02:07 PM Post #9
not 152chris (☻‿☻) Joined: 2 February 2007 Posts: 12,892 User: 2,790	no diggity from 1996? woulda thought wannabe or killing me softly woulda been streamed more since (or even three lions after last yr..)


JCM20 View member profile	Apr 12 2019, 03:30 PM Post #10
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 1 January 2016 Posts: 907 User: 22,819	QUOTE(liamk97 @ Apr 12 2019, 01:12 PM) It was released physically in 2005 but his album was released in 2004 so it will have started picking up downloads since then. It's actually based on when the song was first available anywhere. If a song appeared on an album before being released as a single the following year, then its release year will be when the album first came out. Same thing with "In the End" (came out as a single in 2001 but appeared on Hybrid Theory in 2000).