Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

Legends like Beyonce and Elton John, and newcomers like Bad Bunny, all released chart-topping hits this year. Meanwhile, English chanteuse Kate Bush had a career resurgence when her 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” went viral thanks to Stranger Things.

Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming service, just revealed the most streamed songs of the summer.

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Harry Styles’ “As It Was” takes the cake globally, and the top spot in 24 countries including Canada, Switzerland, and Trinidad and Tobago. The song garnered over 610 million streams in the last three months alone.

Meanwhile, “Running Up That Hill” is crowned the most streamed song in the US. According to Spotify, first-time streams from Gen Zers (those aged 24 and under) increased by over 7,800% since being featured on the Netflix show.

Only one artist was able to nab seven spots on the list and that’s Bad Bunny. The Peurto Rican rapper had a stellar year and dropped songs like “Me Porto Bonito” and “Efecto” which were some of the most streamed songs in the world.

Harry Styles’s new single, “As It Was,” broke Spotify’s record for the most-streamed song in one day. The first from his upcoming third studio album, Harry’s House, the song was released April 2 and beat out Olivia Rodrigo’s “driver’s license” for the title.

The ’80s-reminiscent track is the first single the artist has released since 2019. Riddled with synth, the upbeat track is a signature happy-sad song. 

In this world,  
It’s just us,  
You know it’s not the same as it was,  
In this world,  
It’s just us, You know it’s not the same as it was,  
As it was,  
As it was,  
You know it’s not the same 

Spotify confirmed “As It Was” as the most-streamed song in the U.S. 

You know it's not the same As It Was. @Harry_Styles just broke some records 🏆 pic.twitter.com/VT2cq87Vg0

— Spotify (@Spotify) April 2, 2022

According to Billboard, “As It Was” reached 8.3 million streams in a day, beating out the 8 million for “driver’s license.” The song reached 21.6 million streams worldwide, making it the most-streamed song globally on Spotify in 2022 so far.  

Additionally, the artist released an accompanying music video, directed by Ukrainian director Tanu Muino, for the dance-pop track. The video features Harry Styles in a red sequined leotard dancing intimately on a spinning platform with a woman in a matching blue leotard. Director Muino shared that shooting Styles, while one of the happiest days of his life, also brought with it a traumatic memory.  

“Shooting [Styles] was bittersweet, as it was one of the happiest days of my life, but on the second day of the shoot, my country Ukraine was invaded, so you can imagine the insane emotions we had while shooting,” Muino said in a statement. “Me and my team from Ukraine poured so much love into this video, and you can see it onscreen.” 

With over 40 million views since its release, the video currently takes the top spot on YouTube’s Trending Videos section. 

With Harry Styles’ latest single gaining a lot of attention, here’s how the top ten currently stack up on Spotify as of April 2022.

English singer-songwriter Adele released her lead single from her fourth studio album 30 back in October last year. Within a few days of release, Easy On Me broke records across music streaming platforms such as Spotify and Amazon Music for the most number of streams in a single day.

On 1st April this year, Harry Styles released the lead single from his upcoming third album Harry’s House. On release day, As It Was broke Spotify’s record for the most-streamed song in the US in a single day, closing the day with 8.3 million streams, beating Olivia Rodrigo’s drivers license with 8 million streams. Alongside the US record, Styles’ new single also achieve the record for the most-streamed song globally in a single day for 2022. But outside of this year, how does the track stack up globally among the most-streamed songs in a single day?

You know it's not the same As It Was. @Harry_Styles just broke some records 🏆 pic.twitter.com/VT2cq87Vg0

— Spotify (@Spotify) April 2, 2022


Here’s how the top ten looks on Spotify at the moment. Warning, it’s mostly Christmas songs.

Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

1. Adele – Easy On Me

19.7 million streams

Date released: 15 October 2021

Date achieved: 15 October 2021


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

2. Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You

17.4 million streams

Date released: 29 October 1994

Date achieved: 24 December 2021


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

3. Harry Styles – As It Was

16.1 million streams

Date released: 1 April 2022

Date achieved: 1 April 2022


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

4. Wham! – Last Christmas

15.8 million streams

Date released: 3 December 1984

Date achieved: 24 December 2020


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

5. Olivia Rodrigo – drivers license

13.7 million streams

Date released: 8 January 2021

Date achieved: 15 January 2021


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

6. Olivia Rodrigo – good 4 u

12.5 million streams

Date released: 14 May 2021

Date achieved: 25 May 2021


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

7. Drake – Girls Want Girls (with Lil Baby)

12.3 million streams

Date released: 3 September 2021

Date achieved: 3 September 2021


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

8. Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me

12.2 million streams

Date released: 24 November 2014

Date achieved: 24 December 2020


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

9. Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree

12.1 million streams

Date released: 19 October 1958

Date achieved: 24 December 2021


Most streamed song on Spotify Daily

10. Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock

12.0 million streams

Date released: 28 November 1957

Date achieved: 24 December 2021


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Last Christmas” by Wham! – 15,471,706 on 24 December 2021; 6.

What song has the most streams in a day?

English singer-songwriter Adele released her lead single from her fourth studio album 30 back in October last year. Within a few days of release, Easy On Me broke records across music streaming platforms such as Spotify and Amazon Music for the most number of streams in a single day.

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