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• Heat Waves by Glass Animals is the most streamed FIFA song, with a staggering 1.9 billion streams on Spotify. 
• Blur’s Song 2 is the oldest song in the ranking, placing seventh overall, with more than 560 million streams. 
• The 2010s dominate the ranking, with 14 entries in the top 20. 

A new study has revealed the most popular FIFA songs, with Glass Animal’s Heat Waves taking the top spot. 

The research, conducted by online gaming site Solitaired.com, analysed Spotify data to discover the number of streams every song featured on a FIFA soundtrack has ever received, from FIFA: World Cup ‘98 to the most recent FIFA 22 game, launched last year.  

A spokesperson for Solitaired.com commented on the findings: “Since 1998, the music that accompanies FIFA game menus has slowly but surely blossomed into one of the game’s main selling points and with every new game comes a new, almost equally anticipated, soundtrack. 

With the FIFA 23 release date on September 27th, it will be interesting to see how the current ranking of the most streamed FIFA songs changes as the new soundtrack is revealed, which will sadly be the last game, and soundtrack, of the games’ series.” 

The most streamed FIFA songs 

The study revealed that Heat Waves by Glass Animals is the most streamed song featured on a FIFA soundtrack, with a staggering 1.9 billion streams on Spotify. Heat Waves featured on FIFA 2021, which appeared on the British group Glass Animals’ third studio album, Dreamland. The song reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and number one in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, where it also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. 

Ranking second is The Nights by the late Swedish DJ AVICII, with more than 1.1 billion streams. The song appeared on the FIFA 15 soundtrack after being released in late 2014. Billie Eilish’s hit single you should see me in a crown is next on the list, with more than 692 million streams, closely followed by Imagine Dragon’s On Top of the World, with 683 million Spotify streams. 

Interestingly, the songs from the 2010s dominate the top 20, with 14 entries overall, including fan-favourite Love Me Again by John Newman which featured on FIFA 14, ranking eighth overall, with 494 million streams.

Additionally, only one song from the 1990s made the top 20 – Song 2 by Blur, making it the oldest song in the ranking. With more than 560 million streams to date, Song 2 featured on the soundtrack for FIFA: Road to World Cup ‘98, which was the first game in the series to feature a soundtrack. 

The Top 20 Most Streamed FIFA Songs
Artist:	Song:	Year:	Total Spotify Streams:
1. Glass Animals	Heat Waves	2021	1,946,964,717
2. AVICII	The Nights	2015	1,163,964,283
3. Billie Eilish	you should see me in a crown	2019	692,812,784
4. Imagine Dragons	On Top of the World	2013	683,964,847
5. Kaleo	Way Down We Go	2016	643,561,438
6. MGMT	Kids	2009	599,007,927
7. Blur	Song 2	1998	560,576,371
8. John Newman	Love Me Again	2014	494,064,676
9. Rosalia & Ozuna	Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi	2020	465,460,354
10. Vance Joy	Mess Is Mine	2015	395,291,133
11. LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo	Genius	2019	382,638,591
12. Muse	Supermassive Black Hole	2007	370,594,842
13. Major Lazer	Que Calor	2020	347,958,743
14. Peter Bjorn and John	Young Folks	2008	338,367,458
15. New Order	Blue Monday	2005	285,463,188
16. Kygo ft. Kodaline	Raging	2017	270,224,195
17. Gorillaz	Rhinestone Eyes	2011	264,349,990
18. Saint Motel	My Type	2015	253,134,043
19. Childish Gambino	Feels Like Summer	2019	245,942,140
20. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith	Omen	2016	238,175,156

 The most streamed FIFA songs of the 2000s 

FIFA soundtracks are reflective of the year they are released, so they often provide a source of nostalgia for many long-time players. Unsurprisingly, Kids by MGMT ranks as the most streamed FIFA song from the 2000s, from 2009 specifically, with 599 million streams on Spotify. Supermassive Black Hole by Muse ranks next from 2007, with 370 million total streams, closely followed by Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John from 2008, with more than 338 million streams. 

Also, the research revealed that FIFA 2009 is a popular soundtrack with fans, with five entries from 2009 in the top 15 songs from the 2000s. These songs include: Kids by MGMT, Mercy by Duffy, Untouched by The Veronicas, Always Where I Need to Be by The Kooks and Ready For the Floor (Soulwax Remix) by Hot Chip. 

The Top 15 Most Streamed FIFA Songs of the 2000s
Artist:	Song:	Year:	Total Spotify Streams:
1. MGMT	Kids	2009	599,007,927
2. Muse	Supermassive Black Hole	2007	370,594,842
3. Peter Bjorn and John	Young Folks	2008	338,367,458
4. New Order	Blue Monday	2005	285,463,188
5. Duffy	Mercy	2009	232,202,405
6. Caesars	Jerk It Out	2004	193,467,887
7. The Jam	Town Called Malice	2004	147,686,251
8. The Veronicas	Untouched	2009	133,517,836
9. Bloc Party	Helicopter	2006	103,448,991
10. Scissor Sisters	Take Your Mama	2005	92,965,463
11. Safri Duo	Played A-Live (The Bongo Song)	2003	73,877,764
12. The Kooks	Always Where I Need to Be	2009	63,288,599
13. Hot Chip	Ready For the Floor (Soulwax Remix)	2009	62,539,194
14. Tribalistas	Ja Sei Namorar	2004	58,835,591
15. Gorillaz	19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)	2002	57,139,760

The ultimate FIFA playlist 

Within the FIFA community, many fans often discuss and debate the most iconic songs ever featured on the game, as well as their favourite soundtracks by year. The below table lists the most streamed song on each FIFA soundtrack since 1998, including some classic fan-favourites and a few surprises. 

Interestingly, English band Gorillaz are the only artist to feature twice, both in 2002 with 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix), which has received 57 million Spotify streams and in 2011 with Rhinestone Eyes, which has 264 million streams. 

The Most Streamed FIFA Songs from Every Year
Year:	Artist:	Song:	Total Spotify Streams:
1998	Blur	Song 2	560,576,371
1999	Fatboy Slim	The Rockafeller Skank	86,888,733
2000	Reel Big Fish	Sell Out	47,532,833
2001	Moby	Bodyrock	17,895,220
2002	Gorillaz	19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)	57,139,760
2003	Safri Duo	Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)	73,877,764
2004	Caesars	Jerk It Out	193,467,887
2005	New Order	Blue Monday	285,463,188
2006	Bloc Party	Helicopter	103,448,991
2007	Muse	Supermassive Black Hole	370,594,842
2008	Peter Bjorn and John	Young Folks	338,367,458
2009	MGMT	Kids	599,007,927
2010	Matt & Kim	Daylight	167,592,928
2011	Gorillaz	Rhinestone Eyes	264,349,990
2012	Foster the People	Call It What You Want	106,199,550
2013	Imagine Dragons	On Top of the World	683,964,847
2014	John Newman	Love Me Again	494,064,676
2015	AVICII	The Nights	1,163,964,283
2016	Kaleo	Way Down We Go	643,561,438
2017	Kygo ft. Kodaline	Raging	270,224,195
2018	Tash Sultana	Jungle	194,454,302
2019	Billie Eilish	you should see me in a crown	692,812,784
2020	Rosalia & Ozuna	Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi	465,460,354
2021	Glass Animals	Heat Waves	1,946,964,717
2022	Seb	Seaside_Demo	117,223,691

The research was conducted by Solitaired.com, a free, browser-based card game platform with more than 500 games available to play.