- Blinding Lights by The Weeknd has not left the chart since its release, 144 weeks ago
- Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood is second, while Levitating by Dua Lipa is third
- Three songs by Olivia Rodrigo are in the list, all from her first album ‘Sour’
“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the song that has spent the most consecutive days in Spotify’s chart of the top 200 most popular songs, a new study reveals.
The study, conducted by online expert VPN Overview, analysed the most recent Spotify Chart of the 200 songs most played on the platform and ranked the titles by ‘Streak’, to see how many days in a row each song has been in the list.
“Blinding Lights”, the 2019 hit by The Weeknd, the first single of his album of the same name, has been in the chart for 1,008 days, or 144 weeks, the longest uninterrupted time on the list. This adds up to two years and nine months, meaning that the song has roughly been in the chart since it came out on November 29, 2019.
Second is “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood, in the chart for 719 consecutive days. The song was originally released on March 28, 2012, as part of the band’s debut studio album “I Love You” (2013), meaning it began its current streak in the top 200 in the middle of September 2020 – more than eight years after first being released. This remains nine years later their most popular song, and one of the most loved songs of the genre.
“Levitating” by Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby is third, with 700 days in a row in the chart. The British singer not only has the third longest streak on the chart, but also seems to be on an ever-growing popularity streak, becoming in just a few years one of the most popular and loved artists of her generation.
Further down, Bad Bunny makes his first appearance in the list – as the top 15 features two songs by the Puerto Rican artist – with “DÁKITI”, featuring Jhay Cortez, on a streak of 672 days. Bad Bunny has recently dropped a new album, ‘Un verano sin ti’, whose songs are already trending in the higher positions of the chart.
The top five closes with “Heat Wave” by Glass Animals, as the song has been in the chart for 615 days in a row. Part of their third studio album “Dreamland”, “Heat Wave” was released in June 2020, and it quickly became a TikTok sensation.
Olivia Rodrigo features three times in the list, in seventh place with “drivers licence”, 10th place with “good 4 u”, and 11th place with “traitor”. All songs are from her first album ‘Sour’ and have been in the list respectively for 602, 475 and 469 days in a row.
| Top 15 songs with the longest streak on Spotify 200 Chart | ||||
| Rank | Song | Artist | Streak (days) | Streams |
| 1 | Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | 1008 | 1,671,604 |
| 2 | Sweater Weather | The Neighbourhood | 719 | 1,845,229 |
| 3 | Levitating | Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby | 700 | 1,103,271 |
| 4 | DÁKITI | Bad Bunny | 672 | 915,634 |
| 5 | Heat Waves | Glass Animals | 615 | 2,725,338 |
| 6 | Sunflower | Post Malone | 615 | 914,339 |
| 7 | drivers license | Olivia Rodrigo | 602 | 1,136,726 |
| 8 | Kiss Me More | Doja Cat feat. SZA | 511 | 950,173 |
| 9 | Save Your Tears | The Weeknd with Ariana Grande | 497 | 1,025,524 |
| 10 | good 4 u | Olivia Rodrigo | 476 | 1,136,953 |
| 11 | traitor | Olivia Rodrigo | 469 | 1,282,927 |
| 12 | Yonaguni | Bad Bunny | 455 | 1,049,507 |
| 13 | Bad Habits | Ed Sheeran | 434 | 1,242,508 |
| 14 | STAY | The Kid LAROI with Justin Bieber | 420 | 2,279,271 |
| 15 | Pepas | Farruko | 417 | 1,145,128 |
A spokesperson for VPN Overview commented on the findings: “It is really interesting to see the variety of genres songs’ release dates on the list.
“For songs that have been out for the longest it is obviously easier to have a longer streak, however Blinding Lights’ performance is particularly impressive. It became one of the most popular songs in the world as soon as it was released, and has remarkably stayed that way for nearly three years
“At the same time, this is a testament of how much people love certain songs and artists and keep listening to them regardless of time and temporary popularity.”
The study was conducted by VPN Overview, cybersecurity experts dedicated to helping internet users feel safer and protected online.