“Blinding Lights” claims the shiny prize largely for its unprecedented longevity in the top 10: 59 weeks, the most of any song not only in the quarter century but in the entire history of the Hot ...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” continues to make history. On Sunday (Aug. 31), Spotify announced on Instagram that the 2020 megahit has officially become the first song in the streaming platform’s ...
It has felt like at least once every couple months or so, there was news about some chart record that The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” broke or set. The latest of those came in August, when the single ...
To celebrate, Billboard has partnered with trading card veteran Karvin Cheung on a special collection of trading card packs with five different designs. “It’s always been a dream of mine to create ...
The Weeknd is an undisputed king of the streaming music era, as evidenced by the fact that “Blinding Lights” is the most-played song in Spotify history. Since its release in late 2019, the song has ...
The meaning behind the song: At first listen, the single is a summer banger about needing to see your sweetie that got away. Well, that’s kinda right? The Weeknd is known for having a dark side to his ...
"Blinding Lights is about to take over Shape of You as the most-streamed song of all time. And I don't think that that debuted at #1, I think it debuted at like 11 or 12. And then it grew, and now ...
(Gray News) – It’s official: “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the song of the century. On Friday, Billboard crowned the smash hit as the No. 1 song of the 21st century. Billboard comprised a list of ...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has been named the new number one song on Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs Chart, dethroning Chubby Checker’s 1960 “The Twist.” The synth-pop track, which ...
The hit leads Billboard's 100-position Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century retrospective. Below, find a breakdown of the 2000-24 top 10. By Trevor Anderson The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” ...