Billboard: Streaming, 2013-present

Billboard’s Biggest Streaming Hits: 2013-present

Billboard magazine started its streaming chart on January 19, 2013 to track the biggest hits as played on streaming services such as Spotify or YouTube. This list focuses on the biggest hits on that chart based on weeks at #1. All songs to spend three weeks or more on top are included here. Ties are broken by songs’ overall Dave’s Music Database points. See other chart-based lists here and specific Billboard lists here. 20 weeks: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018) 18 weeks: Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (1994) 16 weeks: Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber “Despacito” (2017) 14 weeks: Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy” (2014) Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar” (2017) Desiigner “Panda” (2015) 13 weeks: Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” (2013) Roddy Ricch “The Box” (2019) Encanto Cast “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (2021) 12 weeks: Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014) The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer” (2016) 11 weeks: Drake “God’s Plan” (2018) Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop” (2013) 10 weeks: Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” (2014) Silentó “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” (2015) DaBaby with Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” (2020) Migos with Lil Uzi Vert “Bad and Boujee” (2016) Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” (2020) 8 weeks: Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2015) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop” (2012) Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015) Rihanna with Drake “Work” (2016) Drake “In My Feelings” (2018) Ariana Grande “7 Rings” (2019) Bauuer “Harlem Shake” (2013) Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” (2021) 7 weeks: Adele “Hello” (2015) Taylor Swift “Blank Space” (2014) Katy Perry with Juicy J “Dark Horse” (2013) Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” (2018) Rae Sremmurd with Gucci Mane “Black Beatles” (2016) Fetty Wap “Trap Queen” (2014) Lil Tecca “Ran$om” (2019) 6 weeks: Psy “Gangnam Style” (2012) Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” (2020) 5 weeks: Adele “Easy on Me” (2021) Drake with Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy” (2021) Steve Lacy “Bad Habit” (2022) 4 weeks: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017) Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013) The Weeknd “The Hills” (2015) Kendrick Lamar “Humble” (2017) Drake “Nice for What” (2018) Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” (2021) Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Drunk in Love” (2013) Polo G “Rapstar” (2021) Future with Drake & Tems “Wait for U” (2022) Sam Smith with Kim Petras “Unholy” (2022) 3 weeks: Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” (1985) Post Malone with Swae Lee “Sunflower” (2018) Childish Gambino “This Is America” (2018) Major Lazer with Justin Bieber & MØ “Cold Water” (2016) Nicki Minaj “Anaconda” (2014) Kodak Black with Travis Scott “Zeze” (2018) Drake “Toosie Slide” (2020) Travis Scott “Highest in the Room” (2019) Jack Harlow “First Class” (2022) Drake & 21 Savage “Rich Flex” (2022) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database “Other Best-of Billboard lists” Dave’s Music Database: “Other Chart-Based Lists” Dave’s Music Database: “USA: #1 Pop Songs, 1890-present” First posted 9/8/2021; last updated 1/12/2023.

Post Malone hit #1 with “Rockstar”

Rockstar Post Malone with 21 Savage

Writer(s): Austin Post, Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, Louis Bell, Carl Austin Rosen, Jo Vaughn Virginie, Olufunmibi Awoshiley (see lyrics here) Released: September 15, 2017 First Charted: October 7, 2017 Peak: 18 US, 11 DG, 114 ST, 5 RR, 114 RB, 14 UK, 16 CN, 17 AU, 26 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 10.0 US, 1.8 UK, 13.26 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 1546.40 video, 2908.87 streaming

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About the Song: As the lead single from his second album, “Rockstar” took Post Malone to new heights. “Congratulations,” from his debut album, had gone top 10 on the U.S. pop and R&B charts, but “Rockstar” gave Post Malone his first #1 on those charts as well as countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. WK The song was also nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year and won Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. The song was marketed with an unusual, albeit unofficial YouTube video consisting solely of an audio of the song’s chorus. While some considered it a trick to qualify for downloads, others called it a clever marketing scheme which may have been responsible for its #1 status. Spin magazine said, “the chorus loop may be a weirdly hypnotic, post-Vine marketing gimmick, but it seems like it worked.” WK However, they also named it one of the worst songs of 2017. WK Lyrically, the song is a celebration of the hedonistic lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. English singer-songwriter Ian Dury’s 1977 single “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll” first popularized the phrase. SF Post Malone and 21 Savage, with whom he duets on the track, both brag about the amount of sex and drugs which they have incorporated into their rock ‘n’ roll lifestyles. SF Musically, the song grew out of two chance meetings between Post Malone and Tank God, a young producer who was working on a session next door at Quad Studios in New York. Tank God ran into Post Malone again in a sneaker store in Los Angeles and asked if he could play some beats for Post Malone. SF When it was recorded, T-Pain and Joey Badass were first featured on the song before they were replaced by 21 Savage. SF Resources: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Post Malone DMDB Encyclopedia entry for 21 Savage SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Last updated 3/31/2024.