The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ is UK’s most streamed song in Spotify history

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The Killers‘ ‘Mr Brightside’ has been revealed as the UK’s most streamed song in Spotify history.To celebrate the app’s 15th anniversary, Music Week reported that Spotify have made a list of the biggest artists and tracks since its launch in October 2008. ‘Mr Brightside’ (released September 29, 2003) has over 1.8 billion streams globally as of October 9, 2023.

Spotify did not release the number of UK-only streams.‘Mr Brightside’ previously broke UK chart records in 2021 by spending 260 non-consecutive weeks in the Top 100 of the UK’s singles chart.

As of October 10, that figure has risen to a whopping 382 weeks – nearly seven years.It was released as the lead single to The Killers’ debut album ‘Hot Fuss‘, and only reached number ten as its highest chart position.

But thanks to its unusually dedicated legacy, ‘Mr Brightside’ has enjoyed consistent consumption rates that have contributed to its astonishing streaming numbers.Other top streamed tracks included Vance Joy‘s ‘Riptide’ at number six and Arctic Monkeys‘ ‘Do I Wanna Know?’ at number 7.Spotify also unveiled the most streamed UK artists globally on Spotify over the last 15 years.