Most popular songs in the U.S. 2023, by streams
The most popular song in the United States in 2023 based on the number of audio streams was "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen, which accumulated over one billion streams that year. "Last Night" is the second song to surpass one billion on-demand audio streams in the given year in the United States, following Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road", which cleared 1.002 billion in 2019. SZA's song "Kill Bill" and Zach Bryan's song "Something in the Orange" were the top three with 802.60 million and 656.07 million streams each year, respectively.
Spotlight on Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa has been topping the global music charts since releasing her breakthrough singles “New Rules” and “IDGAF” in 2017. Both songs were featured on her self-titled debut album, which peaked at number three on the UK album charts. In 2021, Dua Lipa’s song “Levitating” from her Grammy Award-winning second studio album “Future Nostalgia” ranked among the three best-selling digital music singles worldwide. She also stands as the female artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify, ahead of other pop icons such as Taylor Swift.
Where to stream in a sea of services?
The demand for streamed audio content is growing every year, but which services are making themselves heard? As of the third quarter of 2023, Spotify remained the leading music streaming provider worldwide, with an audience share of approximately 32 percent, more than double the share who were subscribed to the second-ranked Tencent Music (14.4 percent). Other services in the list included Apple Music, Amazon, and YouTube. According to the Swedish streaming giant’s latest filings, As of the fourth quarter of 2023, the number of Spotify premium subscribers reached 236 million.