The statistic above presents the most popular songs in the United States in 2017, based on the number of times they have been streamed on the internet. "Despacito" was streamed 595.63 million times and was thus the most streamed song in the United States in 2017.
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The statistic above presents the most popular songs in the United States in 2017, based on the number of times they have been streamed on the internet. "Despacito" was streamed 595.63 million times and was thus the most streamed song in the United States in 2017.
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The statistic above presents the most popular songs in the United States in 2017, based on the number of times they have been streamed on the internet. "Despacito" was streamed 595.63 million times and was thus the most streamed song in the United States in 2017.
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