This statistic shows the most popular songs on Shazam ever worldwide as of August 2018, ranked by the number of identifications. As of that month, the music identification app had identified the song Wake Me Up by Avicii almost 23.8 million times, making it the most shazamed song in history.
Most popular songs on Shazam worldwide as of August 2018, by number of identifications
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of identifications in millions
Wake Me Up by Avicii
23.77
Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra
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Shazam. (August 8, 2018). Most popular songs on Shazam worldwide as of August 2018, by number of identifications (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380820/most-popular-songs-of-all-time-shazam/
Shazam. "Most popular songs on Shazam worldwide as of August 2018, by number of identifications (in millions)." Chart. August 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380820/most-popular-songs-of-all-time-shazam/
Shazam. (2018). Most popular songs on Shazam worldwide as of August 2018, by number of identifications (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380820/most-popular-songs-of-all-time-shazam/
Shazam. "Most Popular Songs on Shazam Worldwide as of August 2018, by Number of Identifications (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380820/most-popular-songs-of-all-time-shazam/
Shazam, Most popular songs on Shazam worldwide as of August 2018, by number of identifications (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380820/most-popular-songs-of-all-time-shazam/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
