Just eight of the 50 most-played songs on Australian radio were by Australian artists, down from 11 in the top 50 in 2021. The highest-ranking Australian song was Vance Joy's Clarity, which just snuck into the top 10 with 9,574 plays.
The songs Australia streamed the most in 2022, according to Spotify Wrapped, are: 'As It Was' by Harry Styles. 'Heat Waves' by Glass Animals. 'STAY' (with Justin Bieber) by The Kid LAROI.
Seven songs have so far topped the chart in 2023, with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey being number one in a sixth consecutive year. Five artists, SZA, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Wallen, Dave and Central Cee, reached the top for the first time.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
Ed Sheeran's “Shape of You” held the record for the most streamed song for over 5 years! When it seemed that nobody would be able to overtake the 1st place, The Weeknd's Blinding Lights needed only a few months to set a new streaming record.
The first place belongs to Ed Sheeran. During the current year, Shape of You by Ed Sheeran and Blinding Lights by The Weeknd became the only 2 songs with more than 3 billion streams. In 2021, 9 artists, have reached more than 2 billion streams.
With over 3 billion views, the most popular song on YouTube is "Despacito." Released by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee in 2017, this Latin pop sensation took the world by storm and became a viral hit.
1. AC/DC. Other than The Bee Gees, AC/DC is probably the best Australian band of all time. Formed in 1973 in Sydney, this band has taken the world by storm.
The Beatles scored 22 number-one hits in Australia, more than any other artist. Elvis Presley holds the record for the most number-one songs by a male solo artist with 12. Madonna holds the record for a female artist with 11.
Kylie is the first female artist to have number one albums in the UK across five decades. The highest selling Australian-born solo artist of all time, she has sold over 80 million records worldwide.
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
The following list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of July 2023, Canadian rapper Drake is the most-streamed artist of all time on Spotify, while American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is the most-streamed female artist.
Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' becomes the fastest record to reach a billion Spotify streams.
"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
The use of her song “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” in the series has shot it up the charts in a way it didn't even when the song was released in 1985! In fact, it's the oldest song to EVER reach No.
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
37 years after its original release. It gave Bush the record for the longest time ever a song has taken to ascend to Number 1.