Spotify’s Most Viral Songs

The music streaming service Spotify has helped listeners discover new music and listen to old, all the while allowing tracks and albums to be shared. This has led to many songs going viral through Spotify, with users discovering, listening and sharing songs on social media sites like Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter.

This list is of the most viral songs, not to be confused with Top Tracks on Spotify (which are simply the most popular).  That’s another list, filled with artists like Justin Timberlake, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers and Bruno Mars. The article by the Associated Press, from which this information was pulled, can be seen here.

The most viral song for the last week of March was Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” with M83’s “Oblivion” featuring Susanne Sundor coming in second. Vampire Weekend, OneRepublic, and Nico Vega all made the list as well, with “Diane Young,” “Counting Stars,” and “Beast.”

The top ten was rounded out with “Recover” by Chvrches, “Cactus in the Valley (Acoustic)” by Lights featuring Owl City, “Chocolate” by The 1975, “Song for Zula” by Phosphorescent, and “The Way” by Ariana Grande.

In the UK, the top shared tracks are different. While Nico Vega, M83, Phosporescent, Vampire Weekend, and OneRepublic all made the list for a second time, the other five were replaced with others. Garbage’s “Not Your Kind of People” came in at number two, followed closely by “Up in the Air” by 30 Seconds to Mars. Other Ant & Dec also went viral with their song, “Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble—100 percent Radio Mix.” The final two on the UK list were “Full Circle” by Half Moon Run and “GMF” by John Grant.

What do you think of last week’s most viral tracks? Did you share or see any of those songs in your news feed? Which songs do you think should have made the list but didn’t?