Video Game Trailer Fuels Streaming Fire for Mike Oldfield
Upon the release of the official trailer for METAL GEAR SOLID 5 on June 9, streams of Mike Oldfield’s “Nuclear” increased 18x from 6/8 to 6/9 and then tripled from 6/9 to 6/10, catapulting the song to #1 globally on Spotify’s Viral Chart.
World Cup Ad Fever Reflected on Spotify’s Viral Chart
Music featured in World Cup ads has boosted Spotify streams of “Jungle” by Jamie N Commons 4.5x from 6/5 to 6/6, landing it in the Top 10 globally on Spotify’s Viral Chart (#1 in the U.S. and #3 in Brazil), while “Miss Alissa” by Eagles of Death Metal has enjoyed some spikes in streams (doubling from 6/1 to 6/2 and doubling from 6/8 to 6/9), placing the song in the Top 20 for Global Viral tracks.
Iggy Azalea Continues to Set Spotify Records with “Fancy”
For the fourth consecutive week, “Fancy” exceeded 3 million weekly streams in the U.S. “Fancy,” the lead single from the Australian-born rapper’s debut album for Def Jam Recordings, The New Classic, is the first song to exceed 3 million weekly streams on Spotify – a feat accomplished for four straight weeks.
“Fancy” first set a new Spotify record the week ending 5/18 for the highest-ever weekly streaming tally of 2.9 million for “Fancy.” The following week (week ending 5/25), she set a new record “Fancy” for being the first song to exceed 3 million streams in a week – and she’s done that for four consecutive weeks.
For the week ending 5/25, “Fancy” was streamed 3.369 million times in the U.S., on Spotify; the next week (week ending 6/1) it hit 3.398 million weekly streams; 3.354 million for the week ending 6/8; and 3.136 million for the week ending 6/15.