“Careless Whisper” Reaches 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” has reached 1 billion streams on Spotify and 1.2 billion streams on YouTube.

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that ‘Careless Whisper’ has just joined the #BillionsClub on @Spotify. 1 BILLION STREAMS! This is incredible, thank you for all the love and support you continue to show the song every single day 🎷 @SpotifyUK pic.twitter.com/AYAjzZILaO

— George Michael Official (@GeorgeMOfficial) May 8, 2024

“Careless Whisper” joins Spotify’s Billion’s Club. There are more than 600 songs on Spotify’s Billion’s Club.

According to Wikipedia:

Currently, 631 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, 79 have surpassed two billion, and nine have surpassed three billion. “Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd is the only song that has surpassed the four billion mark.

List of Spotify streaming records

🎷 1 BILLION streams on Spotify + 1.2 BILLION views on YouTube 📽️ Still as popular as it was in 1984! Join us in celebrating 40 years of ‘Careless Whisper’ this summer 🎶 pic.twitter.com/0qfrJWNv9j

— George Michael Official (@GeorgeMOfficial) May 9, 2024

Earlier in the year, “Careless Whisper” reached 1 billion YouTube views. According to Variety, the “Careless Whisper” music video is the eighth from the 1980s to reach the 1 billion milestone on YouTube.

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