Post Malone and 21 Savage's "rockstar" Becomes Spotify's Second Most-Streamed Song
Accumulating two billion streams just behind Ed Sheeran.
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Post Malone and 21 Savage‘s “rockstar” officially hit 2 billion streams on Spotify, marking only the second song on the streaming service to achieve this feat.
“rockstar” is now the second most-streamed song on Spotify just behind Ed Sheeran‘s “Shape of You,” which currently sits at No. 1 with 2.6 billion streams. Following Posty and Savage’s collaborative joint on Spotify’s unofficial Most Played All-Time playlist are Drake‘s “One Dance” at No. 3, The Chainsmokers and Halsey‘s “Closer” at No. 4 and Tones and I’s “Dance Monkey” at No. 5.
The lead single off Malone’s sophomore album beerbongs & bentleys, “rockstar” was released in September 2017 and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the two collaborators their first chart-topping entry each. The track also received a number of accolades during its run, including Record of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Performance nominations at the 2019 GRAMMYs.
.@PostMalone and @21savage‘s ‘rockstar’ has surpassed 2 BILLION streams on Spotify. It’s the 2nd song in history to achieve this.
— Spotify Daily Data (@spotify_data) September 6, 2020
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