The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Torna-se A Segunda Música Ao Alcançar Mais De Um Bilhão De Plays No Spotify

The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Becomes The Second Song To Reach One Billion Plays On Spotify

It seems like every week, The Chainsmokers are breaking this record or tackling that charting feat, and now they have yet another incredible accomplishment to their name.

The Chainsmokers have now become just the second artist in history to see one of their songs hit the one billion mark on Spotify. The group’s global smash “Closer” has just recently moved into ten digit territory, making it the second most-played song of all time on the Swedish streaming platform.

“Closer” follows not too far behind Drake’s “One Dance,” which became the first song to hit one billion streamsback in December. Since then, that song has continued to be played constantly, and it has already racked up another 200 million plays since it reached one billion....and it’s only a matter of time before it makes it to one billion and a half. 

The electronic dance production duo’s biggest hit, which also features pop singer Halsey, was a smash from the moment it was released, and it still isn’t done being played by millions of fans and as a staple on radio. The track debuted inside the top 10 in the U.S. and didn’t leave the region for months. It quickly worked its way to the top of the Hot 100, where it remained for an incredible 12 weeks, ending its reign as one of the fourth longest-running No. 1 hits of all time in America. “Closer” helped the group extend its stay inside the top 10, and just recently, they became the second act in history to hold on within the region for an entire year without a break. 

Incredibly, “Closer” isn’t even a year old yet. The song was released in July of 2016, so it will soon celebrate its one-year anniversary, and what a busy year it has been.

While “Closer” is just the second song to hit one billion streams on Spotify alone (it’s important to note that this accomplishment is focused solely on that one platform, as the song has many additional millions of plays when taking into account other sites like YouTube, Apple Music, Pandora and the like), there are a handful of others that are coming in on the milestone. Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You,” Major Lazer’s “Lean On” and Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” are all inching closer and closer every day, and the billion club will have a third member any day now.