The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” Has Broken Another Spotify Streaming Record

The Weeknd is competing with himself on the charts at this point as his megahit, “Blinding Lights,” has broken another Spotify streaming record.

According to a press release on Friday (January 12), the 2020 Max Martin-produced After Hours single became the first song to eclipse four billion streams on Spotify.

“I’ll never stop being humbled by anything I create making its way to millions of people let alone billions!” The Weeknd wrote in a statement. “I’m so thankful this song makes people feel a way that they keep going back to listen.”

This latest Spotify accolade wasn’t it for Abel. The Canadian superstar broke his own record for monthly listeners on the platform, which has now ballooned to over 113 million fans.

“He is the real new king of pop, the only one that could top MJ,” a fan wrote under Spotify’s Instagram post celebrating The Weeknd’s latest accomplishment.