“A billion dreams, A billion streams...”
“The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to be able to stop it. Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity” - David Bowie, June 2002.
Last week, the music of David Bowie reached a major milestone with the one billionth stream on Spotify. The #1 streamed song, "Heroes", originally recorded in English, French & German, is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary and, as previously mentioned here, will be released as a special limited edition picture disc next month.
Bowie’s top ten most streamed solo tracks of all time on Spotify are:
1. Heroes
2. Let’s Dance
3. Space Oddity
4. Life On Mars
5. Starman
6. Rebel Rebel
7. Moonage Daydream
8. Changes
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Modern Love
Spotify is a digital music streaming service which offers free access to a massive catalogue of music. The free tier includes advertising, or you can subscribe to their premium service, ad-free, for $11.99 per month to listen to unlimited music. Learn more about Spotify here.
