The map with the most valuable songs of each country
Easily recognizable situation: our favorite artist brings out a new song and we start listening to it compulsively until we reach abhorrence . Music is like moods our preferences change based on our emotions . However, there are times when a song slips into our heads in such a way that it is the only thing that plays on the speakers day and night. That translates, logically, into money for its authors. What is the most expensive song in the world? East Map reveals the most valuable of each country.
The company S Money has wanted to find out the earnings of each song, but focusing on local music, that is, focusing on the native artists of each country . For this, they have used Spotify and the data of Kworb , the website that analyzes musical data. Taking into account the total number of reproductions, the global reach of the artist and the estimate of payment per transmission, they have achieved a list of the highest paid songs in the world, but also the most played.
HOW MUCH IS WHAT YOU HEAR?
The resulting list does not allow us to pigeonhole the world into a single genre. They come out electronica, hip hop, latin pop, trap, pop, reggaeton and rock . The ones that come out the best are rap and pop. On the one hand, looking at musical trends, It may be strange that reggaeton does not have a star hole , but really, when we extend the borders to the whole world, we can realize that this genre stands out almost exclusively in Spain and South America.
The first four in the row are very popular songs. Keep in mind that this data focuses on native artists. They may not be the most listened to in the country in general terms, but they are in local terms. First prize goes to the UK , specifically for the most valuable song in the world: shape of you, of Ed Sheeran. His earnings on Spotify amount to $13,347,665.
The following positions we have also danced and sung from time to time. we already know that the culture of hip hop is deeply rooted in the United States , that is why it has not been surprising that the second most valuable song in the world is there and is rock star, by Post Malone, which earned $10,409,424 . To finish the podium, he is followed by the high-pitched voice of the Australian Tones and I, with its catchy song dance-monkey , which earned $10,298,960.
It is difficult to know all the songs from all the countries in the case of local artists. It must be taken into account that, as they say, "the earth pulls", so we ended up staying with the closest artists , although it is true that we cannot deny the success of a “great song”, whether national or international. You see more familiar names on the list, like Drake, with God's Plan, in Canada , and a profit of $8,310,198, or wake me up, from Avicii in Sweden , which earned $6,017,155.
Could you guess which is the song that has earned the most money in Spain? Perhaps you can imagine the most listened to, but it is difficult to know the one that has generated the most benefits. If we say "Come, hesitate a little..." you'll find yourself singing it from start to finish. The Canarian artist Don Patricio and his success counting moles they stayed on our Spotify most listened to list for a long time.
We have danced and sung it ad nauseam and that has resulted in being the most valuable song in our country, earning $1,031,600 , and placing it in the 16th position in the ranking. The theme already had many fans beforehand, considering that Don Patricio He had already made us dance years before with Bejo and Uge, with Locoplaya , but those who weren't familiar quickly fell into the clutches of one of the catchiest songs of recent years.
GIVE THE PLAY
The beat changes when we put the money aside and we focus exclusively on musical reproductions . In this classification, the origin of the artists has not been taken into account, so the positions have been moved from one place to another, new names have appeared and, unfortunately, others have disappeared . There are even artists who have repeated the award in different countries.
rock star gain positions by placing first now . Post Malone's song has been the most streamed song overall, in the United States, with 714,996,533 streams. And on the other hand, Mexico reaches second place with a theme that we have danced more than once and twice in some other disco, I refuse, by Danny Ocean, with 276,788,253 views . The third prize has been taken German rapper Apache 207, with Roller , and in his home country of Germany, with a total of 210,616,303 views.
Rockstar has become the most played also in Canada, Bulgaria and Latvia. And if we talk about Me rehúso, it has repeated the award in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. Ed Sheeran's song shape of you, which was now relegated to fourth place in the UK, with 195,966,436 views , has also obtained fruit in Australia, Denmark, Singapore, New Zealand, Costa Rica and Malta. And another of the most reproduced in a greater number of countries has been dance-monkey , which has the highest number in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Cyprus.
In our country, a new name now appears. Our eagerness for reggaeton and TikTok trends have made our most played song ever was (drum roll)...Cob!, by Karol G , with 111,895,773 reproductions. Surprise? The truth is that no. popular Colombian singer joined Nicki Minaj to make us dance and activate the repeat button on Spotify until we know the choruses . In addition, it has also been the most listened to in Uruguay and Bolivia.
Sometimes we want to dance reggaeton, others, sing hip hop as if we had been rapping all our lives, and on other occasions, look at the horizon listening to ballads. Our bathroom mirrors have seen us do playbacks talent show worthy , and not a few neighbors have heard our concerts for the first time. Music makes us happy and there are certain songs that cling to the soul for an eternity.
The lyrics and melodies are capable of transporting us to a precise moment, even to a particular person. We are not exaggerating when we say that the music has saved us , has lifted us up and made us stronger. Estopa already said it: “Because sorrows with rumba are less sorrows, brunette”.
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