{"id":398203,"date":"2022-01-23T23:25:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T20:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-weeknd-becomes-spotify-king-with-monthly-listeners-record\/"},"modified":"2022-01-23T23:25:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T20:25:17","slug":"the-weeknd-becomes-spotify-king-with-monthly-listeners-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-weeknd-becomes-spotify-king-with-monthly-listeners-record\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Weeknd Becomes Spotify King With Monthly Listeners Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Weeknd Becomes Spotify King With Monthly Listeners Record<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/01\/220123-the-weeknd-getty-1200x675.jpeg\" alt=\"The Weeknd Becomes Spotify King With Monthly Listeners Record\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Rich Fury\/Getty Images for U.N. World Food Programme<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nThe Weeknd has made a habit out of smashing listener records since 2020\u2019s \u201cBlinding Lights.\u201d\u00a0Following the release of his <em>Dawn FM<\/em> album earlier month, the Toronto crooner managed to reset the standard for monthly listens on the streaming giant, a record previously held by pop singer\u00a0Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1Xyo4u8uXC1ZmMpatF05PJ\">Spotify<\/a>, The Weeknd currently has over 85.86 million listeners, topping the record previously held by Bieber, who had 83.86 million listeners. Compared to other acts on the list, The Weeknd\u2019s hold on the top spot is four million listeners more than the No. 3 artist, Ed Sheeran and nearly 20 million more than the No. 4 artist, Dua Lipa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CY5KwFLLRzl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CY5KwFLLRzl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The power of <em>Dawn FM<\/em> has already prompted Timbaland to proclaim the album was on a similar level as Michael Jackson\u2019s 1982 chart-topper <em>Thriller<\/em>. The bold notion even made Timbo throw down the gauntlet by emphasizing legendary producer Quincy Jones\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 wasn\u2019t certified until he made <em>Thriller<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The issue with the post came from the fact Jones had already achieved monumental success working with Jackson on <em>Off The Wall.\u00a0<\/em>Between 1964 and 1982, through his solo work and collaborations with jazz greats George Benson, Count Bassie, Duke Ellington and Lena Horne, Jones had won 11 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dawn FM<\/em> may have taken on global Billboard records and Spotify records, but there\u2019s one perch the album hasn\u2019t obtained: No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. After initial projections had the album joining the likes of <em>Beauty Behind The Madness<\/em>, <em>Starboy<\/em>\u00a0and <em>After Hours<\/em>, the album eventually settled for the No. 2 position on the Billboard 200 chart behind Gunna\u2019s <em>DS4EVER<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Although <em>Dawn FM<\/em> didn\u2019t reach the top spot, The Weeknd assured fans there wasn\u2019t a ploy behind the album not having physical copies to boost streaming numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis doesn\u2019t matter to me,\u201d The Weeknd told a fan. \u201cWhat matters is getting to experience the album together with the fans during these times.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Brandon Caldwell\"><br \/>\nby Brandon Caldwell\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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