Electronic dance music performer Avicii may be the artist who most frequently inspires people to say, “OMG I love this song, who is it?!” according to new data released Wednesday by Shazam.
The popular music app, available on smartphones and computers, lets people identify music based on what it sounds like — if you’re in a bar and something you like comes on the speaker, you can activate the app, and it’ll tell you what’s playing.
According to the new Shazam Hall of Fame, Avicii’s song “Wake Me Up” has been looked up on the Shazam service more than 19 million times. Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” came in second with more than 18 million Shazams, while Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” came in third with more than 16 million.
Beyonce, Apple’s artist of the year and reigning Queen of America, was nowhere to be found on the list Shazam provided, which covers 82 songs that have each been Shazamed at least 5 million times. Taylor Swift was far down the list at number 71. It’s unclear what their relatively low positions might mean — perhaps it’s that their music is more likely to be recognized, and thus not Shazamed, than the likes of Avicii and Robin Thicke.
Here are the 25 most Shazamed tracks of all time for you to peruse. You can see the play number of Shazams in parentheses.
1. Avicii – Wake Me Up (19 million +)
2. Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell – Blurred Lines (18 million +)
3. Gotye Feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know (16 million +)
4. Passenger – Let Her Go (15 million +)
5. Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne – Rather Be (14 million +)
6. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop (14 million +)
7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us (12 million +)
8. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (11 million +)
9. P!nk Feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason (11 million +)
10. Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky (11 million +)
11. Lorde – Royals (10 million +)
12. Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J – Dark Horse (10 million +)
13. Capital Cities – Safe And Sound (10 million +)
14. Lilly Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz – Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Remix) (10 million +)
15. Martin Garrix – Animals (10 million +)
16. Pharrell Williams – Happy (Gru’s Theme From Despicable Me 2) (10 million +)
17. will.i.am Feat. Britney Spears – Scream & Shout (10 million +)
18. The Lumineers – Ho Hey (10 million +)
19. Mr. Probz – Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) (9 million +)
20. Milky Chance – Stolen Dance (9 million +)
21. Fun. Feat. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young (9 million +)
22. John Legend – All Of Me (9 million +)
23. Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child (9 million +)
24. Klingande – Jubel (8 million +)
25. Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko – Stay (8 million +)
Shazam also announced an app overhaul that will give users “personalized music news,” along with updates about what’s trending among friends that use the app. Users will also be able to make playlists if they also subscribe to compatible streaming apps like Rdio and Spotify.
