He didn’t just break records, he burned the roof off the streaming era.

In a streaming universe packed with viral hits, The Weeknd just took a nuclear leap. Blinding Lights has crossed the five billion stream mark on Spotify, making it the first song ever to hit that milestone. That puts it in a league of its own, a crown jewel of digital music that literally no one else has touched yet.

This isn’t just a number. It’s more than memory lane chill. It’s cultural endurance. Since its release in 2019, Blinding Lights has anchored soundtracks, inspired TikToks, and soundtracked sunrise jogs across the globe. It broke records here before, and now it has expanded the foundation.

The Weeknd’s achievement is more than personal prestige. The fact that one artist owns the first two songs ever to crack four billion plus streams; Blinding Lights and Starboy, speaks to the impact of his catalog. He also holds Spotify records for most songs with over a billion streams (28 of them) and longstanding monthly listener dominance. These stats have earned him multiple Guinness World Records, adding legitimacy to what fans already felt he’s built an era.

This is proof that one tune can transcend hype and hang eternal in our collective playlists. It is a flex for artistry, obsession, and recurrent resonance. The Weeknd didn’t just write a catchy song. He created a streaming legend.