Shazam turns 20 on August 18 and has officially passed the 70 billion song mark.
To celebrate this milestone, shazam invites fans to take a trip down memory lane with an exclusive playlist featuring the most searched songs on Shazam every calendar year for the past 20 years, including some of the biggest hits of the 2000s .Hey Soul Sister” by train, “cheap Thrills» from Sia, «rolling in The Deep» From Adele et al. playlist exclusively available apple music,
Shazam actually appeared in August 2002 as a text-only service based on United Kingdom, where users could dial a number, hold their phone near a song, and then receive a text message with the song’s title and artist. In July 2008, shazam It was released on the App Store and later became available for Android users in October of the same year.
Over the years, Shazam has been instrumental in bringing local artists to a global audience music discovery, For example, the longest-running global No. 1 song in that position in 2021, which Shazamade was on stage, was Nigerian artist “Love Navnity (Remix)”. CK. The song also became the second song on Shazam to exceed 1 million searches in one week.
To celebrate 20 years of Shazam, bill board Compiled 20 fun facts about the platform, ranging from the most Shazam artists and songs of all time to the first songs to reach 1 million, 10 million and 20 million Shazams.
- First song Shezmade:
T. rex “Jeepster” on 19 April 2002 (using a pre-launch public beta version of the service).
- First song to reach 1,000 Shazams:
“Cleanin’ Out My Closet” by Eminem in September 2002.
- First song to reach 1 million Shazams:
Ke$ha’s “TiK ToK” in February 2010.
- First song to reach 10 million Shazams:
“Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye. Kimbra in December 2012.
- First song to reach 20 million Shazams:
“Prayer in the Sea (Robin Schulze Radio Edit)” by Lily Wood and The Prick and Robin Schulz in October 2015.
- First artist to reach 1 million Shazams:
Lil Wayne in February 2009.
- First artist to reach 10 million Shazams:
Lil Wayne in June 2011.
- First artist to reach 100 million Shazams:
David Guetta in May 2015.
- Fastest song to reach 1 million Shazams:
BTS’ “Butter” reaches 1 million Shazam views in nine days.
- Fastest song to reach 10 million Shazams:
Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” Achieves 10 Million Shazams In 87 Days.
- Fastest song to reach 20 million Shazams:
Tones & I’s “Dance Monkey” achieved 20 million Shazams in 219 days.
- Top Shazam Performers of All Time:
Drake is the most Shazam artist of all time with over 350 million Shazams.
- Worst song ever:
“Dance Monkey” by Tones & I, with over 41 million Shazams.
- Most Shazam songs using the “2580” text service:
“Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley.
- Most Shazam Songs in the Hip-Hop/Rap Category:
“Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton.
- Most Shazam Songs in the Dance Category:
“Prayer in the Sea (Robin Schulze Radio Edit)” by Lily Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz.
- Top Shazmade Songs in the R&B/Soul Category:
“All of Me” by John Legend.
- Top Shazam Songs in Latin Music Category:
“My People” by J Balvin and Willie William.
- Most Shazam Songs in the Pop Category:
“Let Her Go” by Passenger.
- Most Shazam Songs in the Singer/Songwriter Category:
“Take Me to Church” by Hozier.