The below list of the ten fastest songs to reach 1 billion video views reflects the community's enthusiasm for new songs by stars like Drake and Billie Eilish, but some of the year's most viral hits came from unexpected sources. Other songs, like Harry Styles' "Watermelon Sugar" and Surf Mesa's "ily (i love you baby)" had slow and steady climbs that sustained the better part of a year.
Drake's ultra-viral "Toosie Slide" generated a billion views in just three days, and superstar collab "WAP" by Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion did the same in just two weeks. The 176 songs that reached 1 billion video views on TikTok all reached that stunning benchmark via different paths. Real Quick: The Fastest Songs To A Billion We hope you're in the "Mood" to think outside of "The Box" and to go off the "Deep End," as we take a detailed look at how music shaped the year on TikTok, and how TikTok shaped this year in music. We'll also take a look at classic songs that the community loved, marvel at some meme-worthy songs that became TikTok hits, and highlight some of our music initiatives that honored the diverse and bustling community of musicians and creators on the platform. Now, let’s explore the music that mattered on TikTok this year in the United States, tracking the community’s favorite genres, celebrating the app's biggest stars, and shining a spotlight on emerging artists who used TikTok to jumpstart their careers. We will continue to work hard to make TikTok a platform that supports artists and encourages musical engagement and discovery.” - Ole Obermann, Global Head of Music at TikTok. It has been inspiring to watch our community bring new talent to the forefront, help send songs up the charts, and use music to create an oasis of joy during a trying time. "We at TikTok share our community’s passion for music and we’re dedicated to providing a platform where artists and fans can interact and thrive. To help take stock of music's massive year on TikTok, we're unveiling our first-ever U.S. Just in the past year over 70 artists that have broken on the platform have received major label deals, including Claire Rosinkranz, Dixie D'Amelio, Powfu, Priscilla Block and Tai Verdes, and dozens more have charted on Rolling Stone's Breakthrough 25. Nearly 90 songs that trended on the platform in 2020 climbed onto the Top 100 charts in the U.S., with 15 of those reaching #1 on a Billboard chart. Together, those songs racked up over 50 billion video views on over 125 million creations, and 5 of them reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Earlier this month, "The Playlist" was revealed as part of the Year On TikTok: Top 100 retrospective, highlighting the most significant songs on TikTok in 2020. Over 176 different songs surpassed 1 billion video views as TikTok sounds. The growth of TikTok in 2020 produced some staggering numbers. Powered by its community, TikTok became America's go-to platform for music discovery, as well as a launching pad for smash hits by artists of all genres. As the spaces where people normally enjoy music were impacted by the pandemic, TikTok helped fill the need for communal musical experience in the US. This led to the village superstition fading, but it also left Bridget without a goal.īridget now works as a bounty hunter while searching for a purpose.Music is TikTok's universal language, each song representing a flourishing web of emotions, in-jokes, and dances. Bridget began to think that behaving like a man and bringing home a vast array of riches would prove that the superstitions were unfounded.Īlthough unsuccessful in capturing Dizzy for her bounty, Bridget showed talent as a bounty hunter and managed to bring home great wealth. While Bridget strove to put on a happy front, these efforts only seemed to cause Bridget's parents more pain.
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