Linkin Park‘s “Somewhere I Belong” is song #1213 to make it into the Billions Club on Spotify. It’s also the diamond-certified nü-metal powerhouse’s 7th song overall to achieve that feat. It was originally launched as the first single from their sophomore album “Meteora” back in February of 2003.
While predominantly populated by hits from the pop, rap, Latin music and k-pop worlds, a number of hard rock and metal artists have managed to crack a billion plays with a single on Spotify over the years. Those to make it as of press time include:
3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite“
AC/DC – “Back In Black“
AC/DC – “Highway To Hell“
AC/DC – “Thunderstruck“
AC/DC – “You Shook Me All Night Long“
Aerosmith – “Dream On“
Aerosmith – “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing“
Audioslave – “Like A Stone“
Black Sabbath – “Paranoid“
Bon Jovi – “Livin’ On A Prayer“
Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name“
Boston – “More Than A Feeling“
Evanescence – “Bring Me To Life“
Foo Fighters – “Everlong“
Green Day – “American Idiot“
Green Day – “Basket Case“
Green Day – “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams“
Green Day – “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)“
Green Day – “Wake Me Up When September Ends“
Guns N’ Roses – “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door“
Guns N’ Roses – “November Rain“
Guns N’ Roses – “Paradise City“
Guns N’ Roses – “Sweet Child O’ Mine“
Guns N’ Roses – “Welcome To The Jungle“
Hoobastank – “The Reason“
Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin’“
KISS – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You“
Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust“
Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody“
Queen – “Crazy Little Thing Called Love“
Queen – “Don’t Stop Me Now“
Queen – “Killer Queen“
Queen – “Somebody To Love“
Queen – “Under Pressure” (feat. David Bowie)
Queen – “We Will Rock You“
Led Zeppelin – “Stairway To Heaven“
Linkin Park – “Faint“
Linkin Park – “In The End“
Linkin Park – “One Step Closer“
Linkin Park – “Numb“
Linkin Park/Jay-Z – “Numb / Encore“
Linkin Park – “Somewhere I Belong“
Linkin Park – “What I’ve Done“
Limp Bizkit – “Break Stuff“
Metallica – “Enter Sandman“
Metallica – “Master Of Puppets“
Metallica – “Nothing Else Matters“
Måneskin – “Beggin’“
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE’“
My Chemical Romance – “Teenagers“
My Chemical Romance – “Welcome To The Black Parade“
Nickelback – “How You Remind Me“
Nirvana – “Come As You Are”
Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box“
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit“
Papa Roach – “Last Resort“
Pink Floyd – “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2“
Pink Floyd – “Wish You Were Here“
Rage Against The Machine – “Killing In The Name“
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Californication“
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Can’t Stop“
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Otherside“
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Scar Tissue“
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Snow (Hey Oh)“
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Under The Bridge“
Scorpions – “Winds Of Change“
Skillet – “Monster“
Slipknot – “Duality“
Survivor – “Eye Of The Tiger“
System Of A Down – “Chop Suey!“
System Of A Down – “Toxicity“
The Clash – “Should I Stay Or Should I Go“
The Offspring – “The Kids Aren’t Alright“
The Offspring – “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid“
The Rolling Stones – “Paint It, Black“
The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army“
Three Days Grace – “I Hate Everything About You“
Van Halen – “Jump“
