Leaning power: Spotify names its most streamed track of all time

Step aside, Stairway to Heaven – the song the world has yearned to hear was a summer hit released only eight months ago

What might you think would be Spotify’s most popular track ever? Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, often claimed to be the greatest rock song of all time, and one of the most played on the radio? Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the title track of the biggest-selling album ever? Or Bing Crosby’s White Christmas, the most popular single of all time?

Answer: none of the above. In fact it’s a song released earlier this year, that didn’t top the charts in either the US or the UK, and which was released independently.