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Spotify · 2008

Spotify

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 7, 2008Other Event⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Spotify was launched. The most-streamed song for October was “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, while the most-streamed song for the whole of 2008 was “Human” by The Killers. Ten years later, the company reported 180 million active users and more than 40 million tracks.

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