“Bohemian Rhapsody” Sets A Streaming Record
“Bohemian Rhapsody”-the song, not the movie-just set a new digital streaming record. Queen’s iconic 1975 tune is now the most-streamed classic rock song ever, with more than 1.6 billion streams…
8th September 1976: British rock group Queen at Les Ambassadeurs, where they were presented with silver, gold and platinum discs for sales in excess of one million of their hit single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. The band are, from left to right, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury (Frederick Bulsara, 1946 – 1991), Roger Taylor and Brian May. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Keystone/Getty Images"Bohemian Rhapsody"-the song, not the movie-just set a new digital streaming record.
Queen's iconic 1975 tune is now the most-streamed classic rock song ever, with more than 1.6 billion streams globally to move it ahead of songs like "Sweet Child O'Mine" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit". In fact, it's now the most-streamed song from the entire 20th century.
Those numbers were no doubt helped by Bohemian Rhapsody (the movie), which is setting its own records as the highest-grossing musical biopic ever and just got nominated for two Golden Globes.
Do you remember the first time you heard "Bohemian Rhapsody"? Are you surprised the song has remained so popular for 43 years?
