Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong are actually very popular with Gen-Z, and Nat King Cole's is one of the most 'saved' songs on playlist at present.'ĭespite this eclectic mix, the most popular tracks in Valentine's Day Love are very modern. Speaking about this, she said: 'No matter how old you are, or what language you speak, the classics transcend borders and generations. The singer places highly in Spotify's list of most streamed Valentine's Day tracks Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesĪccording to Kraines, 'Valentine's Day Love' is basically Spotify's official playlist for February 14, which includes traditional love songs from the likes of Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley and Etta James, as well as some newer hits. Image shows Ed Sheeran performing onstage in front of the Spotify logo. With the help of Spotify, Newsweek has compiled this exclusive breakdown of the most interesting data. With that said, there's a lot of information to sift through here. Reflecting on this, Talia Kraines, Senior Editor of Pop at Spotify, told Newsweek: 'We've revamped our Valentine's Day music offerings for 2022 and have a number of different destinations for fans of all ages around the world – whether they're newlyweds or newly dumped or grappling with a new crush.' Spotify has confirmed that there are over a million Valentine's Day playlists in total, as well as 870,884 themed around breakups and 28,188 for the platonic Galentine's day. Some of these - like the ' Valentine's Day Love' and ' Text Me Back' collections -are curated by the streaming platform itself, while others are user-generated instead. Specifically, you can take a look at the most played songs from Spotify's dedicated Valentine's Day playlists (which are available all year round but are obviously listened to most heavily in February). However, there are certain ways of measuring which tracks are popular during the week of February 14. After all, it's difficult to categorize what songs fall into the genre and you cannot narrow it down enough because of how prevalent this theme is.

In fact, when Newsweek initially contacted Spotify to ask which love songs are streamed most on the platform around Valentine's Day, we discovered that those parameters were far too wide. Given that the market is so oversaturated with this type of romantic music nowadays, it can be tough to narrow down the most popular examples. It's frequently remarked that most contemporary pop songs are, in some way, about love or relationships.Įven tracks that are not explicitly pigeonholed as 'Love Songs' will often allude to the topic or have hidden references to it.

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