Most Overplayed Songs on Spotify

Well of course it was going to be here. With 2.471 billion streams and the most streamed by nearly 600 million (luckily the gap is slightly decreasing but man that's a lot) and really this song isn't very redeemable. I mean it’s catchy but still. Just a boring, repetitive song that is quite sexual and unoriginal. I just don't see how a song that's hardly anything special would end up being over 30% more popular than it's runner up. I’ll admit it’s not THAT boring at least in certain parts but still not great.

Way too lustful and just weird lyrics. (Also, Don't Stop Believin' is WAY better than the rest of these songs and shouldn't be on this list, in my humble opinion)

I did include quite a few of these on my list about Spotify but yeah I mostly agree with this list I’ll probably add Someone You Loved and Believer.

Yeah, I chose this as number one instead of Shape of You, even though Shape of You has far more streams. Why'd I choose this first you ask though? Let me tell you.
Well, let me note this has only been popular for 3 months and it already has 1.410 billion streams. Shape of You on the other hand, has been out for 3 YEARS. Anyway, those over 1.4 billion streams make this the 9th most streamed song in Spotify history.
This song, of course, has very irritating vocals that make Tones and I sound like she's high on drugs. As for the beat, it is just not very creative and is just really a weird low sound effect that I've heard several times before. The lyrics are quite repetitive and uncreative as well.

This song is super annoying. Although the beat is decent, the vocals are quite annoying.

This without a doubt is one of the most annoying songs ever.

This song is trash, that voice is just so obnoxious.

Now admittedly I no longer think it is the worst song of all time but I still truly despise it, I'm surprised this type of material gets 1.070 billion streams for the 54th most streamed of all time. This is another stupid song about Ariana dissing her ex (which we don't even know which because she has 8 exes (well she did have 6 at the time of the song's release but still)). Also she calls herself "amazing" which is really dumb if you ask me. Once you mention it, it's just like Baby Shark where you can't get it out of your head for days particularly that part of her just repeating "thank you next" again and again. Not to mention - that is wrong grammar for crying out loud, which is so dumb it's not even funny. Also it's yet another song where the beat hardly sounds like anything and is just the few notes repeated and is just a typical Christmas pop instrumental that sounds like it was made with bells in GarageBand. The vocals are simple and can get annoying, and the production is ...more

In my option any Ariana Grande song is overrated and overplayed.

It is ANNOYING to just hear this song over and over in your head!

Ugh. No further explanation needed.

Yeah this song is of course gonna end up somewhere knowing how awful yet popular it is. With 1.115 billion streams it's the 45th most streamed song of all time. I know that's nowhere near the two above it, but for a song on this level, I can't really help. First of all, the lyrics are not redeemable in any way - it's just Ariana bragging about how rich she is and how she can afford anything she wants. This song also has some of the worst lyrics I've ever heard, notably "Whoever said money can't solve your problems, must not have had enough money to solve them" and "You like my hair, gee thanks, just bought it" *facepalm* and not to mention how repetitive the hook is. It's just "I want it, I got it" also "my neck is flossing" what the literal hell? And that aside, Ariana cannot rap or sing. Her rap verse sounds the same throughout the whole verse (one line she goes slightly higher, the next is slightly lower) and the flow is nothing special. As for her singing vocals, well I know ...more

It's physically painful to listen to the "and I" part of the song. If there is one song that could make me vomit it's this one.

Can someone explain to me the praise of this song? How it has 1.317 billion streams and the 20th most of all time? I know it's kinda catchy but it can get annoying and stuck in your head that way similar to Baby Shark (enjoy having it in your head for the next five days now). Honestly this song is just whispering which even though whispering can fit I understand that, she's literally just talking super soft. It honestly feels boring just like the production in general. Beat sounds like nothing either for the most part, it's mainly only the drop that's catchy, the rest is quite forgettable actually. Now I understand the lyrics are smart for a lot of them but... honestly I find the song very generic and actually kinda silly.

Well yeah, I'm not going to forget the second most streamed song of all time, with 1.877 billion streams. Now I do not really have anything against this song but I just don't see what people see so great about this one. Like it never changes its atmosphere or melody and can be pretty boring. For the lyrics they're fine but kind of cheesy so I don't really care about the song but I don't think it's even top 50 material, let alone top 2.

Good list I agree with most of them although there are a couple that would be borderline for me like "Something Just Like This". I can't seem to reply to your comment but the way I would try for 500 would probably be going alphabetically by artist Adele, Alan Walker, Alessia Cara, Arctic Monkeys etc.

Singing about something you're not, dude.

Doesn’t have that many streams compared to other songs on this list but still the most streamed song of the year so far.

If he says yummy, I say gross.

This is the 39th most streamed of all time, having 1.143 billion streams but honestly the song sucks and is heavily overplayed not only on Spotify but also the radio (I still hear it in 2020 for some reason). The song's message, while decent has a horrible execution. So here's the premise of the song: Shawn Mendes is trying to get a girl's attention by saying her boyfriend is a poor choice for her and he's trying to say that by having her choice she's wasting time by not having Shawn by her side instead. Now as for Shawn’s vocal performance he has gotten better (ignore critics that are saying he’s gotten worse) but in this song he sounds like he got his mouth taped and is crying while screaming for help which annoys me quite a lot. The instrumentation is not very special and really the only decent part is the 5-second solo but even then it’s not that great as it just really sounds kinda strained.

I checked his page on the Horrible Music and Songs Wiki. It doesn't actually have any citations for critics claiming that he has gotten worse or anything else. Honestly I would not trust the Horrible or Best Music Wikis for anything.

I got so annoying it plays nonstop on the radio

I hate this song.

Never seen the appeal in Despacito.

I'm not even listening to the sample, 'cause I already know it's dumb.

Not bad, but not creative either.

Accidentally added twice?

I'm sorry but this song is just not my type. Have you noticed how much hype XXXTentacion has been getting after his death? But honestly, I need one line to explain this: "Suicide if you ever try to let go". That makes the lyrics of Work From Home seem half decent. The song is just bland and boring and while he has several catchy songs although I dislike him for most of what I have heard this is not one of them. It's really another song with no very unique flow either. This all apparently makes up for as popular as it is though. 25th most streamed song of all time at 1.258 billion of them.

It's ironic how imperfect this song is.

I was about to submit this with a much less streamed song just in time to remember this one. The 63rd most streamed song with 1.016 billion of them. Seriously about 40% of the song is just “you” elongated. Also the main chorus is ear piercingly high and Rihanna overuses autotune on this track which gets quite annoying. This song is honestly just really boring overall and has no appeal.