What are the top streamed songs by Egyptians on Spotify this summer?

CAIRO - 30 August 2019: We all know what they did this summer. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello turned up the heat with their second collaboration, “Señorita,” which is Spotify’s most-streamed global song of the summer for 2019.

With more than 565 million streams since its June release, the hit track has simmered atop Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart for eight straight weeks.

It was no different in Egypt - the summer hit shot to the top of Egypt’s songs of summer list, showing that listeners loved to tune into a steamy track during the hot summer months. (Watch Shawn Mendes’ reaction to “Señorita” being the top global song of the summer on Spotify’s For the Record).




The multi-talented Billie Eilish’s pop-trap hit, “bad guy” witnessed notable popularity as it became Egypt’s second most listened to track on Spotify this summer.





Egyptian rock sensation Cairokee has witnessed increased popularity over the past decade and has seen a recent activity spike with its remake of tarab icon Umm Kulthum’s “Kan Lak Ma’aya” being the third most listened-to song in Egypt.





A tip of the (cowboy) hat must go to breakout rapper-singer Lil Nas X, whose “Old Town Road” took off in the Spring - as both a meme and a hit song - and the remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus is Egypt’s fourth most-streamed track.

Another fan-favorite this summer in Egypt is “Believer” by Imagine Dragons which has been witnessing massive popularity since its release back in 2017 and made its way up to fifth place in Egypt’s most-streamed songs of summer on Spotify. Whilst American singer and songwriter Halsey’s “Without Me” came in sixth.






Listeners also favored Egyptian pop-star Mohamed Hamaki this summer, whose recent album launched earlier this year and has been buzzing across the country, with his hit “Mel Bedaya” being Egypt’s seventh favourite song this summer.

Another fan-favorite for the summer is a collaboration by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s “I Don’t Care”.

While Post Malone’s recently released singles have been witnessing massive acclaim, for instance, his 2018 hit “Rockstar” featuring 21 Savage secured its place in number nine in the top 10 most streamed songs on Spotify this summer in Egypt while the multi-talented Billie Eilish’s hit, “Lovely” witnessed notable popularity as it became Egypt’s tenth summer hit.



Most streamed songs of the summer in Egypt (from June 1 - August 20th, 2019)

Señorita - Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
bad guy - Billie Eilish
Kan Lak Ma’aya (Feat. Umm Kulthum) – Cairokee
Old Town Road Remix – Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X
Believer – Imagine Dragons
Without Me – Halsey
Mel Bedaya – Hamaki
I Don't Care - Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
Rockstar - 21 Savage, Post Malone
Lovely – Billie Eilish, Khalid
Old Town Road - Lil Nas X
Bayen Habeit – Amr Diab, Marshmello
Goodbyes - Post Malone, Young Thug
Happier - Bastille, Marshmello
On My Way - Alan Walker, Farruko, Sabrina Carpenter
Mafia – Mohamed Ramadan
FRIENDS - Anne-Marie, Marshmello
Sunflower - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Post Malone, Swae Lee
Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran, Khalid
Let Me Down Slowly - Alec Benjamin