| HEAT WAVES REACHES #1 ON THE GLOBAL SPOTIFY CHART! Glass Animals have become the first British band to reach the top #1 spot on the Global Spotify Chart in 7 years – since One Direction in 2015 An absolutely incredible achievement – and a historic 81 weeks after the song was released in 2020! Huge congratulations to all involved and an enormous thank you to everyone for all your support in helping it get there.  *** In further amazing news.. HEAT WAVES HAS CLIMBED TO #1 ON THE US TOP 40 RADIO CHART! This comes 11 months after the track’s debut on the chart – with its reign marking the longest climb to #1 in the chart’s nearly 30-year history! Heat Waves is the first #1 on the US Top 40 chart written by a single writer since Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ in 2018 Also the first #1 written, produced, and performed track by one artist since Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ in 2014 *** #1 & COVER OF TODAY’S TOP HITS On Friday, Heat Waves jumped to #1 on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits, where it has been featured for over a year! Glass Animals remain cover stars of the playlist.  *** #1 SPOTIFY US TOP 50#3 BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART Just a few weeks ago, Heat Waves rose to #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, breaking another record for the longest climb to Top 5 in the chart at 51 weeks! The song also recently peaked at #1 on the Spotify US Top 50 and surpassed 1 billion streams on the platform. |
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