"Six months into the year, Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" leads the pack as 2014's most-streamed track in the U.S., according to Nielsen BDS. Since January, the title has received more than 188 million pays across streaming services such as Spotify, Rdio, YouTube and more.
Dark Horse," like all the titles among the top 10 most-streamed of 2014 so far, benefited heavily from its official music video, which has drawn more than 400 million global views to date. The title, which was already a No. 1 across streaming services purely based on data from audio on-demand providers like Spotify and Muve Music, reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard's March 8 Streaming Songs chart upon the release of its Egyptian-themed video. With eight total weeks at No. 1, "Dark Horse" is the longest-leading Streaming Songs chart-topper of 2014.