Eurovision Song Contest 2025: This Song Leads the Spotify Charts

Shortly before the start of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals next week, the ESC song "Bara Bada Bastu" by KAJ from Sweden is at the top of the global Spotify charts and has already reached more than twice as many streams as the ESC entry in second place.

Sweden Leads Global Spotify Charts - JJ Tops in Austria

Behind KAJ from Sweden, Italy's entry "Volevo essere un duro" by Lucio Corsi is in second place in the global Spotify charts. In third place is the Dutch song "C’est La Vie" by Claude. The top 5 are completed by San Marino's entry "Tutta L’Italia" by Gabry Ponte in fourth place and Estonia's Tommy Cash with "Espresso Macchiato" in fifth place. In Austria, the situation is somewhat different – here, the globally most popular stream song by KAJ is in third place. At the top of the national Eurovision streaming charts is the local entry "Wasted Love" by JJ. In the global ranking of the most streamed ESC songs of 2025, this song is currently in tenth place. This year's Austrian ESC hopeful JJ impresses not only with the song "Wasted Love" but also with artistic versatility: The singer-songwriter participated in The Voice UK in 202 and reached the knockout phase. Other ESC songs in the Austrian top 5 are the German entry "Baller" by Abor & Tynna (2nd place), Estonia's entry "Espresso Macchiato" by Tommy Cash (4th place), and "Lighter" by the Norwegian artist Kyle Alessandro (5th place).

European Talents on the Rise in Spotify Charts

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of Europe's most significant cultural events, showcasing European talents and providing artists with a platform to build a global following. After winning the ESC 2024 with the title "The Code," Nemo's song experienced a significant increase in streaming numbers: Within a year, streams increased by over 1,700 percent. The analysis of Spotify data since 2011 confirms that the Eurovision Song Contest regularly paves the way for European musicians to reach a global audience. On average, winners of the competition were able to increase their streaming numbers by more than 1,500 percent in the year following their victory. Particularly remarkable was the increase for Conchita Wurst, who triumphed for Austria in 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" – her streams increased by over 6,000 percent the following year.

The ten most streamed ESC entries worldwide on Spotify
(Data as of May 5, 2025, streams from April 1 to May 4 were considered)

The ten most streamed ESC entries in Austria on Spotify
(Data as of May 5, 2025, streams from April 1 to May 4 were considered)

All songs from this year's ESC participants can be found in the Eurovision 2025 Playlist on Spotify.

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