Spotify streams
2,222,255,594
Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 2 Nov 2026, 11:20 UTC.
- Last day
- +2,357,631
- since 1 Nov 2026
- Popularity
- 91 / 100
- Spotify's 0–100 score
- Charting today
- 29 markets
History
Play count history
2 readings from 1 Nov 2026 to 2 Nov 2026: +2,357,631 plays over 1 day. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.
| Day (UTC) | Lifetime plays | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2,222,255,594 | +2,357,631 | |
| 2,219,897,963 | First reading |
Spotify Charts
On the charts today
29 positions across 29 markets, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.
| Chart | Rank | Streams that day |
|---|---|---|
| Global Top 200 | #34 | 2,289,026 |
| Switzerland Top 200 | #25 | 17,155 |
| Germany Top 200 | #40 | 144,233 |
| Canada Top 200 | #43 | 89,236 |
| United States Top 200 | #44 | 554,687 |
| Ireland Top 200 | #46 | 20,169 |
| Austria Top 200 | #51 | 12,923 |
| Belgium Top 200 | #51 | 21,096 |
| Sweden Top 200 | #53 | 32,187 |
| Australia Top 200 | #54 | 72,592 |
| United Kingdom Top 200 | #55 | 131,277 |
| Norway Top 200 | #56 | 19,437 |
| New Zealand Top 200 | #58 | 11,561 |
| Netherlands Top 200 | #70 | 43,631 |
| Denmark Top 200 | #84 | 15,053 |
| United Arab Emirates Top 200 | #90 | 3,472 |
| Chile Top 200 | #99 | 39,821 |
| Estonia Top 200 | #116 | 1,389 |
| Iceland Top 200 | #124 | 1,089 |
| Portugal Top 200 | #129 | 12,902 |
| Slovakia Top 200 | #144 | 4,147 |
| Italy Top 200 | #145 | 57,683 |
| Finland Top 200 | #146 | 9,529 |
| Czech Republic Top 200 | #147 | 10,472 |
| Poland Top 200 | #168 | 40,755 |
| France Top 200 | #187 | 67,725 |
| Ukraine Top 200 | #193 | 5,483 |
| Costa Rica Top 200 | #200 | 7,540 |
| Hungary Top 200 | #200 | 7,173 |
Track details
- Album
- Thriller
- Released
- Track number
- 5
- Duration
- 4:18
- Explicit
- No
- ISRC
- USSM19902990
- Tempo
- 138.9 BPM
- Language
- English
Genres
- Pop Rock
- Pop
- Disco
- Soul
- R&B
- Children's Music
- Rock and Roll
- Dance Pop
- Rock
- Dance
Moods
- Spooky
- Upbeat
- Energetic
- Pump Up
- Nostalgia
- Classy
- Happy
- Motivation
Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .
Credits
- Main Artist
- Michael Jackson
- Producer
- Quincy Jones
- Composer
- Michael Jackson
- Lyricist
- Michael Jackson
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For developers
Get Beat It's play count from the API
One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=3BovdzfaX4jb5KFQwoPfAw&include=playcount. Read its reference.
For many tracks, GET /tracks takes up to 50 ids in one call.
Get your own key
No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.
| curl -X GET \ |
| "https://spotify-proxy.checkleaked.cc/spotify-data/tracks?ids=3BovdzfaX4jb5KFQwoPfAw&include=playcount" \ |
| -H "x-rapidapi-key: $SPOTIFY_API_KEY" |
Frequently asked questions
How many streams does Beat It have on Spotify?
Beat It by Michael Jackson had 2,222,255,594 streams on Spotify as of 2 Nov 2026 (UTC), 2,357,631 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.
When was Beat It released?
30 Nov 1982, on the album Thriller.
Who wrote and produced Beat It?
Producer: Quincy Jones. Composer: Michael Jackson. Lyricist: Michael Jackson.
What genre is Beat It?
The API's track insights tag it Pop Rock, Pop and Disco, strongest first.
What is the tempo of Beat It?
138.9 BPM, from the API's track insights.