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Never Could Have Been Worse Spotify streams & play count

Everything But The GirlEverything But The Girl19842:46

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Spotify streams

4,219,032

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 6 Nov 2026, 12:23 UTC.

Popularity
49 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 4,219,032 plays on 6 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
4,219,032First reading

Track details

Album
Everything But The Girl
Released
Track number
7
Duration
2:46
Explicit
No
Tempo
106.7 BPM
Language
English

Moods

  • Melancholy
  • Chill
  • Cozy
  • Slow
  • Calm
  • Ethereal
  • Moody
  • Peaceful
  • Gentle
  • Soft

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Everything But The Girl

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Never Could Have Been Worse have on Spotify?

Never Could Have Been Worse by Everything But The Girl had 4,219,032 streams on Spotify as of 6 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Never Could Have Been Worse released?

21 Sep 1984, on the album Everything But The Girl.

What is the tempo of Never Could Have Been Worse?

106.7 BPM, from the API's track insights.