Spotify streams
981,138,187
Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 14 Nov 2026, 07:20 UTC.
- Last day
- +1,111,839
- since 13 Nov 2026
- Last 7 days
- +7,039,706
- since 7 Nov 2026
- Popularity
- 89 / 100
- Spotify's 0–100 score
- Charting today
- 1 market
History
Play count history
12 readings from 2 Nov 2026 to 14 Nov 2026: +12,042,104 plays over 12 days. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 981,138,187 | +1,111,839 | |
| 980,026,348 | +2,019,034 over 2 days | |
| 978,007,314 | +956,563 | |
| 977,050,751 | +920,650 | |
| 976,130,101 | +987,468 | |
| 975,142,633 | +1,044,152 | |
| 974,098,481 | +1,012,352 | |
| 973,086,129 | +981,909 | |
| 972,104,220 | +1,020,935 | |
| 971,083,285 | +1,005,908 | |
| 970,077,377 | +981,294 | |
| 969,096,083 | First reading |
Spotify Charts
On the charts today
1 position across 1 market, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.
| Chart | Rank | Streams that day |
|---|---|---|
| United States Top 200 | #145 | 324,075 |
Track details
- Album
- XSCAPE
- Released
- Track number
- 2
- Duration
- 4:05
- Explicit
- No
- ISRC
- USSM11401745
- Tempo
- 176 BPM
- Language
- English
Genres
- R&B
- Pop
- Soul
- Pop Rap
Moods
- Energetic
- Upbeat
- Chill
- Classy
- Happy
- Smooth
Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .
Credits
- Main Artist
- Michael Jackson
- Producer
- Michael Jackson, Cory Rooney, Timbaland
- Composer
- Cory Rooney
- Lyricist
- Cory Rooney
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For developers
Get Chicago's play count from the API
One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=5BKKy9fIJL5uM9fz1SnqyP&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=5BKKy9fIJL5uM9fz1SnqyP&include=playcount" \ |
| -H "x-rapidapi-key: $SPOTIFY_API_KEY" |
Frequently asked questions
How many streams does Chicago have on Spotify?
Chicago by Michael Jackson had 981,138,187 streams on Spotify as of 14 Nov 2026 (UTC), 1,111,839 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.
When was Chicago released?
9 May 2014, on the album XSCAPE.
Who wrote and produced Chicago?
Producers: Michael Jackson, Cory Rooney and Timbaland. Composer: Cory Rooney. Lyricist: Cory Rooney.
What genre is Chicago?
The API's track insights tag it R&B, Pop and Soul, strongest first.
What is the tempo of Chicago?
176 BPM, from the API's track insights.