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Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster Spotify streams & play count

Michael JacksonBad (Remastered)19874:17

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Spotify streams

1,353,580,950

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 1 Nov 2026, 16:40 UTC.

Popularity
85 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score
Charting today
7 markets

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 1,353,580,950 plays on 1 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
1,353,580,950First reading

Spotify Charts

On the charts today

7 positions across 7 markets, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.

ChartRankStreams that day
Global Top 200#781,685,345
Austria Top 200#1089,893
Belgium Top 200#12714,825
United Kingdom Top 200#15488,835
Australia Top 200#15949,654
Ireland Top 200#16610,360
United States Top 200#196309,510

Track details

Released
Track number
10
Duration
4:17
Explicit
No
Tempo
118.2 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Pop Rock
  • Pop
  • Soul
  • R&B
  • Children's Music
  • Dance Pop
  • Disco
  • Rock and Roll

Moods

  • Spooky
  • Energetic
  • Upbeat
  • Nostalgia
  • Classy
  • Pump Up
  • Happy

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

Credits

Main Artist
Michael Jackson
Producer
Quincy Jones

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For developers

Get Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=5T7ywazdGIydr6JCW6t02j&include=playcount. Read its reference.

For many tracks, GET /tracks takes up to 50 ids in one call.

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster have on Spotify?

Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster by Michael Jackson had 1,353,580,950 streams on Spotify as of 1 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster released?

31 Aug 1987, on the album Bad (Remastered).

Who wrote and produced Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster?

Producer: Quincy Jones. Composer: Michael Jackson. Lyricist: Michael Jackson.

What genre is Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster?

The API's track insights tag it Pop Rock, Pop and Soul, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster?

118.2 BPM, from the API's track insights.