On its strongest week, March 3-9, “God’s Plan” was streamed 101.7 million times, a number bested by only Baauer’s 2013 “Harlem Shake,” the success of which, of course, was buoyed by a wave of viral videos. According to Nielsen Music, “God’s Plan”-which, you will recall, has been out for only seven weeks-has already clocked seven of the top 10 best streaming weeks of all time. By the ever-changing metrics of the ever-fluid streaming industry, though, it’s actually one of the most successful songs ever. By the Billboard Hot 100’s standards, it’s already Drake’s most successful solo hit (the summer ’16 smash “One Dance,” which features WizKid and Kyla, spent 10 weeks atop the Hot 100 chart, and “Work,” the Rihanna hit on which Drake is featured, held the top spot for nine). 1 song in the country for the past seven weeks, and since we’re only 11 weeks into the year, it feels safe to call it 2018’s biggest hit. You know that guy who was in The New York Times this weekend for living alone on a pig farm in Ohio and refusing to read the news? I bet even he knows the words to “God’s Plan.”ĭrake’s ever-present single has been the no. One Ringer staffer attests to having patronized a bar this weekend where it was played four times in the span of about two hours and nobody was mad about it.
I can’t walk down the street right now without hearing “God’s Plan” emanating from somebody’s car stereo. Have you heard Drake’s new song, “God’s Plan”? Hah, just kidding-of course you have.