{"id":404800,"date":"2026-02-03T01:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/404800\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T01:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:29:13","slug":"bruce-springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis-weeks-most-sold-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/404800\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Week’s Most-Sold Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBruce Springsteen<\/a>\u2019s \u201cStreets of Minneapolis\u201d was the highest-selling song in the United States last week, even with it being available for just two days of the tracking period, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Digital Song Sales<\/a> chart dated Feb. 7.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the week ending Jan. 29, \u201cStreets of Minneapolis\u201d sold 16,000 downloads, according to Luminate. It was released Jan. 28.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStreets of Minneapolis\u201d marks Springsteen\u2019s first No. 1 on the all-format Digital Song Sales survey, which began in 2004 following the proliferation of paid downloads on the internet. In fact, it\u2019s his first track to reach the ranking\u2019s top 20, exceeding the No. 22 peak of Mark Knopfler\u2019s Guitar Heroes\u2019 \u201cGoing Home (Theme From Local Hero),\u201d for which he joined its all-star cast<\/a>, in 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tAttention around \u201cStreets of Minneapolis\u201d stems from its subject matter. Springsteen wrote and recorded the anti-ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement) song following the deaths of Ren\u00e9e Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January amid Operation Metro Surge, during which undocumented immigrants have been targeted and apprehended by ICE.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpringsteen first performed the song live in Minneapolis Jan. 30 during the Tom Morello<\/a>-helmed Defend Minnesota benefit concert.<\/p>\n

\n\tThanks to its sales plus streams and early radio airplay, \u201cStreets of Minneapolis\u201d also bows at No. 20 on the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs<\/a> chart. In addition to its sales, the song drew 678,000 official U.S. streams and 175,000 in airplay audience in that two-day span.<\/p>\n

\n\tNext week\u2019s Feb. 14-dated Billboard charts will reflect the first full seven days of tracking (Jan. 30-Feb. 5) for \u201cStreets of Minneapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAll Billboard charts dated Feb. 7 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Feb. 3.<\/p>\n

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