Mar 6, 2023 - News

"Free Mind" by Tems was the top song Shazamed in Raleigh last year

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"Free Mind" by Nigerian singer Tems was the most Shazamed song in Raleigh in 2022. Released in 2020, the certified Gold record is currently charting #1 in Billboard's US Afrobeats category.

Of note: "Free Mind" was also the top Shazamed song in Charlotte last year.

Data: Chartmetric; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals
Data: Chartmetric; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

By the numbers: "Free Mind" ranked 39 spots higher in Raleigh compared to the rest of the country.

Between the lines: The study also found each city's top 10 most Shazamed artists and and top 5 most Shazamed music genres.

Raleigh's top 10 artists were: Drake, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Future, Lil Durk, Gunna, Kodak Black, The Weeknd and Doja Cat.

  • The top 5 genres Shazamed in Raleigh were pop, hip-hop/rap, rock, R&B/soul and alternative.

How it works: The top 100 most-Shazamed songs were identified by data provider Chartmetric for 96 cities around the U.S.

  • Axios' Erin Davis compared the song rankings in Raleigh to the average rank of those songs in the 95 other U.S. cities.
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