Detroit loves love songs, according to data from Amazon Music.
Last year, leading up to Valentine’s Day, the Motor City made the largest number of love-related music requests from Amazon Music via Alexa.
Newark, New Jersey; Bronx, New York; Upper Marlboro, Maryland; and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, rounded out the list of top Alexa love song requests.
One of the most requested songs via Alexa was « Wannabe » by the Spice Girls. Users can ask for the 1996 track to play by saying, « If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. »
According to the data, Las Vegas had the most love and romance song streams on Amazon Music per capita, both leading up to Valentine’s Day last year and between Jan. 1-23 this year.
Last year, breakup playlists were popular. This year, it’s all about being single and « anti-Valentine’s Day. » The top three love-related playlists in the U. S. in 2017 were « Broken Hearts Club, » « Pop Breakup » and « 100 Greatest Love Songs. » Now, « I’m Single and I Love It, » « 100 Greatest Love Songs » and « Anti-Valentine’s Day Pop » are popular playlists.
As for the top love-related songs, « Die a Happy Man » by Thomas Rhett topped the chart last year and is coming in third so far this year, while Demi Lovato’s payback hit « Sorry Not Sorry » is No. 1 so far this year.
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