Gotta listen to ’em all.
Spotify noted today that the frenzy surrounding the mobile game Pokémon Go has created a huge increase in the popularity of Pokémon songs on the music-streaming platform. Spotify took the data from worldwide streams from July 3 to July 10. Pokémon Go launched in the U.S. Wednesday evening, July 6. Overall streams of Pokémon songs have tripled, with the Pokémon theme “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” leading the pack with a 362 percent increase.
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Spotify provided a list of the five most popular Pokémon songs on the platform:
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Spotify also noted have created 197,000 Pokémon-themed playlists.
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