Here are the songs that defined America from October 21 to October 27, presented by BuzzFeed and Spotify. A state’s “signature song” is not its most popular, but its most distinctive — that is to say, the one that residents of that state streamed proportionally the most as compared with the U.S. as a whole.
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For the week ending Oct. 27, Gwen Stefani came back strong in New York with "Baby Don't Lie," California continued its infatuation with Ariana Grande's "Love Me Harder," Rae Sremmurd conquered the Carolinas with singles "No Type" and "No Flex Zone," and Ella Henderson's British invasion made its way to Washington D.C. with "Ghost." Next Thursday, more distinctive songs from BuzzFeed and Spotify.
Alabama: Sam Hunt, "Leave The Night On"
Alaska: Pitbull, "Timber"
Arizona: Arctic Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?"
Arkansas: Carrie Underwood, "Something In The Water"
California: Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd, "Love Me Harder"
Colorado: Bastille, "Pompeii"
Connecticut: 5 Seconds Of Summer, "Amnesia"
Delaware: The Chainsmokers, "Kanye"
District of Columbia: Ella Henderson, "Ghost"
Florida: T.I., "About The Money"
Georgia: I LOVE MAKONNEN, "Tuesday (ft. Drake)"
Hawaii: Magic!, "Let Your Hair Down"
Idaho: Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Illinois: Milky Chance, "Stolen Dance"
Indiana: Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"
Iowa: Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
Kansas: Lorde, "Royals"
Kentucky: Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Louisiana: DJ Khaled, "Hold You Down"
Maine: Jeremih, "Don't Tell 'Em"
Maryland: Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Nigga"
Massachusetts: Calvin Harris, "Outside"
Michigan: Big Sean, "I Don't Fuck With You"
Minnesota: Fences, "Arrows (ft. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)"
Mississippi: Sam Hunt, "Break Up in a Small Town"
Missouri: DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down For What"
Montana: Blake Shelton, "Neon Light"
Nebraska: Florida Georgia Line, "This Is How We Roll"
Nevada: Magic!, "Rude"
New Hampshire: Pitbull, "Fireball"
New Jersey: Alesso, "Heroes (we could be)"
New Mexico: Passenger, "Let Her Go"
New York: Gwen Stefani, "Baby Don't Lie"
North Carolina: Rae Sremmurd, "No Type"
North Dakota: Dierks Bentley, "Drunk On A Plane"
Ohio: Hozier, "Take Me To Church"
Oklahoma: Katy Perry, "Dark Horse"
Oregon: AWOLNATION, "Sail"
Pennsylvania: Walk The Moon, "Shut Up And Dance"
Rhode Island: The Script, "Superheroes"
South Carolina: Rae Sremmurd, "No Flex Zone"
South Dakota: Colbie Caillat, "Try"
Tennessee: Rich Gang, "Lifestyle"
Texas: Lil Wayne, "Believe Me"
Utah: Imagine Dragons, "Warriors"
Vermont: Milky Chance, "Stolen Dance"
Virginia: MisterWives, "Reflections"
Washington: OneRepublic, "Counting Stars"
West Virginia: Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
Wisconsin: Jason Derulo, "Trumpets"
Wyoming: MKTO, "American Dream"
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