Just because a song becomes “the most frequently played song in the world” doesn't mean anyone actually wants to hear the stupid song being played.
In fact, the most frequently played song in the world is such an earworm it will get stuck in your head for days with just the mention of two little words- Small World.
This Exists began searching for the most frequently played song in the world after hearing Natalie Imbruglia's hit song "Torn" has played 75 times a day on Australian radio for over a decade.
And now that song is stuck in your head...
-Via mental_floss
At the risk of being "that guy" again: I was curious about the numbers and found out that--except for the Aussie-Torn connection, this is pretty much just a direct regurgitation of a 2014 Time article. At any rate, the maths can be found at the link.
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Never heard of it. Sorry. Never even heard of the singer.
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