It seems like just yesterday that when you didn’t know the name of the song playing, you were screwed. Now, thanks to the app Shazam, identifying a track is as simple as pressing a button on your phone. Take a look below at the songs most “tagged” (Shazam’s term for searched) in 2013.
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1. “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke
The undisputed song of the summer took the top spot with an impressive 17.8 million tags.
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2. “Wake Me Up,” Avicii
With an assist from Aloe Blacc, the genre-bending EDM smash came in as the runner-up with 14.7 million tags.
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3. “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ viral hit scored the No. 3 spot with 13.6 million tags.
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4. "Can’t Hold Us,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
The indie-to-mainstream masters also snagged the fourth spot with 11.9 million tags.
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5. “Just Give Me a Reason,” Pink feat. Nate Ruess
Pink and the fun. frontman teamed up for a 11.8 million-tagged smash.
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6. “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk
It wasn’t luck, but loads of radio airplay that landed Daft Punk 11.1 million tags for its catchy dance track.
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7. “Stay,” Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
Rihanna’s emotional ballad worked its way to 10.3 million tags.
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8. “Royals,” Lorde
Not surprisingly, newcomer Lorde racked up 9.4 million with her hypnotic hit.
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9. “Let Her Go,” Passenger
The slow-burn smash by relative unknown Passenger scored 9.2 million tags.
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10. “Scream & Shout,” will.i.am feat. Britney Spears
Though the club banger was released last year, it hit its stride with 7.9 million tags this year.