Here are the songs that defined America from Sept. 16 to Sept. 22, 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 Sept. 22, Minnesota discovered G.R.L.'s jangly kiss-off "Ugly Heart," Rhode Island embraced the Spanish version of Enrique Iglesias' "Baillando," Vermont adopted Alt-J's soulful psych rock, and Arizona dusted off a Drake classic. Next Thursday, more distinctive songs from BuzzFeed and Spotify.
Alabama: Rae Sremmurd, "No Flex Zone"
Alaska: A Great Big World, "Say Something"
Arizona: Drake, "Hold On, We're Going Home"
Arkansas: Fifth Harmony, "Bo$$"
California: Tinashe, "2 On"
Colorado: Milky Chance, "Stolen Dance"
Connecticut: Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Nigga"
Delaware: The Chainsmokers, "Kanye"
District of Columbia: Ella Henderson, "Ghost"
Florida: Kiesza, "Hideaway"
Georgia: T.I., "About the Money"
Hawaii: Kat Dahlia, "Crazy"
Idaho: Mary Lambert, "Secrets"
Illinois: MKTO, "Classic"
Indiana: 5 Seconds of Summer, "She Looks So Perfect"
Iowa: Jason Derulo, "Trumpets"
Kansas: Sam Hunt, "Leave The Night On"
Kentucky: Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
Louisiana: Rich Gang, "Lifestyle"
Maine: Kenny Chesney, "American Kids"
Maryland: Jeremih, "Don't Tell 'Em"
Massachusetts: Vance Joy, "Riptide"
Michigan: Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"
Minnesota: GRL, "Ugly Heart"
Mississippi: Sam Hunt, "Break Up in a Small Town"
Missouri: Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Montana: Maddie & Tae, "Girl In A Country Song"
Nebraska: Dierks Bentley, "Drunk On A Plane"
Nevada: Magic!, "Rude"
New Hampshire: Mr. Probz, "Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)"
New Jersey: Ariana Grande, "Best Mistake"
New Mexico: Luke Bryan, "Play It Again"
New York: Lilly Wood and The Prick, "Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)"
North Carolina: Iggy Azalea, "Fancy"
North Dakota: Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
Ohio: Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg, "Wiggle"
Oklahoma: Katy Perry, "Dark Horse"
Oregon: AWOLNATION, "Sail"
Pennsylvania: Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
Rhode Island: Enrique Iglesias, "Bailando (Spanish Version)"
South Carolina: Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
South Dakota: Florida Georgia Line, "Sun Daze"
Tennessee: Hozier, "Take Me To Church"
Texas: Lil Wayne, "Believe Me"
Utah: Ingrid Michaelson, "Girls Chase Boys"
Vermont: Alt-J, "Left Hand Free"
Virginia: Ed Sheeran, "Don't"
Washington: Fences feat. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Arrows"
West Virginia: Lady Antebellum, "Bartender"
Wisconsin: Florida Georgia Line, "This Is How We Roll"
Wyoming: Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"