Here are the songs that defined America from October 14 to October 20, 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. 20, DJ Khaled's R&B thug roundtable "Hold You Down" — featuring Chris Brown, Jeremih, August Alsina, and Future — landed in Louisiana, I Love Makonnen and his O.V.O boss Drake caught some heat in Georgia, Misterwives' bubbling single "Reflections" took root in Kansas, and West Virginia and Arkansas double dipped on "Burnin' It Down" by Jason Aldean. Next Thursday, more distinctive songs from BuzzFeed and Spotify.
Alabama: Sam Hunt, "Leave The Night On"
Alaska: Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Arizona: Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Arkansas: Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
California: Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd, "Love Me Harder"
Colorado: Capital Cities, "Safe And Sound"
Connecticut: Ella Henderson, "Ghost"
Delaware: The Chainsmokers, "Kanye"
District of Columbia: Walk The Moon, "Shut Up And Dance"
Florida: Rich Gang, "Lifestyle"
Georgia: Rae Sremmurd, "No Type"
Hawaii: Magic!, "Let Your Hair Down"
Idaho: OneRepublic, "Love Runs Out"
Illinois: Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
Indiana: Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"
Iowa: Florida Georgia Line, "Anything Goes"
Kansas: Misterwives, "Reflections"
Kentucky: Blake Shelton, "Neon Light"
Louisiana: DJ Khaled, "Hold You Down"
Maine: Shawn Mendes, "Life Of The Party"
Maryland: T.I., "About The Money"
Massachusetts: Lilly Wood And The Prick, "Prayer In C (Robin Shulz Radio Edit)"
Michigan: Big Sean, "I Don't Fuck With You"
Minnesota: G.R.L., "Ugly Heart"
Mississippi: Sam Hunt, "Break Up in a Small Town"
Missouri: Lorde, "Royals"
Montana: Dierks Bentley, "Drunk On A Plane"
Nebraska: Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
Nevada: Magic!, "Rude"
New Hampshire: Milky Chance, "Stolen Dance"
New Jersey: Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Nigga"
New Mexico: Enrique Iglesias, "Bailando"
New York: Kiesza, "Hideaway"
North Carolina: Rae Sremmurd, "No Type"
North Dakota: Florida Georgia Line, "Like You Ain't Even Gone"
Ohio: Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
Oklahoma: Carrie Underwood, "Something In The Water"
Oregon: AWOLNATION, "Sail"
Pennsylvania: Jeremih, "Don't Tell 'Em"
Rhode Island: Sam Smith, "Latch (Acoustic)"
South Carolina: Rae Sremmurd, "No Flex Zone"
South Dakota: MKTO, "American Dream"
Tennessee: Sam Smith, "I'm Not The Only One"
Texas: Lil Wayne, "Believe Me"
Utah: Imagine Dragons, "Warriors"
Vermont: Hozier, "Take Me To Church"
Virginia: Chris Brown, "New Flame"
Washington: Fences feat. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Arrows"
West Virginia: Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
Wisconsin: Jason Derulo, "Trumpets"
Wyoming: Passenger, "Let Her Go"