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Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse' Hits 1 Billion Spotify Streams

1/26/2026

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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer, has had her hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" surpass one billion streams on Spotify, the most for a Welsh artist.
The ballad was released 43 years ago and remains popular, with over 1.2 billion views on YouTube.
Tyler recently received a plaque for streaming success and a gold disk for David Guetta's track that samples it.
She plans no special celebrations for these milestones.

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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer, has had her hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" surpass one billion streams on Spotify, the most for a Welsh artist.
The ballad was released 43 years ago and remains popular, with over 1.2 billion views on YouTube.
Tyler recently received a plaque for streaming success and a gold disk for David Guetta's track that samples it.
She plans no special celebrations for these milestones.