Grammys Revised: “The Business” Is the Most Popular Dance/Electronic Track

Tiësto had the most popular Dance/Electronic track at the 2022 Grammy Awards. Here’s why.
Grammys Revised: "The Business" Should Have Won
Urska Jaksa

The Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Recording went to Rüfüs Du Sol’s “Alive”, but looking at the popularity stats of the nominees, there’s another track that stands out – Tiësto’s “The Business”.

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Let’s see what the data has to say. In the end, it’s the fans who stream the tracks, watch videos, feature songs in TikTok challenges, and Shazam the catchiest tunes – and with that objectively determine how popular an artist or how impactful a track is.

The Business, Best Dance/Electronic Recording, 2022 Grammy Awards

The verdict: “The Business” was the most popular dance/electronic track of 2021

Tiësto’s track scored the highest among all the “Best Dance/Electronic Recording” nominees according to its combined streaming, social media, and radio airplay numbers. It was streamed over 800 million times, used in almost 500 thousand TikTok videos, got 182 million YouTube views with its official video, and still boasts the highest Spotify playlist reach (76 million).

 Best Dance/Electronic Recording Nominees, 2022 Grammy Awards

According to the online stats, Afrojack & David Guetta placed second with “Hero” which was streamed 58 million times, and Grammy winner Rüfüs Du Sol came in third with 19 million streams.

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Urska Jaksa

Urska Jaksa

Managing Editor at Viberate
Storyteller with a nerd eye for music data. Believes in the healing power of group singing, while her ultimate cure are live shows.