皇后乐队的《波希米亚狂想曲》成为20世纪最受欢迎的歌曲

Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Becomes Most-Streamed Song of 20th Century

Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is now the most-streamed song from the 20th century.

The 1975 song has been streamed over 1.6 billion times worldwide, the record company Universal Music Group said this week.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is long, energetic and operatic, and one of Queen’s most famous songs.

The song's popularity¹ has risen thanks to the new “Bohemian Rhapsody” movie. In the five weeks since its release², the film has already earned more than $600 million in ticket sales worldwide. It has also helped bring the music of the British rock band to a new generation.

The film stars Rami Malek as Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury³, who died in 1991. Malek was nominated⁴ for a Golden Globe last week for his performance and is widely expected to get an Oscar nomination⁵ in January.

Universal uses streams on services including Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer, as well as streams from official videos on YouTube to measure streaming numbers.

Just behind “Bohemian Rhapsody” is Nirvana’s 1991 hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” with 1.5 billion streams.

It is followed by two songs by Guns N’ Roses: “Sweet Child O’Mine” and “November Rain.”

“Take On Me,” the 1986 hit from a-ha, is fifth.

I’m Ashley Thompson.

Words in This Story

stream - v. to push continuous⁶ data from a server to a computer while it is being used or played

ticket - n. ?a piece of paper that allows you to see a show, participate in an event, travel on a vehicle, etc.?

?operatic - adj. of or relating to a kind of performance in which actors sing all or most of the words of a play with music performed by an orchestra

1 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

2 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

3 mercury   

n.汞，水银，水银柱

参考例句：

• The liquid we can see in thermometers is mercury.我们看到的温度计里的液体是水银。
• Mercury has a much greater density than water.水银的密度比水大得多。

4 nominated   

adj.被提名的，被任命的 动词nominate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。
• The movie was nominated for an Oscar. 这部电影获奥斯卡金像奖提名。

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 continuous   

adj.继续的，连续的，持续的，延伸的

参考例句：

• She finally got in after 10 years'continuous effort.坚持不懈地努力了十年后，她终于当选了。
• We must be continuous to study.我们必须不断学习。