Hoobastank is the latest hard rock band to join Spotify’s prestigious BILLIONS CLUB, a playlist compiling every song to cross 1 billion in worldwide streams on the platform, with “The Reason.” 

The rock radio anthem appears on the band’s double-platinum sophomore album of the same name, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. 

“The Reason” (certified 4x platinum in 2021) joins a handful of hard rock and metal songs to cross the 1 billion mark on Spotify. 

2024 additions include: 

• Nickelback “How You Remind Me” (two weeks ago) 
• Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (two weeks) 
• Måneskin “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” (April 9) 
• Black Sabbath “Paranoid” (Feb 29) 
• Green Day “Basketcase” (Feb 26) 
• Evanescence “Bring Me to Life” (Jan 24) 
• Bon Jovi “You Give Love a Bad Name” (Jan 18) 
• Guns N’ Roses “Paradise City” (Jan 15) 
• Blink-182 “All the Small Things” (Jan 15) 
• AC/DC “You Shook Me All Night Long” (Jan 2) 

Check out the entire 643-song Spotify BILLIONS CLUB playlist here.