US EditionSpringsteen ICE protest ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ highest-selling song in US last week
Bruce Springsteen’s protest song about fatal federal immigration shootings in Minneapolis sold 16,000 downloads in two days, topping Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart.
- On Monday, Feb. 2, Billboard announced that 'Streets of Minneapolis' debuted at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart dated Feb. 7 and was last week's highest-selling song in the US.
- Dedicated to Minneapolis, the song, Springsteen said he `wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today` in response to `state terror` in Minneapolis.
- The track sold 16,000 downloads in the last week of January despite only two days of availability, with videos viewed over 10 million times, according to Billboard and Luminate.
- The White House criticized the song on its release day and framed priorities around law enforcement cooperation, according to a White House spokesperson, amid lyrics openly slamming President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security.
- High video views and quick sales, including lyric and official videos with more than 10 million views, position Bruce Springsteen's song to sustain attention on Minneapolis shootings and immigration debates.
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ debuts at #1 on the Digital Song Sales chart
Bruce Springsteen performs on stage as part of a concert in protest of federal agents in Minnesota at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen’s new song “Streets of Minneapolis” is already making an impact on the charts. Billboard reports that the protest song, which he released on Jan. 28, has debuted at #1 on the Digital Song Sales c…
Springsteen ICE protest ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ was highest-selling song in US last week
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