Bruce Springsteen’s Anti-ICE Song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Makes No. 1 Sales Debut.
The song was the most-downloaded in the U.S. despite just two days of availability during the tracking week.
Bruce Springsteen’s Anti-ICE Song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Makes No. 1 Sales Debut.
The song was the most-downloaded in the U.S. despite just two days of availability during the tracking week.
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[Bruce Springsteen](https://www.billboard.com/music/bruce-springsteen)’s “Streets of Minneapolis” was the highest-selling song in the United States last week, even with it being available for just two days of the tracking period, debuting at No. 1 on *Billboard*’s [Digital Song Sales](https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales) chart dated Feb. 7.
In the week ending Jan. 29, “Streets of Minneapolis” sold 16,000 downloads, according to Luminate. It was released Jan. 28.
“Streets of Minneapolis” marks Springsteen’s first No. 1 on the all-format Digital Song Sales survey, which began in 2004 following the proliferation of paid downloads on the internet. In fact, it’s his first track to reach the ranking’s top 20, exceeding the No. 22 peak of Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes’ “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” for which he joined its [all-star cast](https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/mark-knopfler-guitarists-going-home-charity-single-bruce-springsteen-slash-townshend-1235602787/), in 2024.
Is it just a cover of “Streets of Philadelphia” with new lyrics?
Not too shabby for a “dried out prune of a rocker.” Well done Boss. Well done!