Here are the songs that defined America from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, presented by BuzzFeed and Spotify. A state’s “signature song” is not its most popular, but its most distinctive — that is to say, the one that residents of that state streamed proportionally the most as compared with the U.S. as a whole.
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For the week ending Sept. 15, Pennsylvania got "Wasted" with Tiesto, Rhode Island embraced Childish Gambino, Connecticut adopted The Chainsmokers' single "Kanye," Indiana got on board with the Fall Out Boy revival, and Delaware stayed loyal to Bobby Shmurda. Next Thursday, more distinctive songs from BuzzFeed and Spotify.
Alabama: Rae Sremmurd, "No Flex Zone"
Alaska: AWOLNATION, "Sail"
Arizona: Sia, "Chandelier"
Arkansas: Fifth Harmony, "Bo$$"
California: Tinashe, "2 On"
Colorado: Milky Chance, "Stolen Dance"
Connecticut: The Chainsmokers, "Kanye"
Delaware: Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"
District of Columbia: Ella Henderson, "Ghost"
Florida: Kiesza, "Hideaway"
Georgia: T.I., "About the Money"
Hawaii: Kat Dahlia, "Crazy"
Idaho: Passenger, "Let Her Go"
Illinois: MKTO, "Classic"
Indiana: Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"
Iowa: Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
Kansas: 5 Seconds of Summer, "Amnesia"
Kentucky: Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
Louisiana: Rich Gang, "Lifestyle"
Maine: Kenny Chesney, "American Kids"
Maryland: Jeremih, "Don't Tell 'Em"
Massachusetts: Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
Michigan: Eminem, "Guts Over Fear"
Minnesota: Sam Hunt, "Leave the Night On"
Mississippi: Sam Hunt, "Break Up in a Small Town"
Missouri: Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Montana: Miranda Lambert, "Somethin' Bad (Duet With Carrie Underwood)"
Nebraska: Jake Owen, "Beachin'"
Nevada: Magic!, "Rude"
New Hampshire: Mr. Probz, "Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)"
New Jersey: Ariana Grande, "Best Mistake"
New Mexico: Enrique Iglesias, "Bailando"
New York: Lilly Wood and The Prick, "Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)"
North Carolina: Iggy Azalea, "Fancy"
North Dakota: Lady Antebellum, "Bartender"
Ohio: 5 Seconds of Summer, "She Looks So Perfect"
Oklahoma: Katy Perry, "Dark Horse"
Oregon: Lorde, "Royals"
Pennsylvania: Tiesto, "Wasted"
Rhode Island: Childish Gambino, "3005"
South Carolina: Wiz Khalifa, "We Dem Boyz"
South Dakota: Dierks Bentley, "Drunk on a Plane"
Tennessee: Ed Sheeran, "I See Fire"
Texas: Schoolboy Q, "Studio"
Utah: Ingrid Michaelson, "Girls Chase Boys"
Vermont: Hozier, "Take Me To Church"
Virginia: Ed Sheeran, "Don't"
Washington: DJ Snake and Lil Jon, "Turn Down for What"
West Virginia: Luke Bryan, "Play It Again"
Wisconsin: Jason Derulo, "Trumpets"
Wyoming: Florida Georgia Line, "This Is How We Roll"
Listen to this week’s distinctive songs on Spotify:
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