TikTok: The Reason Behind Some of the World’s Biggest Hit Songs
26th September 2026 Written by: Varnika Kuppannagari Editing: Leona Lindmark Published by: Maliha You hear a song on TiTok one day, and the next, you hear it everywhere. On the radio, in department stores, even among your friends. Next thing you know, that same song is hitting the Billboard Hot 100. What makes a song popular? Is it the lyrics or soundtrack? Or is it the 15 second video on TikTok? In recent years, TikTok has become one of the most popular and powerful platforms for discovering music, turning unknown songs into global hits overnight. So how does TikTok do it? Whether it’s a dance video, a comedy skit, or a challenge, music is the backbone of most TikTok videos. The fast immediate hooks of TikTok videos catch attention before the user scrolls away and the algorithmic boosts make it easier for already popular videos to go viral so when millions of users participate or interact with these videos, the streams skyrocket on platforms such as Spo...
