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Springsteen ICE protest ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ highest-selling song in US last week
Springsteen's protest track sold 16,000 downloads in two days, responding to federal shootings of Minneapolis residents and honoring immigrant neighbors and victims.
- On Feb. 2, Billboard announced Bruce Springsteen's `Streets of Minneapolis` debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated Feb. 7, selling 16,000 downloads in two days.
- Responding to recent shootings in Minneapolis, Springsteen dedicated the song to `our innocent immigrant neighbors` and in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, released on October 22, 2025.
- Ron Aniello produced and played bass, drums, organ and piano, with Patti Scialfa as assistant co-producer and backup singer and Jon Landau as executive producer.
- Lyrics in the song explicitly target the Trump administration and DHS, referencing `King Trump's private army from the DHS` and Alex Pretti's death, prompting political backlash.
- Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, established in 2004, tracks all sales, but YouTube videos exceeding 10 million views are not included in its calculations.
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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
Bruce Springsteen’s protest song ripping what he calls the “state terror” tactics by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is topping the music sales charts in the United…
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