The songs most sought out after being heard in clubs

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Sad though I am about the smartphone’s ubiquity in public spaces, there’s something kind of beautiful and pure about Shazam, and that desperation to find out the name of an unknown song just because you’re enjoying it that damn much.

Pleasingly, you’ll find that even the most esoteric tracks you thought you were about the only person to know have been Shazamed at some point - presumably piped into a cafe or bar somewhere in the world - but unsurprisingly, the most sought out songs are mainstream dance bangers.

The app has a ‘Hall of Fame’ on its site, dedicated to songs that have been Shazamed over 15 million times (there's a lot of Avicii and Guetta, weep).

Here are the top 10, arranged by how many times people have stuck their phone in the air to discover them:

10. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Wanz

15,318,543

9. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

15,379,485

8. Take Me To Church - Hozier

15,593,594

7. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) - Omi

16,099,612

6. Lean On - Major Lazer Feat. MØ & DJ Snake

16,989,705

5. Rather Be - Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne

17,502,145

4. Let Her Go - Passenger

17,966,997

3. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Feat. Kimbra

18,568,036

2. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell

19,251,048

1. Wake Me Up - Avicii

21,166,206