Data updated on 2025-06-29 18:40:40 UTC
De Mthuda, born Mthuthuzeli Gift Khoza in Vosloorus, South Africa, is a powerhouse in the Amapiano scene—a genre fusing house, jazz, and kwaito. Raised in a township buzzing with creativity, he evolved from a teenage DJ spinning at local gigs to an internationally celebrated producer. His passion for music, sparked early on, grew through dance and DJing before he dove into production, crafting a signature sound with jazzy chords and Amapiano’s iconic log drum.
His big break came in 2019 with "Shesha," a gold-certified hit with Njelic that lit up South African dance floors. From there, De Mthuda’s star soared. Collaborations with Kabza De Small, Samthing Soweto, and Sir Trill showcased his versatility, while his 2020 debut album Story to Tell, Vol. 1, and the acclaimed Ace of Spades with Ntokzin cemented his influence. Tracks like "John Wick" and "Emlanjeni" became staples, blending soulful vibes with irresistible beats.
Known for emotive, polished productions, De Mthuda’s work — like "Jola" and "Wamuhle" — transcends trends. He’s not just a studio wizard; his electrifying DJ sets and mentorship via Ace of Spades Records amplify his impact. His hits & his accolades pile up—nominations at the SAMAs and Amapiano Awards included. Private yet magnetic, De Mthuda’s teasing an April 2025 album drop, promising more genre-defining magic.
His big break came in 2019 with "Shesha," a gold-certified hit with Njelic that lit up South African dance floors. From there, De Mthuda’s star soared. Collaborations with Kabza De Small, Samthing Soweto, and Sir Trill showcased his versatility, while his 2020 debut album Story to Tell, Vol. 1, and the acclaimed Ace of Spades with Ntokzin cemented his influence. Tracks like "John Wick" and "Emlanjeni" became staples, blending soulful vibes with irresistible beats.
Known for emotive, polished productions, De Mthuda’s work — like "Jola" and "Wamuhle" — transcends trends. He’s not just a studio wizard; his electrifying DJ sets and mentorship via Ace of Spades Records amplify his impact. His hits & his accolades pile up—nominations at the SAMAs and Amapiano Awards included. Private yet magnetic, De Mthuda’s teasing an April 2025 album drop, promising more genre-defining magic.
Total plays
147.2 million
Updated on 2025-06-29
Total plays for De Mthuda
The total plays count is calculated based on all the tracks listed in the "Most popular tracks" section. Spotify does not provide this data, and it is quite tricky to compute in some cases. You should consider this as an estimation, more than an exact value. The data is not real time, but we try to update it as often as possible.
| Date | Total plays |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-29 | 147,168,290 |
| 2025-06-20 | 145,611,927 |
| 2025-06-12 | 144,212,084 |
| 2025-06-05 | 142,948,778 |
| 2025-05-27 | 141,203,128 |
| 2025-05-19 | 139,520,086 |
| 2025-05-04 | 135,870,832 |
| 2025-04-24 | 133,710,269 |
| 2025-04-15 | 132,616,812 |
| 2025-04-07 | 131,667,618 |
| 2025-03-29 | 130,471,392 |
| 2025-03-21 | 129,567,384 |
| 2025-03-12 | 128,600,808 |
| 2025-03-03 | 127,706,535 |
| 2025-02-23 | 126,844,594 |
| 2025-02-13 | 125,871,988 |
| 2025-02-05 | 125,132,597 |
| 2025-01-25 | 124,050,743 |
| 2025-01-17 | 123,347,862 |
| 2025-01-08 | 122,581,272 |
| 2024-12-31 | 121,713,006 |
| 2024-12-22 | 120,518,179 |
| 2024-12-14 | 119,511,938 |
| 2024-11-24 | 117,082,801 |
| 2024-06-11 | 99,587,651 |
| 2024-05-30 | 96,579,515 |
| 2024-05-15 | 96,701,780 |
| 2024-04-28 | 94,876,580 |
| 2024-04-13 | 93,307,381 |
| 2024-03-30 | 91,729,797 |
| 2024-03-14 | 89,865,974 |
| 2024-02-28 | 88,097,122 |
| 2024-02-14 | 86,551,162 |
| 2023-11-28 | 75,136,189 |
| 2023-10-18 | 69,017,790 |
| 2023-10-02 | 66,816,155 |
| 2023-09-17 | 64,438,450 |
| 2023-08-29 | 61,361,469 |
| 2023-08-25 | 60,067,395 |
| 2023-08-21 | 51,464,365 |
Monthly listeners
941,477
Followers
1,358,967
Top Cities
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Johannesburg266,547 listeners -
Pretoria178,861 listeners
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Durban108,222 listeners
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Cape Town84,447 listeners
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Gauteng40,540 listeners
Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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19,159,586 | 5:31 | 2023-05-19 | |
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10,407,480 | 6:56 | 2021-01-29 | |
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9,041,373 | 6:22 | 2021-09-23 | |
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8,835,013 | 8:38 | 2021-02-05 | |
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8,103,003 | 6:56 | 2021-07-23 | |
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6,920,298 | 6:05 | 2023-05-26 | |
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6,064,429 | 6:23 | 2022-04-08 | |
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6,012,189 | 8:06 | 2021-01-29 | |
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5,436,435 | 6:09 | 2020-03-21 | |
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5,305,621 | 7:30 | 2021-10-01 | |
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4,733,325 | 5:23 | 2023-11-29 | |
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3,878,974 | 6:43 | 2019-05-06 | |
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3,749,015 | 6:41 | 2020-11-20 | |
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2,953,761 | 6:43 | 2022-12-16 | |
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2,011,303 | 5:46 | 2025-04-30 | |
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1,975,138 | 6:22 | 2023-10-27 | |
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1,869,177 | 7:15 | 2019-08-23 | |
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1,668,690 | 5:31 | 2023-05-26 | |
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1,655,072 | 6:56 | 2024-11-01 | |
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1,505,919 | 6:44 | 2023-06-30 | |
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1,295,479 | 6:12 | 2022-12-12 | |
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1,141,135 | 6:22 | 2023-05-26 | |
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1,138,063 | 3:28 | 2022-01-26 | |
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1,129,980 | 6:12 | 2020-06-05 | |
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1,103,512 | 5:48 | 2023-08-11 | |
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1,087,131 | 6:12 | 2020-11-20 | |
|
925,321 | 6:56 | 2021-10-15 | |
|
855,175 | 6:18 | 2020-10-16 | |
|
820,601 | 6:19 | 2020-08-21 | |
|
722,357 | 5:23 | 2022-08-19 | |
|
654,169 | 6:22 | 2022-11-11 | |
|
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636,458 | 5:06 | 2023-05-26 | |
|
628,608 | 6:02 | 2021-10-22 | |
|
612,751 | 5:45 | 2021-10-08 | |
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605,018 | 5:28 | 2020-12-11 | |
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597,591 | 6:27 | 2020-06-05 | |
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519,415 | 6:48 | 2019-12-13 | |
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489,338 | 5:53 | 2020-08-09 | |
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485,318 | 8:13 | 2025-03-28 | |
|
443,415 | 5:58 | 2022-08-05 | |
|
442,488 | 5:20 | 2020-09-04 | |
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436,192 | 6:36 | 2021-12-01 | |
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432,773 | 8:05 | 2020-12-11 | |
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424,196 | 7:27 | 2021-01-29 | |
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383,119 | 8:04 | 2021-12-01 | |
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368,418 | 6:24 | 2022-05-06 | |
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362,217 | 6:22 | 2022-12-16 | |
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359,322 | 6:19 | 2021-10-22 | |
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357,032 | 5:54 | 2020-09-04 | |
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343,407 | 6:48 | 2025-03-28 | |
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333,139 | 5:28 | 2023-11-24 | |
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332,765 | 6:19 | 2021-10-22 | |
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324,882 | 5:59 | 2020-06-05 | |
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315,310 | 5:49 | 2025-04-30 | |
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301,620 | 7:15 | 2025-04-30 | |
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297,178 | 5:13 | 2025-04-30 | |
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283,951 | 6:22 | 2023-12-01 | |
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283,347 | 6:22 | 2024-11-22 | |
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282,772 | 7:10 | 2024-07-19 | |
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277,909 | 6:22 | 2023-10-27 | |
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270,197 | 5:38 | 2020-09-04 | |
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268,951 | 6:56 | 2021-10-22 | |
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267,584 | 5:59 | 2021-08-20 | |
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267,231 | 6:32 | 2021-10-22 | |
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267,058 | 6:27 | 2020-08-09 | |
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264,552 | 6:00 | 2022-12-16 | |
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263,297 | 5:06 | 2025-04-30 | |
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262,001 | 5:36 | 2019-11-22 | |
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247,887 | 5:24 | 2021-10-22 | |
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246,566 | 5:42 | 2021-12-10 | |
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245,404 | 5:29 | 2025-04-30 | |
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243,085 | 6:22 | 2021-10-22 | |
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242,700 | 6:14 | 2025-04-30 | |
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237,741 | 6:53 | 2022-12-16 | |
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233,951 | 5:54 | 2020-12-11 | |
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227,856 | 6:19 | 2022-12-16 | |
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227,121 | 4:57 | 2023-12-01 | |
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226,366 | 5:40 | 2021-10-29 | |
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215,499 | 7:21 | 2021-11-19 | |
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215,335 | 5:48 | 2024-06-06 | |
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212,939 | 6:01 | 2021-10-29 | |
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208,673 | 6:45 | 2020-08-14 | |
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205,692 | 5:52 | 2020-06-05 | |
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196,435 | 6:36 | 2021-10-22 | |
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196,391 | 6:02 | 2023-10-20 | |
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186,930 | 4:41 | 2025-04-30 | |
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186,029 | 7:01 | 2023-12-01 | |
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182,564 | 6:11 | 2022-06-03 | |
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180,790 | 6:19 | 2025-04-30 | |
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179,678 | 5:56 | 2023-12-01 | |
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174,861 | 4:00 | 2025-04-30 | |
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156,532 | 3:50 | 2022-12-16 | |
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155,756 | 5:08 | 2021-12-01 | |
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150,457 | 3:11 | 2020-06-05 | |
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149,957 | 6:03 | 2025-04-30 | |
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146,919 | 6:22 | 2023-10-27 | |
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137,149 | 6:53 | 2023-12-01 | |
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133,854 | 7:33 | 2025-02-21 | |
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133,370 | 6:53 | 2021-11-26 | |
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132,354 | 7:13 | 2021-11-25 | |
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131,266 | 6:09 | 2021-09-24 | |
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129,654 | 7:26 | 2021-02-05 | |
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127,280 | 6:38 | 2020-09-12 | |
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124,908 | 6:02 | 2022-12-16 | |
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124,254 | 7:11 | 2023-12-01 | |
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119,746 | 6:12 | 2021-02-12 | |
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117,302 | 5:33 | 2020-06-05 | |
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112,034 | 8:04 | 2020-11-20 | |
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108,980 | 5:44 | 2023-10-27 | |
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108,282 | 6:22 | 2021-12-10 | |
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106,745 | 9:07 | 2020-08-28 | |
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102,341 | 8:42 | 2018-11-26 | |
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96,950 | 5:28 | 2022-11-18 | |
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96,615 | 7:13 | 2020-11-20 | |
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96,414 | 7:27 | 2022-03-04 | |
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94,938 | 8:22 | 2020-10-02 | |
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94,906 | 6:35 | 2020-11-20 | |
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87,440 | 5:23 | 2022-11-11 | |
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85,285 | 4:49 | 2020-09-04 | |
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85,053 | 7:08 | 2021-10-29 | |
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81,367 | 5:08 | 2020-08-07 | |
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78,718 | 8:02 | 2023-10-13 | |
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78,528 | 5:57 | 2022-07-22 | |
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76,179 | 5:28 | 2023-12-01 | |
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75,239 | 3:14 | 2023-12-01 | |
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75,035 | 4:37 | 2024-11-22 | |
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74,622 | 6:36 | 2021-10-08 | |
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71,916 | 5:52 | 2020-09-04 | |
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70,352 | 7:06 | 2022-03-04 | |
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70,306 | 6:47 | 2020-06-05 | |
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68,755 | 7:02 | 2022-04-01 | |
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67,681 | 6:40 | 2022-10-28 | |
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66,025 | 7:04 | 2020-11-20 | |
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64,564 | 6:21 | 2024-08-01 | |
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63,019 | 6:48 | 2023-12-08 | |
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58,973 | 6:28 | 2020-11-20 | |
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58,629 | 6:16 | 2020-06-05 | |
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57,527 | 7:18 | 2020-09-04 | |
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52,915 | 4:15 | 2020-09-11 | |
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52,406 | 6:49 | 2021-10-29 | |
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51,972 | 5:53 | 2020-09-04 | |
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51,405 | 6:13 | 2023-09-29 | |
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50,999 | 6:11 | 2020-09-18 | |
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42,807 | 5:43 | 2020-09-04 | |
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40,256 | 6:19 | 2021-10-29 | |
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37,278 | 8:13 | 2020-12-11 | |
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36,870 | 7:48 | 2018-11-26 | |
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36,322 | 5:56 | 2020-09-04 | |
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35,841 | 6:39 | 2022-03-04 | |
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34,358 | 4:46 | 2023-06-29 | |
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34,216 | 3:55 | 2021-12-03 | |
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33,172 | 5:26 | 2021-02-12 | |
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31,984 | 5:53 | 2020-09-11 | |
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30,313 | 5:44 | 2023-06-29 | |
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28,753 | 5:38 | 2021-10-29 | |
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28,738 | 9:45 | 2018-11-26 | |
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27,754 | 8:29 | 2021-07-30 | |
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26,165 | 7:56 | 2022-03-04 | |
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25,764 | 6:05 | 2022-03-04 | |
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24,724 | 7:26 | 2022-07-01 | |
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23,902 | 6:55 | 2020-10-09 | |
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21,169 | 5:41 | 2020-12-06 | |
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20,429 | 5:34 | 2018-11-26 | |
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20,283 | 7:55 | 2021-02-05 | |
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20,242 | 6:25 | 2024-02-14 | |
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19,034 | 5:55 | 2020-12-06 | |
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19,028 | 8:23 | 2018-11-26 | |
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18,561 | 4:49 | 2020-12-11 | |
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17,976 | 7:56 | 2021-02-12 | |
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17,280 | 6:49 | 2022-03-04 | |
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16,671 | 6:31 | 2021-10-29 | |
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15,797 | 3:12 | 2020-07-24 | |
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14,659 | 5:43 | 2020-08-07 | |
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14,640 | 7:04 | 2018-11-26 | |
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13,552 | 6:02 | 2021-02-12 | |
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11,291 | 5:48 | 2025-03-28 | |
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10,801 | 6:11 | 2024-03-20 | |
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10,744 | 7:13 | 2021-12-03 | |
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10,590 | 7:02 | 2021-10-01 | |
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10,311 | 6:14 | 2025-03-21 | |
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10,159 | 6:14 | 2024-12-04 | |
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9,832 | 4:36 | 2020-07-24 | |
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9,795 | 6:48 | 2021-10-01 | |
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9,746 | 5:45 | 2021-10-29 | |
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9,556 | 4:32 | 2021-10-01 | |
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9,430 | 6:33 | 2021-10-29 | |
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8,767 | 3:13 | 2025-01-28 | |
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7,929 | 6:49 | 2023-07-21 | |
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7,781 | 3:27 | 2025-01-22 | |
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7,488 | 4:32 | 2020-10-09 | |
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7,482 | 7:03 | 2018-11-26 | |
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7,367 | 3:54 | 2025-01-08 | |
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7,183 | 3:13 | 2025-01-15 | |
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6,037 | 5:42 | 2021-10-01 | |
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5,126 | 8:09 | 2021-10-29 | |
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4,998 | 7:14 | 2021-10-01 | |
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4,989 | 6:16 | 2023-07-21 | |
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4,947 | 9:06 | 2020-07-03 | |
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4,946 | 6:48 | 2021-10-01 | |
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4,733 | 6:04 | 2025-05-30 | |
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1,463 | 3:13 | 2025-01-25 | |
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1,215 | 6:55 | 2022-12-26 | |
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1,136 | 5:40 | 2023-03-06 | |
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< 1000 | 3:28 | 2025-01-04 | |
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< 1000 | 3:13 | 2025-01-11 | |
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< 1000 | 3:27 | 2025-01-18 |
