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Fans at a Knicks watch party for Game 4 of the NBA Finals on June 10, 2026 in New York City. Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images) The Knicks’ historic comeback victory Wednesday had New Yorkers flocking to their streaming services to celebrate with Big Apple-centric songs.
According to Spotify, Knicks fans’ go-to anthem after the improbable Game 4 win was Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind,” with the 2009 single experiencing a 1,245 percent bump in streaming among New York City users following the Knicks’ victory.
New York listeners celebrated last night's comeback with JAŸ-Z & Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" 🏀 pic.twitter.com/yDMLJ6wEEp
— Spotify News (@SpotifyNews) June 11, 2026
The most popular song among Spotify-using Knicks fans remains, appropriately, the extremely regional Nineties classic “Go NY Go” by Jesse Itzler, which has jumped 2,700 percent since the start of the Knicks’ Finals run. Ja Rule, Fat Joe, and Jadakiss’ “New York” and Frank Sinatra’s “Theme From New York, New York” have also witnessed streaming bumps on the Knicks’ path to their first title since 1973.
