“Nicole Kidman Official Instrumental” by Dan Swift Del Rey is the sound used by the most creators in TikTok’s popular posts this week, according to tracker Revid. The ranking, rebuilt on the morning of November 11, samples 1,500 popular posts and counts how many creators used each sound.
The instrumental sits ahead of “Zany Emote Fortnite” by CsCrafty and “Wyw my sweetie #JerseyClub (Slowed)” by nissi and 25Hzz, the other two sounds used by at least three creators in this week’s sample so far.
The format behind the sound
Almost every viral song on TikTok is carried by a repeatable format: a dance challenge, a meme template, a transition cue or an emotional edit. The sound becomes the soundtrack to something creators can copy in one take, and the copyable thing becomes the trend.
Revid’s wider index, which covers 6,800 viral TikToks posted in the last 30 days, shows “Paper Moon Static” among the most reused songs of the month. The pattern is consistent: a sound catches on, a format attaches to it, and the format spreads.
A sound with a story
The “Nicole Kidman Official Instrumental” is an unusual chart-topper — an instrumental track named after a film star, rather than a new pop release. Its rise shows how TikTok’s music charts are driven by creators, not by record labels, and how a sound can come from anywhere.
For now, it is the sound of the week. Revid rebuilds its chart every morning, so by tomorrow the ranking may look different — but today, TikTok belongs to Nicole Kidman, or at least to the instrumental that carries her name.
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