In observance of its 20 th anniversary, for the first time, Spotify is revealing the most streamed artists, songs, albums, podcasts and audiobooks in its history.
The lists, citing the top 20 of each category with little additional information, appear below. They are a revealing look at the listening habits of hundreds of millions of people, although obviously myriad other factors beyond popularity are involved: The lists skew heavily toward recent years as Spotify’s subscriber base has grown, and also it is unclear how paid and ad-supported (i.e. free) streaming are factored in.
More lists and data are expected to be revealed in the coming days.
With a reported 290 million subscribers, Spotify is the world’s largest paid streaming service by a wide margin.
Most Streamed Artists of All Time on Spotify
1. Taylor Swift
2. Bad Bunny
3. Drake
4. The Weeknd
5. Ariana Grande
6. Ed Sheeran
7. Justin Bieber
8. Billie Eilish
9. Eminem
10. Kanye West
11. Travis Scott
12. BTS
13. Post Malone
14. Bruno Mars
15. J Balvin
16. Rihanna
17. Coldplay
18. Kendrick Lamar
19. Future
20. Juice WRLD
Most Streamed Albums of all Time on Spotify
1. ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ by Bad Bunny
2. ‘Starboy’ by The Weeknd
3. ‘÷ (Deluxe)’ by Ed Sheeran
4. ‘Sour’ by Olivia Rodrigo
5. ‘After Hours’ by The Weeknd
6. ‘SOS’ by SZA
7. ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ by Post Malone
8. ‘Lover’ by Taylor Swift
9. ‘AM’ by Arctic Monkeys
‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ by Billie Eilish
11. ‘Future Nostalgia’ by Dua Lipa
12. ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’ by Post Malone
13. ‘?’ by XXXTentacion
14. ”Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)’ By Karol G
15. ‘YHLQMDLG’ by Bad Bunny
16. ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ by Bruno Mars
17. ‘Views’ by Drake
18. ‘Midnights’ by Taylor Swift
19. ‘Scorpion’ by Drake
20. ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ by the Weeknd
Most Streamed Songs of All Time on Spotify
1. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd
2. “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran
3. “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood
4. “Starboy” by The Weeknd, Daft Punk
5. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
6. “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi
7. “Sunflower – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” by Post Malone, Swae Lee
8. “One Dance” by Drake, Wizkid, Kyla
9. “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran
10. “Stay (with Justin Bieber)” by the Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber
11. “Believer” by Imagine Dragons
12. “I Wanna Be Yours” by Arctic Monkeys
13. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
14. “Lovely (with Khalid)” by Billie Eilish, Khalid
15. “Yellow” by Coldplay
16. “The Night We Met” by Lord Huron
17. “Closer” by the Chainsmokers, Halsey
18. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
19. “Riptide” by Vance Joy
20. “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
Most Streamed Podcasts of All Time on Spotify
1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. Gemischtes Hack
3. Crime Junkie
4. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
5. Last Podcast On The Left
6. The Daily
7. Fest & Flauschig
8. Morbid
9. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
10. Relatos de la Noche
11. Call Her Daddy
12. Não Inviabilize
13. Pardon My Take
14. Distractible
15. La Cotorrisa
16. Dateline NBC
17. Mordlust
18. Baywatch Berlin
19. Hobbylos
20. Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
Most Streamed Audiobooks in Premium of All Time on Spotify
1. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
2. “The Fellowship of the Ring” by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
4. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
5. “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas
6. “Lights Out” by Ted Koppel
7. “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J. Maas
8. “The 48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene
9. “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden
10. “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
11. “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears
12. “A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin
13. “Icebreaker” by Hannah Grace
14. “It Ends with Us” by Colleen Hoover
15. “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
16. “A Court of Silver Flames” by Sarah J. Maas
17. “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson
18. “The Boyfriend” by Freida McFadden
19. “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari
20. “Funny Story” by Emily Henry
