It was 20 years ago today that Spotify began to play. And to mark the streaming service’s big anniversary, for the first time ever on Thursday (April 23) Spotify shared its list of the most streamed artists, songs, albums, podcasts and audiobooks in its history.
Some of the artists at the top of the music categories won’t surprise anyone. You would expect Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake, the Weeknd and Ed Sheeran to feature prominently given their domination during the streaming era. There are, of course, plenty of veteran acts in the mix on the most-streamed of all time list as well — Rihanna, Eminem, Coldplay, Kanye West — but the real interesting mix is on the top 20 most streamed albums tally.
That’s where Benito’s smash 2022 album, Un Verano Sin Ti, with a record 22 billion total streams to date, is No. 1, followed by The Weeknd’s 2016 album Starboy, Ed Sheeran’s ≠ (Deluxe), Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour and another one by The Weeknd, After Hours. Abel is tops on the most-streamed songs tally as well, with “Blinding Lights” coming in at No. 1, followed by Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather,” the Weeknd and Daft Punk’s “Starboy” and Harry Styles’ “As It Was.”
Check out the full lists below.
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
10. 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 and Daft Punk
5. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
6. “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi
7. “Sunflower (from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) by Post Malone and Swae Lee
8. “One Dance” by Drake, Wizkid and Kyla
9. “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran
10. “Stay” by the Kid Laroi and 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 and Khalid
15. “Yellow” by Coldplay
16. “The Night We Met” by Lord Huron
17. “Closer” by the Chainsmokers and Halsey
18. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
19. “Riptide” by Vance Joy
20. “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Most-streamed podcasts of all time:
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
