Most Streamed Artists on Spotify, Get the List Here
by T Santhosh | Updated Mar 27, 2024
Most Streamed Artists on Spotify
Musicians who have gained the highest number of listeners on the Spotify platform are termed the most-streamed artists. As of now, Taylor Swift is the top artist overall, with the most streams of all time. Bad Bunny holds the second position for the most-streamed male artist.
Both artists have consistently topped Spotify's yearly lists. Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican rapper, has also achieved record-breaking streaming numbers, being the only artist to top the list for three consecutive years. Check below the top 10 list of the most streamed artists on Spotify.
Top 10 Most Streamed Artists
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is a famous singer-songwriter born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, US. She is a well-liked public figure, and many publications have ranked her as one of the greatest songwriters. She is the first woman to become a billionaire with music as her primary source of income, the highest-grossing female touring act, and the most streamed user on Spotify.
She is the only musician on Spotify to have over 250 million daily streams, and she also reaches 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The most streamed songs on Spotify are from her albums "Midnights" and "Lover," as well as the songs "Cruel Summer" and "Anti-Hero."
Bad Bunny
Rapper, singer, and record producer Bad Bunny is from Puerto Rico. He refers to the title "King of Latin Trap." As the most streamed artist of the year on Spotify, Bad Bunny holds the valuable title and is at the top of the list from 2020 to 2022. His album "Un Verano Sin Ti" has received over 14 billion Spotify streams as of December 2023, making it the most streamed album ever. In 2022, he generated over 18.5 billion streams, making him the artist with the second-highest streaming year in Spotify history.
The Weeknd
The Weeknd is a Canadian singer and songwriter who was born on February 16, 1990. His song "Blinding Lights" achieved success, making it the most streamed song on Spotify and the best-performing song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. The Weeknd became the first musician to reach 100 million monthly Spotify listeners on February 27, 2023.
Currently, his most streamed song on Spotify is "Creepin," and his most streamed album is "Starboy.” His different approach to music production, creative inventions, and distinctive use of the falsetto register are well recognized.
Drake
The Canadian rapper and singer Aubrey Drake Graham is recognized for bringing R&B sensibilities to the mainstream of contemporary hip-hop. With a duration of just under ninety minutes, Scorpion was Drake's longest project to date. The album received 132.45 million and 170 million plays on Spotify and Apple Music, respectively, breaking both of their one-day global records.
Drake made history in January 2021 by being the first musician to reach 50 billion combined Spotify plays. He was named the most streamed rapper on Spotify and the fourth most streamed artist of the year for 2021.
Peso Pluma
Singer Peso Pluma is from Mexico, and he began learning to play the guitar in his early teens and developing his skill by penning songs influenced by local Mexican music. His album "GÉNESIS" and song "Ella Baila Sola" had the highest global Spotify streams. Due to a rise in streams, "Ella Baila Sola" overtook Miley Cyrus's "Flowers" as the top song on the Spotify Top 50. He made history on the Spotify Global weekly chart on April 20 by becoming the first Mexican act to reach number one with this song.
Feid
Singer and songwriter Feid was born in Medellín, Colombia, and has collaborated with numerous well-known singers in the industry. In 2023, he won the Best Male Artist award from the Heat Latin Music Awards. Then, under the category of Best Latin Urban Act or Producer, he won the award from the Los 40 Music Awards. He released the song "Dorado" on July 10, 2020, in collaboration with the Italian musicians Mahmood and Sfera Ebbasta.
Travis Scott
Travis Scott is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who was born on April 30, 1991. Scott has received numerous BET Hip Hop Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, a Billboard Music Award, an MTV Video Music Award, and ten Grammy nominations. Scott gave a performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024. Every year, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the Latin Grammy Awards, and from one nomination, Scott received one award.
SZA
SZA is a singer-songwriter, and her full name is Solána Imani Rowe. Her featured performance on Doja Cat's "Kiss Me More" won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and broke the record for the longest-running all-female collaboration in the US top ten.
Throughout her career, SZA has won numerous honors, including two Billboard Women in Music awards, a Brit Award, an American Music Award, a Guild of Music Supervisors Award, and four Grammy Awards. Her song “Kill Bill” and album “SOS” are streamed globally on Spotify.
Karol G
Colombian singer Karol G was born on February 14, 1991, and has won four Billboard Music Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Award. Her album MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO was the most-streamed album on Spotify. She won her first Grammy Award for the Música Urbana Album category at the 66th annual ceremony in early 2024.
Lana Del Rey
American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey is famous for her retro Hollywood glamour, which is evident in both her music and music videos. Her music is renowned for exploring tragic romance in a cinematic manner, often referencing pop culture.
In addition to being nominated for eleven Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, she has received numerous honors, such as an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, two Billboard Women in Music Awards, and a Satellite Award. At a Billboard pre-Grammy event on January 31, 2024, Del Rey revealed that her upcoming country album, Lasso, will be released in September.
