Spotify is commemorating 20 years since its founding with a rundown of the most-streamed artists, songs, and albums on its platform.
Drake, expectedly, is well-represented in the rankings, coming in at No. 3 on the most-streamed artists of all time list. He’s bested by Taylor Swift (No. 1) and Bad Bunny (No. 2), with The Weeknd (No. 4) and Ariana Grande (No. 5) rounding out the top five.
Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Eminem, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, and more also appear in the top 20 ranking, seen in full below:
- Taylor Swift
- Bad Bunny
- Drake
- The Weeknd
- Ariana Grande
- Ed Sheeran
- Justin Bieber
- Billie Eilish
- Eminem
- Kanye West
- Travis Scott
- BTS
- Post Malone
- Bruno Mars
- J Balvin
- Rihanna
- Coldplay
- Kendrick Lamar
- Future
- Juice WRLD
While there is, expectedly, significant overlap between Spotify’s most-streamed artists and most-streamed albums, a few artists—including SZA, Olivia Rodrigo, and XXXTentacion—made strong showings on the latter while being absent from the former, as detailed below:
- Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
- Starboy by The Weeknd
- ÷ (Deluxe) by Ed Sheeran
- SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo
- After Hours by The Weeknd
- SOS by SZA
- Hollywood’s Bleeding by Post Malone
- Lover by Taylor Swift
- AM by Arctic Monkeys
- WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish
- Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
- beerbongs & bentleys by Post Malone
- ? by XXXTENTACION
- MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (BICHOTA SEASON) by KAROL G
- YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars
- Views by Drake
- Midnights by Taylor Swift
- Scorpion by Drake
- Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd
Spotify has also shared anniversary-commemorating rundowns of the most-streamed songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. See more here.
For Drake, this latest streaming feat comes ahead of Iceman, his long-teased solo For All the Dogs follow-up, which is certain to add considerably to his Spotify stats. The album, a tentpole release for 2026, is due May 15.
