"Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd is the most-streamed song on Spotify, with over 3.7 billion streams.
It was never a hit single and got almost no play on Top 40 radio. There's even a dispute over the exact title. Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.
Expectedly, the most streamed artist of all-time is Drake, followed by Bad Bunny who leads among Latin acts.
Answer: With more than 58 billion streams, Drake is the most streamed artist on Spotify. Question: Who has the most followers on Spotify? Answer: English singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify.
"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' becomes the fastest record to reach a billion Spotify streams.
Spotify's most-streamed song for the longest period of time was "Shape of You" (2017) by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. As of July 2023, a total of 454 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, 38 have surpassed two billion, and just 2 have surpassed three billion in the platform's history.
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
The Beatles have the most number one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached that position.
1. “Baby Shark Dance” by Pinkfong (13.01 billion views)
However, the record for the shortest song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart happened in 1960. That honor was established by Maurice & the Zodiacs with their doo-wop classic “Stay" at just 1 minute and 38 seconds.
1, Stevie became the youngest solo artist to have topped the Billboard Hot 100 – though another future Motown superstar, Michael Jackson, was aged just 11 years 155 days when The Jackson Five's “I Want You Back” topped the Billboard charts in January 1970.
Coincidentally, Michael Jackson's Bad and Katy's Teenage Dream are the only albums in US chart history to each score five Number 1s on the Billboard Hot 100.
Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, and no one else even comes close. The 33-year-old Canadian singer's success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023)
Spotify generally pays between US$.003 (NZ$0.0049) and US$.005 per stream, according to Business Insider. That means it can take more than 300 streams to earn just US$1, while 1 billion streams can equal between US$3 million and US$5 million in royalties.
The average price per stream is $0.004. $4 for every 1,000 streams. $4000 for each million streams.