There are nine songs known to have claimed the top ranking, starting with "Viva la Vida" by British rock band Coldplay in 2008. Spotify's most-streamed song for the longest period of time was "Shape of You" (2017) by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.
It's called “Symphony of the Crown” by Canadian artist Earthena. It clocks in at an impressive 48 hours, 39 minutes, and 43 seconds. In October 2021, this track surpassed PC III's 2016 tune “The Rise and Fall of Bossanova” (13 hours, 23 minutes, and 32 seconds).
English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify. American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist on Spotify.
Mariah Carey (USA) reclaimed the record she last held on Christmas Eve 2020 when “All I Want for Christmas Is You” accumulated 21,273,357 streams worldwide on Spotify on 24 December 2022.
Jimin from BTS reaches one billion streams on Spotify in record time | Guinness World Records.
'Flowers', the lead single from the 'Endless Summer Vacation' album, hit the billion-stream milestone in just 112 days after its release on 12 January.
Just last week, Miley Cyrus' track "Flowers," released in January, became the fastest song in Spotify history to reach 1 billion streams. Tricia Rice, Spotify's lead for label and music partnerships, expressed admiration for The Beatles' success to USA Today.
1. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd (3.59 billion streams) The Weeknd is the reigning king of Spotify, with his track racking up more than 3.4 billion views on the platform. We've all grooved to its beats at a club, gym or just in our pyjamas while getting ready.
The most-streamed song in Spotify history is credited to… The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights."
Bad Bunny Is the most-streamed Artist on Spotify of 2022. With Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and BTS in 2nd to 5th position, respectively.
The Weeknd becomes first artist in history to hit 100 million monthly Spotify listeners. The Weeknd has broken a Spotify record by becoming the first artist on the platform to hit 100 million monthly listeners.
How much money did 'Here Comes the Sun' generate on Spotify? Music distribution company Ditto Music, headquartered in Liverpool and New York, estimates that "Here Comes The Sun" has generated about $4.37 million from 1 billion Spotify streams, based on U.S. streaming rates.
2. Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (13:39) The list of bands that could write a 13-plus-minute song based on an 18th-century poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and make it rock is pretty short, and the only one ballsy enough to try it — and succeed — was Iron Maiden.
Nicholas Bullen, writer of the song's four-word lyrics, said that the brevity of "You Suffer" was inspired by Wehrmacht's 1985 song "E!". The song has since been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest ever recorded.
The Beatles have tallied the most No. 1 hits in the 61-year history of the Hot 100, with 20. Their closest competitor is Mariah Carey, with 18.
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)
The first number-one song of the Billboard Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, on August 4, 1958. As of the issue for the week ending on June 17, 2023, the Billboard Hot 100 has had 1,149 different number-one entries.
On 22 May 2023, 393 days after making his solo debut on the platform, BTS vocalist Jimin (South Korea, b. Park Ji-min) reached 1 billion streams on Spotify to smash the 409-day record set by bandmate Jung Kook two months earlier.
The average price per stream is $0.004. $4 for every 1,000 streams. $4000 for each million streams.
“Johny Johny Yes Papa” by LooLoo Kids (6.70 billion views)