The following list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform
The top global artists of 2022
It's a three-peat for global recording artist Bad Bunny. The singer-songwriter is the year's most-streamed artist in the world on Spotify—a spot he's held since 2020.
As of June 2023, "Blinding Lights" (2019) by Canadian singer the Weeknd is the most-streamed song of all time on Spotify, while "Dance Monkey" (2019) by Australian singer-songwriter Tones and I is the most-streamed song by a female artist.
The Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun" has racked up more than 1 billion streams on Spotify. The song from the album "Abbey Road" joins 405 other songs in Spotify's Billions Club. Miley Cyrus' song "Flowers" recently became the fastest song to have gotten more than 1 billion.
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.
After Drake achieved the first hit with over a billion streams on Spotify with his 2016 track “One Dance” from his Views album, it wasn't long before more artists began to follow suit. The streaming platform compiled its Billions Club Playlist in 2021, featuring every song to achieve the milestone.
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.
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According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
STREAMS: 52.5 BILLION
Bad Bunny began his career in 2013 and is now the runner-up for the title of the most-streamed artist on Spotify. Bad Bunny made his way to the No. 2 spot on our list by adopting a unique style that made him stand out among his competitors.
1. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 – 1519)
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)
Bad Bunny is on a hot strike, breaking records with his music. According to Spotify's data, the Puerto Rican global sensation “broke the record for biggest streaming day for a male artist on Spotify in 2023 on May 19 (61.1 million.).”
As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most No. 1 albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, three solo albums and five albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings.
Midnights Breaks Record For Biggest Album Debut in US Spotify History (88 million streams) "Anti-Hero” Debuts at #1 on the Global Spotify chart with 17.39 million streams. Biggest chart debut in history. "Lavender Haze" Debuts at #2 on the Global Spotify chart with 16.4 million streams.
The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20. Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No. 1 songs of all time.
“Running Up That Hill” oldest song to hit No.
Spotify Loses $2 Billion as Stock Plummets After Neil Young's Joe Rogan Protest. Spotify's market value dropped more than $2 billion in the last few days after Neil Young pulled his music over Joe Rogan's podcast.
The average price per stream is $0.004. $4 for every 1,000 streams. $4000 for each million streams.
Spotify lost $4 billion in market value this week after rock icon Neil Young called out the company for allowing comedian Joe Rogan to use its service to spread misinformation about the COVID vaccine on his popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” At the end of the day Friday, Jan.