Taylor Swift is the most streamed artist ever on Spotify, the streaming service said on Thursday, as Spotify released new charts tracking the best artists, albums and songs of all time to officially celebrate the service’s 20th anniversary. Bad Bunny has the most streamed album on Spotify of all time as of 2022 un verano sin te, And The Weeknd has the most streamed song with “Blinding Lights.”
Bad Bunny is second behind Swift on the artist list, while Drake is third, The Weeknd is fourth, and Ariana Grande is fifth. Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Eminem, and Kanye West occupy positions six to ten. Those appearing in the rest of the top 20 include Travis Scott, BTS, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar and Future.
On the side of the album, below Un verano sin teThe Weeknd had two top five spots with Starboy and after hours, Which came in second and fifth place, respectively. Ed Sheeran ÷ She came in third place, while Olivia Rodrigo came sour He came in fourth place. In the top 20 list, The Weeknd had the most selections with three (The beauty behind the madness came in at number 20), while Drake, Swift, Post Malone and Bad Bunny all had two albums on the chart. Swift Lover It was her best album, coming in eighth place.
On the list of songs, “Shape of You” by Sheeran, “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood, “Starboy” by The Weeknd, and “As It Was” by Harry Styles occupied the remaining top 5 songs after “Blinding Lights.”
While the numbers behind the charts represent 20 years of data, they mostly reflect the most popular music from the late 2010s onwards, which is appropriate given that’s when streaming became the dominant music listening format. However, there were some outliers, especially in the song chart. Despite being released 26 years ago, Coldplay’s “Yellow” came in at No. 15 on the charts, the oldest song there ever. On the other end of the spectrum, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile,” which is less than two years old, is already the 20th most streamed song of all time on the platform.
Apart from music, Spotify has also shared listings for audiobooks and podcasts, with A court of thorns and roses and The Joe Rogan Experience That tops the charts.
