Apr 24, 2026 15:16:00

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Spotify has released its top 20 most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks for the first time.

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Spotify has celebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, Spotify has announced for the first time its most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. The data is based on worldwide streaming numbers on Spotify as of April 2026.

Spotify at 20: The Most Streamed Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks of All Time — Spotify
https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-04-23/spotify-20-most-streamed-music-podcasts-audiobooks/

Spotify — Spotify 20
https://newsroom.spotify.com/spotify20/

◆Top 20 Most Streamed Artists

1st place:

Taylor Swift
2nd place: Bad Bunny
3rd place: Drake
4th place: The Weeknd
5th place: Ariana Grande
6th place: Ed Sheeran
7th place: Justin Bieber
8th place: Billie Eilish
9th place: Eminem
10th place: Kanye West
11th place: Travis Scott
12th place: BTS
13th place: Post Malone
14th place: Bruno Mars
15th place: J Balvin
16th place: Rihanna
17th place: Coldplay
18th place: Kendrick Lamar
19th place: Future
20th place: Juice WRLD

◆ Most streamed album

1st place:

Un Verano Sin Ti (Bad Bunny)
2nd place:Starboy (The Weeknd)
3rd place:÷ (Deluxe) (Ed Sheeran)
4th place:SOUR (Olivia Rodrigo)
5th place:After Hours (The Weeknd)
6th place:SOS (SZA)
7th place:Hollywood's Bleeding (Post Malone)
8th place:Lover (Taylor Swift)
9th place:AM (Arctic Monkeys)
10th place:WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (Billie Eilish)
11th place:Future Nostalgia (Dua Lipa)
12th place:beerbongs & bentleys (Post Malone)
13th place:? (XXXTENTACION)
14th place:MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO(BICHOTA SEASON) (KAROL G)
15th place:YHLQMDLG (Bad Bunny)
16th place:Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars)
17th place:Views (Drake)
18th place:Midnights (Taylor Swift)
19th place:Scorpion (Drake)
20th place:Beauty Behind The Madness (The Weeknd)

◆ Most played song

1st place:

Blinding Lights (The Weeknd)
2nd place:Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)
3rd place:Sweater Weather (The Neighborhood)
4th place:Starboy (The Weeknd and Daft Punk)
5th place:As It Was (Harry Styles)
6th place:Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi)
7th place:Sunflower – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Post Malone and Swae Lee)
8th place:One Dance (Drake, Wizkid, and Kyla)
9th place:Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
10th place:STAY(with Justin Bieber) (The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber)
11th place:Believer (Imagine Dragons)
12th place:I Wanna Be Yours (Arctic Monkeys)
13th place:Heat Waves (Glass Animals)
14th place:lovely(with Khalid) (Billie Eilish and Khalid)
15th place:Yellow (Coldplay)
16th place:The Night We Met (Lord Huron)
17th place:Closer (The Chainsmokers and Halsey)
18th place:BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Billie Eilish)
19th place:Riptide (Vance Joy)
20th place:Die With A Smile (Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars)

You can also play the top 20 most streamed songs below.


◆ Most played podcasts

1st Place: The Joe Rogan Experience
2nd place: Gemischtes Hack
3rd place: Crime Junkie
4th place: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
5th place: Last Podcast On The Left
6th place: The Daily
7th place: Fest & Flauschig
8th place: Morbid
9th place: My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
10th place: Relatos de la Noche
11th place: Call Her Daddy
12th place: Não Inviabilize
13th Place:

Pardon My Take
14th place: Distractible
15th place: La Cotorrisa
16th place: Dateline NBC
17th place: Mordlust
18th place: Baywatch Berlin
19th place: Hobbylos
20th place: Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

◆ Most played audiobook

1st Place: A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas)
2nd place: The Fellowship of the Ring (JRR Tolkien)
3rd place: Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros)
4th place: I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
5th place: A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)
6th place: Lights Out (Navessa Allen)
7th place: A Court of Wings and Ruin (Sarah J. Maas)
8th place: The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
9th place: The Housemaid (Freida McFadden)
10th place: Iron Flame (Rebecca Yarros)
11th place: The Woman in Me (Britney Spears)
12th place: A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)
13th place: Icebreaker (Hannah Grace)
14th place: It Ends with Us (Colleen Hoover)
15th place: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
16th place: A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah J. Maas)
17th place: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Mark Manson)
18th place: The Boyfriend (Freida McFadden)
19th place: Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
20th place: Funny Story (Emily Henry)

In addition, to commemorate its 20th anniversary, Spotify has released content that shows how Spotify's visuals have changed over time , so be sure to check it out if you're interested.

Spotify — Spotify: A Visual History
https://newsroom.spotify.com/spotify-timeline/