List of Spotify streaming records
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This list of most-streamed songs on Spotify contains the top 100 songs with the most streams of all time, as derived from Spotify charts. As of February 2019, 19 songs have exceeded 1 billion streams, with Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" ranked in the top position[1] as the only song to exceed 2 billion streams.[2]
Prior to November 2013, Spotify's most streamed song was "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons;[3] it was overtaken by Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which became the first song to hit 200 million streams on 27 November 2013.[4] "Wake Me Up" held the streaming record for over a year before being surpassed on 22 February 2015 by Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud",[5] which became the first song to hit 500 million streams on 12 July 2015.[6] A month later, however, it was surpassed by Major Lazer and DJ Snake's "Lean On", featuring MØ,[7] which held the streaming record for 11 months until Drake's "One Dance", featuring Wizkid and Kyla, overtook it on 18 October 2016.[8] "One Dance" held the streaming record for almost a year before being surpassed by "Shape of You" on 21 September 2017.[1]
As of February 2019, the artists with the most singles in the top 100 are Justin Bieber, with a total of 8 singles (3 as a lead artist and 5 as a featured artist), Drake with 6 singles (5 lead and 1 featured), Post Malone and Ed Sheeran with 5 lead singles each. The fastest song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify is "Shape of You", doing so in 153 days,[9] and it is also the fastest and only song to reach 2 billion streams, doing so in 702 days.[10] Queen's "Bohemian Rhaposody" from 1975 is the onliest song in the Spotify Top 100 that was published in the 20th century.
As of February 2019, the albums with the most songs in the top 100 are Bieber's Purpose, with 4, and Sheeran's ÷, Post Malone's beerbongs & bentleys, and Drake's Views with 3 each.
100 most streamed songs
The following table lists the top 100 most streamed songs on Spotify, with streams rounded to the nearest million, as well as the artist(s), the album it is currently published to Spotify on, and the date it was originally published on Spotify.
Milestones and achievements
Artists with the most songs in the Spotify Global 100
This is a list of the Artists with the most songs in the Spotify Global 100. It includes an artist's solo and featured songs.
Rank | Artist | Total songs | Top 10 | Top 100 | 1 bil+ songs | 2 bil+ songs | ||||
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Lead | Feat. | Lead | Feat. | Lead | Feat. | Lead | Feat. | |||
1. | Justin Bieber | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
2. | Drake | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
3. | Post Malone | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
4. | The Weeknd | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
Imagine Dragons | 4 | |||||||||
Ed Sheeran | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
8. | The Chainsmokers | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
Major Lazer | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
Twenty One Pilots | 3 | |||||||||
Shawn Mendes | 3 | |||||||||
Bruno Mars | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Charlie Puth | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Rihanna | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Dua Lipa | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
As of 23 January 2019 |
Spotify Global number-one hits
The following table lists the songs that reached the #1 position on Spotify's Global Most Played Chart (Weekly). The table only records #1 songs from late September 2013, as the data from before that currently doesn't exist. "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande is the current number-one song on the Spotify Global Top 200 for the week ending 7 February 2019.
Song name | Artist | Weeks at #1 | Weekly streams (millions) |
Date published | Date achieved | Ref(s) |
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"7 Rings" | Ariana Grande | 3 | 71.4 | 18 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 | [11] |
"Sunflower" | Post Malone and Swae Lee | 2 | 34.6 | 18 October 2018 | 17 January 2019 | [12] |
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 1 | 39.5 | 1 November, 1994 | 27 December 2018 | [13] |
"Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | 8[A] | 44.2 | 3 November 2018 | 8 November 2018 | [14] |
"Mia" | Bad Bunny featuring Drake | 1 | 39.6 | 12 October 2018 | 18 October 2018 | [15] |
"Taki Taki" | DJ Snake, Selena Gomez and Ozuna featuring Cardi B |
4[B] | 35.9 | 28 September 2018 | 4 October 2018 | [16] |
"I Love It" | Kanye West and Lil Pump | 3 | 32.9 | 7 September 2018 | 13 September 2018 | [17] |
"Lucky You" | Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas | 1 | 34.9 | 31 August 2018 | 6 September 2018 | [18] |
"In My Feelings" | Drake | 8 | 51.5 | 29 June 2018 | 19 July 2018 | [19] |
"Nonstop" | 1 | 43.7 | 5 July 2018 | [20] | ||
"Sad!" | XXXTentacion | 2 | 35.8 | 2 March 2018 | 21 June 2018 | [21] |
"This Is America" | Childish Gambino | 1 | 34.9 | 5 May 2018 | 21 May 2018 | [22] |
"Better Now" | Post Malone | 6[C] | 32.9 | 27 April 2018 | 3 May 2018 | [23] |
"Nice for What" | Drake | 2 | 40.7 | 6 April 2018 | 19 April 2018 | [24] |
"Call Out My Name" | The Weeknd | 1 | 40.6 | 30 March 2018 | 5 April 2018 | [25] |
"God's Plan" | Drake | 11[D] | 47.8 | 19 January 2018 | 25 January 2018 | [26] |
"Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | 1 | 30.9 | 3 August 2017 | 18 January 2018 | [27] |
"rockstar" | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | 17 | 38.6 | 15 September 2017 | 21 September 2017 | [28] |
"Too Good at Goodbyes" | Sam Smith | 1 | 30.7 | 8 September 2017 | 14 September 2017 | [29] |
"Look What You Made Me Do" | Taylor Swift | 2 | 39.8 | 24 August 2017 | 31 August 2017 | [30] |
"Mi Gente" | J Balvin and Willy William | 4 | 32.1 | 30 June 2017 | 3 August 2017 | [31] |
"Despacito (Remix)" | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber |
14 | 45.9 | 17 April 2017 | 27 April 2017 | [32] |
"Humble." | Kendrick Lamar | 1 | 41.4 | 30 March 2017 | 20 April 2017 | [33] |
"Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 14 | 51.9 | 6 January 2017 | 12 Jan 2017 | [34] |
"Starboy" | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | 6 | 29.2 | 21 September 2016 | 1 December 2016 | [35] |
"Black Beatles" | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane | 2 | 30.3 | 15 September 2016 | 11 November 2016 | [36] |
"Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 11 | 34.1 | 29 July 2016 | 1 September 2016 | [37] |
"Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | 5 | 37.0 | 22 July 2016 | 28 July 2016 | [38] |
"One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | 14 | 39.8 | 5 April 2016 | 21 April 2016 | [39] |
"Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 9 | 28.0 | 27 January 2016 | 18 February 2016 | [40] |
"Pillowtalk" | Zayn | 2 | 26.3 | 29 January 2016 | 4 February 2016 | [41] |
"Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | 3 | 24.4 | 8 November 2015 | 14 January 2016 | [42] |
"Sorry" | 8 | 28.8 | 23 October 2015 | 19 November 2015 | [43] | |
"Hello" | Adele | 3 | 41.9 | 23 October 2015 | 29 October 2015 | [44] |
"What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | 8 | 24.1 | 28 August 2015 | 3 September 2015 | [45] |
"Can't Feel My Face" | The Weeknd | 1 | 15.9 | 8 June 2015 | 27 August 2015 | [46] |
"Drag Me Down" | One Direction | 1 | 17.3 | 31 July 2015 | 6 August 2015 | [47] |
"Lean On" | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | 10[E] | 14.8 | 2 March 2015 | 4 June 2015 | [48] |
"See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | 6+[F] | 19.0 | 10 March 2015 | 30 April 2015 | [49] |
"FourFiveSeconds" | Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney | 3+[G] | 15.2 | 24 January 2015 | 8 March 2015 | [50] |
"Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 8 | 14.7 | 10 November 2014 | 11 January 2015 | [51] |
"Take Me to Church" | Hozier | 5 | 12.2 | 13 September 2013 | 7 December 2014 | [52] |
"Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | 2 | 10.0 | 24 September 2014 | 23 November 2014 | [53] |
"Shake It Off" | Taylor Swift | 4 | 11.5 | 18 August 2014 | 12 October 2014 | [54] |
"Blame" | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | 6[H] | 10.7 | 5 September 2014 | 14 September 2014 | [55] |
"Rude" | Magic! | 8 | 9.0 | 11 October 2013 | 20 July 2014 | [56] |
"Summer" | Calvin Harris | 10 | 8.6 | 14 March 2014 | 11 May 2014 | [57] |
"Rather Be" | Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne | 7 | 8.2 | 17 January 2014 | 23 March 2014 | [58] |
"Dark Horse" | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 5 | 7.5 | 17 December 2013 | 16 February 2014 | [59] |
"Timber" | Pitbull featuring Kesha | 6 | 6.8 | 7 October 2013 | 5 January 2014 | [60] |
"The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 8 | 7.6 | 29 October 2013 | 10 November 2013 | [61] |
"Royals" | Lorde | 1 | 5.2 | 3 June 2013 | 3 November 2013 | [62] |
"Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 5 | 5.6 | 25 August 2013 | 29 September 2013 | [63] |
As of 18 January 2019 |
Most streamed songs by country
The table below lists the most streamed song on Spotify by country, as well as the artist(s), the album it is currently published to Spotify on, and the date it was originally published to Spotify.[64]
Country | Song name | Artist | Album | Streams (millions) |
Date published |
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"rockstar" | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | beerbongs & bentleys | 509.1 | 15 September 2017 |
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66.8 | ||||
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"Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 168.5 | 6 January 2017 |
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141.7 | ||||
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123.6 | ||||
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77.5 | ||||
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75.8 | ||||
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70.8 | ||||
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63.4 | ||||
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30.4 | ||||
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29.5 | ||||
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19.3 | ||||
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18.4 | ||||
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16.0 | ||||
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15.3 | ||||
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15.2 | ||||
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15.0 | ||||
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13.5 | ||||
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10.9 | ||||
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"Me Rehúso" | Danny Ocean | Non-album single | 189.7 | 16 September 2016 |
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90.8 | ||||
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68.0 | ||||
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62.7 | ||||
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31.2 | ||||
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"Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | Back from the Edge | 89.5 | 9 September 2016 |
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"Tesla" | Capo Plaza featuring Sfera Ebbasta and DrefGold | 20 | 61.9 | 20 April 2018 |
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"Faded" | Alan Walker | Different World | 43.7 | 3 December 2015 |
As of 9 February 2019 |
Most streamed songs in a single day
The following table lists the 20 songs to get the most streams on a single day. [65]
Rank | Song name | Artist | Album | Streams | Date published | Date achieved | ||
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1. | "All I Want for Christmas is You" | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas | 10,819,009 | 1 November 1994 | 24 December 2018 | ||
2. | "7 rings" | Ariana Grande | thank u, next | 10,445,538 | 18 January 2019 | 8 February 2019 | ||
3. | "SAD!" | XXXTentacion | ? | 10,415,088 | 2 March 2018 | 19 June 2018 | ||
4. | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 9,891,056 | 6 January 2017 | 3 March 2017 | ||
5. | "In My Feelings" | Drake | Scorpion | 9,847,333 | 29 June 2018 | 20 July 2018 | ||
6. | "thank u, next" | Ariana Grande | thank u, next | 9,606,415 | 3 November 2018 | 9 November 2018 | ||
7. | "Nonstop" | Drake | Scorpion | 9,298,297 | 29 June 2018 | |||
8. | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | Non-album single | 9,098,668 | 3 December 1984 | 24 December 2018 | ||
9. | "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored" | Ariana Grande | thank u, next | 9,006,469 | 8 February 2019 | 9 February 2019 | ||
10. | "Survival" | Drake | Scorpion | 8,611,591 | 29 June 2018 | |||
11. | "God's Plan" | 8,553,009 | 19 January 2018 | 26 January 2018 | ||||
12. | "Despacito (Remix)" | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber |
Non-album single | 8,525,474 | 17 April 2017 | 26 May 2017 | ||
13. | "Look What You Made Me Do" | Taylor Swift | reputation | 7,908,492 | 25 August 2017 | |||
14. | "Jocelyn Flores" | XXXTentacion | 17 | 7,900,110 | 29 August 2017 | 19 June 2018 | ||
15. | "Emotionless" | Drake | Scorpion | 7,690,019 | 29 August 2017 | 29 June 2018 | ||
16. | "Elevate" | Drake | Scorpion | 7,502,102 | 29 June 2018 | |||
17. | "Don't Matter to Me" | Drake featuring Michael Jackson | Scorpion | 7,207,106 | 29 June 2018 | |||
18. | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Kyla and Wizkid | Views | 7,196,287 | 5 April 2016 | 13 May 2016 | ||
19. | "rockstar" | Post Malone feat. 21 Savage | beerbongs & bentleys | 7,156,650 | 15 September 2017 | 29 September 2017 | ||
20. | "STARGAZING" | Travis Scott | ASTROWORLD | 7,138,624 | 3 August 2018 | |||
As of 30 August 2024 |
Longest running global number-one songs on Spotify
Post Malone has the longest-running global #1 song on Spotify with 113 days in the top position. He beat the previous record of 101 days set by Drake's "One Dance" and later tied by Luis Fonsi's "Despacito (Remix)".[66][unreliable source]
Song name | Artist | Days at #1 | Date published | Date achieved |
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"rockstar" | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | 113 | 15 September 2017 | 11 January 2018 |
"One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | 101 | 14 April 2016 | 24 July 2016 |
"Despacito (Remix)" | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber |
17 April 2017 | 31 June 2017 | |
"Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 98 | 6 January 2017 | 13 April 2017 |
"Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | 82 | 29 July 2016 | 1 September 2016 |
"God's Plan" | Drake | 74 | 19 January 2018 | 8 April 2018 |
"Lean On" | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ |
73 | 2 March 2015 | 4 June 2015 |
"Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 63 | 10 November 2014 | 9 March 2015 |
"Work" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 27 January 2016 | 15 April 2016 | |
"In My Feelings" | Drake | 57 | 29 June 2018 | 9 September 2018 |
"Sorry" | Justin Bieber | 55 | 23 October 2015 | 10 January 2016 |
"What Do You Mean?" | 53 | 28 August 2015 | 21 October 2015 | |
"Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | 3 November 2018 | 1 January 2019 | |
As of 30 August 2024 |
Historical most streamed Spotify songs
The following table lists the last six songs to become Spotify's most streamed song, from 2013 to the present.
Song name | Artist | Streams (millions) |
Date published | Date achieved | Days held | Ref(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Shape of You"[67] | Ed Sheeran | 2,062 | 6 Jan 2017 | 21 Sep 2017 | 2,535 | [1] | |
"One Dance"[68] | Drake | 882 | 5 Apr 2016 | 18 Oct 2016 | 340 | [8] | |
"Lean On"[69] | Major Lazer | 526 | 2 Mar 2015 | 11 Aug 2015 | 339 | [7] | |
"Thinking Out Loud"[70] | Ed Sheeran | 1,262 | 21 Mar 2014 | 22 Feb 2015 | 173 | [5] | |
"Wake Me Up"[71] | Avicii | 178 | 30 Apr 2013 | 27 Nov 2013 | 452 | [3][4] | [I] |
"Radioactive"[72] | Imagine Dragons | – | 1 Jan 2011 | 2012 | – | [3] | [J] |
As of 30 August 2024 |
Most streamed songs per release year
Year | Artist | Song name | Streams (millions) |
Country | Release date | Ref(s) |
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1975 | Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 695 | ![]() |
31 October 1975 | [73] |
1976 | Eagles | "Hotel California" | 393 | ![]() |
8 December 1976[K] | [74] |
1977 | Fleetwood Mac | "Dreams" | 228 | ![]() |
4 February 1977[L] | [75] |
1978 | Queen | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 477 | 10 November 1978[M] | [76] | |
1979 | AC/DC | "Highway to Hell" | 330 | ![]() |
27 July 1979 | [77] |
1980 | Queen | "Another One Bites the Dust" | 437 | ![]() |
30 June 1980 | [78] |
1981 | Journey | "Don't Stop Believin'" | 565 | ![]() |
3 June 1981 | [79] |
1982 | Toto | "Africa" | 501 | 10 May 1982 | [80] | |
1983 | The Police | "Every Breath You Take" | 370 | ![]() |
20 May 1983 | [81] |
1984 | A-ha | "Take On Me" | 421 | ![]() |
19 October 1984 | [82] |
1985 | Tears for Fears | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | 229 | ![]() |
25 February 1985 | [83] |
1986 | Bon Jovi | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 332 | ![]() |
18 August 1986 | [84] |
1987 | Guns N' Roses | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | 488 | 21 July 1987 | [85] | |
1988 | Tracy Chapman | "Fast Car" | 264 | 5 April 1988 | [86] | |
1989 | Phil Collins | "Another Day in Paradise" | 107 | ![]() |
23 October 1989 | [87] |
1990 | AC/DC | "Thunderstruck" | 324 | ![]() |
10 September 1990 | [88] |
1991 | Nirvana | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | 508 | ![]() |
10 September 1991 | [89] |
1992 | Radiohead | "Creep" | 342 | ![]() |
21 September 1992 | [90] |
1993 | Haddaway | "What Is Love" | 187 | ![]() |
8 May 1993 | [91] |
1994 | Mariah Carey | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 490 | ![]() |
1 February 1994 | [92] |
1995 | Oasis | "Wonderwall" | 623 | ![]() |
30 October 1995 | [93] |
1996 | Spice Girls | "Wannabe" | 314 | 26 June 1996 | [94] | |
1997 | Foo Fighters | "Everlong" | 268 | ![]() |
7 April 1997 | [95] |
1998 | Aerosmith | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | 304 | 18 August 1998 | [96] | |
1999 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Californication" | 419 | 13 October 1999 | [97] | |
2000 | Linkin Park | "In the End" | 517 | 24 October 2000[N] | [98] | |
2001 | System of a Down | "Chop Suey!" | 367 | 5 November 2001 | [99] | |
2002 | Eminem | "Lose Yourself" | 677 | 28 October 2002 | [100] | |
2003 | The Killers | "Mr. Brightside" | 618 | 29 September 2003 | [101] | |
2004 | Jay-Z, Linkin Park | "Numb / Encore" | 345 | 13 December 2004 | [102] | |
2005 | Kanye West | "Gold Digger" | 398 | 5 July 2005 | [103] | |
2006 | Snow Patrol | "Chasing Cars" | 410 | ![]() |
6 June 2006 | [104] |
2007 | Kanye West | "Stronger" | 513 | ![]() |
31 July 2007 | [105] |
2008 | Jason Mraz | "I'm Yours" | 637 | 12 February 2008 | [106] | |
2009 | Train | "Hey, Soul Sister" | 416 | 11 August 2009 | [107] | |
2010 | Foster the People | "Pumped Up Kicks" | 551 | 14 September 2010 | [108] | |
2011 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Can't Hold Us" | 779 | 16 August 2011 | [109] | |
2012 | Passenger | "Let Her Go" | 879 | ![]() |
24 July 2012 | [110] |
2013 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" | 927 | ![]() |
29 November 2013 | [111] |
2014 | Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" | 1,264 | ![]() |
21 June 2014[O] | [70] |
2015 | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | "Lean On" | 1,203 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 March 2015 | [69] |
2016 | Drake | "One Dance" | 1,634 | ![]() |
5 April 2016 | [68] |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" | 2,065 | ![]() |
6 January 2017 | [67] |
2018 | Drake | "God's Plan" | 1,199 | ![]() |
19 January 2018 | [112] |
2019 | Ariana Grande | "7 Rings" | 205 | ![]() |
18 January 2019 | [113] |
As of 9 February 2019 |
Milestones and achievements for albums
Most streamed albums
This list calculates the number of streams all songs on one album, mixtape or extended play have collectively acquired.
Rank | Artist | Album | Streams (billions) |
Country | Release date | Ref(s) |
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1. | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 6.95 | ![]() |
3 March 2017 | [114] |
2. | Justin Bieber | Purpose | 6.03 | ![]() |
13 November 2015 | [115] |
3. | Ed Sheeran | × | 5.84 | ![]() |
20 June 2014 | [116] |
4. | Drake | Views | 5.44 | ![]() |
29 April 2016 | [117] |
5. | Post Malone | beerbongs & bentleys | 5.28 | ![]() |
27 April 2018 | [118] |
6. | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | 4.77 | ![]() |
2 June 2017 | [119] |
7. | Drake | Scorpion | 4.58 | ![]() |
29 June 2018 | [120] |
8. | Post Malone | Stoney | 4.06 | ![]() |
9 December 2016 | [121] |
9. | The Weeknd | Starboy | 3.96 | ![]() |
26 November 2016 | [122] |
10. | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 3.95 | ![]() |
26 May 2014 | [123] |
11. | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | 3.80 | ![]() |
28 August 2015 | [124] |
12. | Eminem | Curtain Call | 3.43 | ![]() |
6 December 2005 | [125] |
13. | Kendrick Lamar | Damn. | 3.25 | 14 April 2017 | [126] | |
14. | Twenty One Pilots | Blurryface | 3.18 | 17 May 2015 | [127] | |
15. | The Chainsmokers | Collage | 3.18 | 4 November 2016 | [128] | |
16. | Drake | More Life | 3.11 | ![]() |
18 March 2017 | [129] |
17. | Ariana Grande | My Everything | 3.01 | ![]() |
25 August 2014 | [130] |
18. | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | 2.94 | ![]() |
23 September 2016 | [131] |
19. | Zara Larsson | So Good | 2.92 | ![]() |
17 March 2017 | [132] |
20. | Rihanna | Anti | 2.95 | ![]() |
27 January 2016 | [133] |
As of 29 December 2018 |
Most streamed album per release year
Year | Artist | Album | Streams (billions) |
Country | Release date | Ref(s) |
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1990 | AC/DC | The Razors Edge | 0.37 | ![]() |
21 September 1990 | [134] |
1991 | Nirvana | Nevermind | 1.23 | ![]() |
24 September 1991 | [135] |
1992 | Rage Against the Machine | Rage Against the Machine | 0.45 | 3 November 1992 | [136] | |
1993 | Nirvana | In Utero | 0.41 | 21 September 1993 | [137] | |
1994 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Ready to Die | 0.75 | 13 September 1994 | [138] | |
1995 | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | 1.07 | ![]() |
2 October 1995 | [139] |
1996 | 2Pac | All Eyez on Me | 0.87 | ![]() |
13 February 1996 | [140] |
1997 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death | 0.71 | 25 March 1997 | [141] | |
1998 | 2Pac | Greatest Hits | 1.06 | 24 November 1998 | [142] | |
1999 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Californication | 1.14 | 8 June 1999 | [143] | |
2000 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP | 1.01 | 23 May 2000 | [144] | |
2001 | ||||||
2002 | ||||||
2003 | ||||||
2004 | ||||||
2005 | Eminem | Curtain Call | 3.43 | ![]() |
6 December 2005 | [125] |
2006 | ||||||
2007 | ||||||
2008 | ||||||
2009 | ||||||
2010 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | 1.91 | ![]() |
4 October 2010 | [145] |
2011 | Ed Sheeran | + | 2.04 | ![]() |
9 September 2011 | [146] |
2012 | Imagine Dragons | Night Visions | 2.84 | ![]() |
4 September 2012 | [147] |
2013 | Arctic Monkeys | AM | 2.06 | ![]() |
9 September 2013 | [148] |
2014 | Ed Sheeran | × | 5.84 | ![]() |
20 June 2014 | [116] |
2015 | Justin Bieber | Purpose | 5.96 | ![]() |
13 November 2015 | [115] |
2016 | Drake | Views | 5.37 | April 29 2016 | [117] | |
2017 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 6.95 | ![]() |
3 March 2017 | [114] |
2018 | Post Malone | beerbongs & bentleys | 5.00 | ![]() |
27 April 2018 | [118] |
As of 5 January 2019 |
Historical most first-day album streams
The following table lists the last five records to become Spotify's most streamed album in its opening day globally, from 2016 to the present.
Album | Artist | Streams (millions) |
Date published | Days held | Ref(s) | |
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Scorpion | Drake | 132.4 | 29 June 2018 | 2,254 | [149] | |
beerbongs & bentleys | Post Malone | 78.7 | 27 April 2018 | 63 | [150] | |
Thank U, Next | Ariana Grande | 70.1 | 8 February | - | [151] | |
More Life | Drake | 61.3 | 19 March 2017 | 404 | [152] | |
÷ | Ed Sheeran | 56.7 | 3 March 2017 | 16 | [153] | |
Starboy | The Weeknd | 32.8 | 25 November 2016 | 98 | [154] | |
As of 30 August 2024 |
See also
- List of most-streamed artists on Spotify
- List of most-viewed YouTube videos
- List of most-viewed Vevo videos
- List of most-disliked YouTube videos
- List of most-liked YouTube videos
- List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
- List of most-followed Twitter accounts
- List of most-viewed online videos in the first 24 hours
- List of most-viewed online trailers in the first 24 hours
Notes
- ^ "Thank U, Next" returned to the top on the week ending 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Taki Taki" returned to the top on the week ending 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Better Now" returned to the top on the week ending 25 May 2018.
- ^ "God's Plan" returned to the top on the week ending 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Lean On" returned to the top twice on the weeks ending 25 June 2015 and 13 August 2015.
- ^ "See You Again" returned to the top on the week ending 18 June 2015. Some data from the middle of its run at #1 is missing, so the exact number of weeks it spent at #1 is unknown.
- ^ Since some data from the middle of its run at #1 is missing, the exact number of weeks that "FourFiveSeconds" spent at #1 is unknown.
- ^ "Blame" returned to the top on the week ending 9 November 2014.
- ^ The exact date and number of streams that "Wake Me Up" had when it surpassed "Radioactive" is unknown. Best estimates were made based on its 3.8 million weekly streams and the 17 million stream difference between the two songs when it reached 200 million streams.[3]
- ^ The exact date and number of streams that "Radioactive" had when it became Spotify's most streamed song is unknown.
- ^ "Hotel California" originally appeared as an album track on Hotel California in December 1976 before being released as a single in February 1977.
- ^ "Dreams" originally appeared as an album track on Rumours in February 1977 before being released as a single in March 1977.
- ^ "Don't Stop Me Now" appeared as an album track on Jazz in November 1978 before being released as a single in January 1979.
- ^ "In the End" originally appeared as an album track on Hybrid Theory in October 2000 before being released as a single in October 2001.
- ^ "Thinking Out Loud" originally appeared as an album track on x in June 2014 before being released as a single in September 2014.
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