charts discussion Most Streamed Acts on Spotify (all credits)

[onewillowsilk]

Drake - 48.70B

Ed Sheeran - 28.72B

Justin Bieber - 25.26B

J Balvin - 24.20B

Post Malone - 23.67B

Eminem - 23.55B

Ariana Grande - 22.56B

The Weeknd - 22.54B

Bad Bunny - 22.52B

Rihanna - 20.97B

Ozuna - 20.90B

Travis Scott - 20.59B

Kanye West - 19.59B

Nicki Minaj - 19.26B

Kendrick Lamar - 18.41B

Khalid - 17.66B

Chris Brown - 17.42B

Future - 17.33B

Lil Wayne - 16.70B

Daddy Yankee - 16.63B

XXXTENTACION - 16.59B

Taylor Swift - 14.96B

Coldplay - 14.94B

Imagine Dragons - 14.69B

Nicky Jam - 14.48B

Bruno Mars - 14.24B

Juice WRLD - 14.16B

Billie Eilish - 13.99B

Maroon 5 - 13.95B

Calvin Harris - 13.89B

Shawn Mendes - 13.55B

Maluma - 13.34B

BTS - 13.20B

Sia - 12.79B

The Chainsmokers - 12.70B

Sam Smith - 12.57B

Ty Dolla $ign - 12.43B

Anuel AA - 12.14B

Beyoncé - 12.11B

Young Thug - 12.01B

Farruko - 11.99B

Halsey - 11.97B

Selena Gomez - 11.89B

Dua Lipa - 11.85B

J. Cole - 11.77B

Wiz Khalifa - 11.50B

Queen - 11.29B

David Guetta - 11.11B

Cardi B - 10.95B

Kygo - 10.55B

Quavo - 10.54B

Camila Cabello - 10.30B

One Direction - 10.25B

Lady Gaga - 9.93B

Avicii - 9.91B

Twenty One Pilots - 9.65B

21 Savage - 9.63B 

Katy Perry - 9.38B

Marshmello - 9.28B

Big Sean - 9.20B

The Beatles - 9.17B

Migos - 9.13B

Tyga - 9.10B

Linkin Park - 9.07B

A$AP Rocky - 9.05B

G-Eazy - 8.95B

Pitbull - 8.78B

Lil Baby - 8.74B

JAY Z - 8.68B

Demi Lovato - 8.67B

Logic - 8.41B

Adele - 8.39B

Jason Derulo - 8.34B

Lana Del Rey - 8.27B

Bebe Rexha - 8.20B

Shakira - 7.87B

Major Lazer - 7.83B

DJ Snake - 7.80B

Red Hot Chili Peppers - 7.55B

Ellie Goulding - 7.44B

Alan Walker - 7.43B

Martin Garrix - 7.42B

French Montana - 7.40B

Panic! At The Disco - 7.32B

Diplo - 7.24B

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - 7.17B

Michael Jackson - 7.04B

Swae Lee - 6.97B

Zedd - 6.96B

Justin Timberlake - 6.92B

Charlie Puth - 6.90B

DaBaby - 6.88B

OneRepublic - 6.82B

Chance the Rapper - 6.81B

Arctic Monkeys - 6.78B

Offset - 6.72B

Sech - 6.71B

Trippie Redd - 6.68B

Usher - 6.54B

Frank Ocean - 6.52B

Gunna - 6.43B

Miley Cyrus - 6.42B

Sebastian Yatra - 6.37B

Fall Out Boy - 6.35B

Pharrell Williams - 6.34B

Sean Paul - 6.33B

Flo Rida - 6.11B

Lil Yachty - 6.07B

Arcángel - 5.99B

P!nk - 5.97B

Romeo Santos - 5.93B

Alessia Cara - 5.85B

5 Seconds of Summer - 5.83B

Lauv - 5.81B

Zara Larsson - 5.80B

Robin Schulz - 5.71B

50 Cent - 5.68B

Tory Lanez - 5.65B

Meek Mill - 5.60B

Zion & Lennox - 5.59B

Anne-Marie - 5.56B

Metallica - 5.45B

Enrique Iglesias - 5.43B

Karol G - 5.42B

Clean Bandit - 5.38B

blackbear - 5.37B

Tiësto - 5.36B

Louis Fonsi - 5.35B

Manuel Turizo - 5.23B

AC/DC - 5.17B

Jonas Blue - 5.16B

Harry Styles - 5.16B

ZAYN - 5.15B

Myke Towers - 5.15B

Roddy Ricch - 5.14B

Metro Boomin - 5.12B

Little Mix - 5.10B

Green Day - 5.08B

Justin Quiles - 5.07B

Bob Marley - 5.06B

Florence + the Machine - 5.01B

6ix9ine - 4.99B

SZA - 4.96B

Anitta - 4.90B

Becky G - 4.89B

Bastille - 4.83B

Megan Trainor - 4.82B

Lenny Tavarez - 4.79B

Rae Sremmurd - 4.71B

Pink Floyd - 4.70B

Julia Michaels - 4.70B

Rita Ora - 4.66B

Russ - 4.63B

Tyler, The Creator - 4.60B

Kehlani - 4.58B

Tove Lo - 4.57B

Rolling Stones - 4.55B

Nirvana - 4.38B

Guns N' Roses - 4.37B

Marília Mendonça - 4.36B

Hailee Steinfeld - 4.36B

Britney Spears - 4.35B

Natti Natasha - 4.35B

Lewis Capaldi - 4.34B

Lorde - 4.33B

Christina Aguilera - 4.31B

Macklemore - 4.28B

Black Eyed Peas - 4.23B

Rauw Alejandro - 4.18B

Fleetwood Mac - 4.17B

David Bowie - 4.16B

M&S - 4.15B

Jess Glynne - 4.14B

NAV - 4.09B

Fifth Harmony - 4.07B

Blink-182 - 4.06B

Hozier - 4.05B

U2 - 4.04B

Machine Gun Kelly - 4.03B

Kesha - 4.02B

Mariah Carey - 4.02B

The Killers - 4.01B

Foo Fighters - 4.00B

BLACKPINK - 3.98B

Jhené Aiko - 3.95B

Gorillaz - 3.92B

Trey Songz - 3.88B

Steve Aoki - 3.86B

Muse - 3.79B

Jennifer Lopez - 3.72B

Juanes - 3.66B

System of a Down - 3.64B

Capital Bra - 3.60B

Elvis Presley - 3.55B

Ludacris - 3.53B

Paulo Londra - 3.49B

Mark Ronson - 3.46B

MØ - 3.45B

Kings of Leon - 3.41B

Pop Smoke - 3.38B

Joji - 3.35B

Luke Combs - 3.34B

Slipknot - 3.34B

Wizkid - 3.34B

Five Finger Death Punch - 3.33B

Oasis - 3.33B

Lumineers - 3.32B

Piso 21 - 3.29B

Charli XCX - 3.25B

Bon Jovi - 3.23B

DJ Khaled - 3.22B

Tame Impala - 3.21B

Nickelback - 3.16B

Ava Max - 3.15B

Daya - 3.12B

Jonas Brothers - 3.12B

Camilo - 3.09B

Madonna - 3.08B

Bruce Springsteen - 3.05B

Iggy Azalea - 3.01B

Disturbed - 2.99B

Amy Winehouse - 2.98B

Lil Nas X - 2.96B

Whitney Houston - 2.94B

Vance Joy - 2.92B

The Neighbourhood - 2.91B

Melanie Martinez - 2.89B

Backstreet Boys - 2.88B

Pearl Jam - 2.87B

Doja Cat - 2.81B

Aerosmith - 2.79B

Avril Lavigne - 2.77B

CNCO - 2.74B

Lukas Graham - 2.73B

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 2.72B

My Chemical Romance - 2.71B

will.i.am - 2.70B

ABBA - 2.65B

Rosalía - 2.47B

Dan + Shay - 2.45B 

Lizzo - 2.43B

Eagles - 2.42B

Maren Morris - 2.34B

H.E.R. - 2.33B

Tainy - 2.30B

Megan Thee Stallion - 2.28B

Marvin Gaye - 2.27B

Jessie J - 2.69B

Wale - 2.66B

Three Days Grace - 2.62B

Birdy - 2.28B

The Black Keys - 2.26B

Dire Straits - 2.16B

Sfera Ebbasta - 2.12B

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - 2.09B

Iron Maiden - 2.08B

Twice - 2.05B

Papa Roach - 2.04B

Cage the Elephant - 2.02B

The Police - 2.00B

Journey - 1.98B

Weezer - 1.95B

AJR - 1.94B

Breaking Benjamin - 1.91B

Destiny's Child - 1.91B

Mabel - 1.85B

Shinedown - 1.78B

Ella Mai - 1.76B

R.E.M. - 1.74B

Madison Beer - 1.74B

Portugal. The Man - 1.68B

Ciara - 1.67B

Summer Walker - 1.62B

The Cranberries - 1.60B

Van Halen - 1.59B

Burna Boy - 1.58B

Prince - 1.58B

The White Stripes - 1.55B

Morgan Wallen - 1.54B

3 Doors Down - 1.52B

Queens of the Stone Age - 1.45B

Swedish House Mafia - 1.41B

Fergie - 1.37B

Santana - 1.33B

Deadmau5 - 1.32B

NSYNC - 1.18B

Spice Girls - 1.01B

 

Top 50 (Male)

1. Drake, 48.70B

2. Ed Sheeran, 28.72B

3. Justin Bieber, 25.26B

4. J Balvin, 24.20B

5. Post Malone, 23.67B

6. Eminem, 23.55B

7. The Weeknd, 22.54B

8. Bad Bunny, 22.52B

9. Ozuna, 20.90B

10. Travis Scott, 20.59B

11. Kanye West, 19.59B

12. Kendrick Lamar, 18.40B

13. Khalid, 17.65B

14. Chris Brown, 17.41B

15. Future, 17.32B

16. Daddy Yankee, 16.62B

17. XXXTENTACION, 16.57B

18. Nicky Jam, 14.47B

19. Bruno Mars, 14.23B

20. Juice WRLD, 14.15B

21. Calvin Harris, 13.81B

22. Shawn Mendes, 13.54B

23. Maluma, 13.33B

24. Ty Dolla $ign, 12.43B

25. Anuel AA, 12.13B

26. Young Thug, 12.00B

27. Farruko, 11.98B

28. J. Cole, 11.76B

29. Wiz Khalifa, 11.50B

30. David Guetta, 11.11B

31. Kygo, 10.55B

32. Quavo, 10.54B

33. Avicii, 9.91B

34. 21 Savage, 9.63B

35. Marshmello, 9.28B

36. Big Sean, 9.20B

37. Tyga, 9.10B

38. A$AP Rocky, 9.05B

39. G-Eazy, 8.95B

40. Pitbull, 8.78B

41. Lil Baby, 8.74B

42. Jay-Z, 8.68B

43. Logic, 8.41B

44. Jason Derulo, 8.34B

45. DJ Snake, 7.80B

46. Alan Walker, 7.43B

47. Martin Garrix, 7.42B

48. French Montana, 7.40B

49. Diplo, 7.24B

50. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, 7.17B

 

Top 50 (Female)

1. Ariana Grande, 22.56B

2. Rihanna, 20.97B

3. Nicki Minaj, 19.26B

4. Taylor Swift, 14.96B

5. Billie Eilish, 13.99B

6. Sia, 12.79B

7. Beyoncé, 12.11B

8. Halsey, 11.97B

9. Selena Gomez, 11.89B

10. Dua Lipa, 11.85B

11. Cardi B, 10.95B
12. Camila Cabello, 10.30B
13. Lady Gaga, 9.93B
14. Katy Perry, 9.38B
15. Demi Lovato, 8.67B
16. Adele, 8.39B
17. Lana Del Rey, 8.27B
18. Bebe Rexha, 8.20B
19. Shakira, 7.87B
20. Ellie Goulding, 7.44B
21. Miley Cyrus, 6.42B
22. P!nk, 5.97B
23. Alessia Cara, 5.85B
24. Zara Larsson, 5.80B
25. Anne-Marie, 5.56B
26. Karol G, 5.42B

27. SZA, 4.96B
28. Anitta, 4.90B
29. Becky G, 4.89B
30. Meghan Trainor, 4.82B
31. Julia Michaels, 4.70B
32. Rita Ora, 4.66B
33. Kehlani, 4.58B
34. Tove Lo, 4.57B
35. Marilla Mendonça, 4.36B
36. Hailee Steinfeld, 4.36B
37. Britney Spears, 4.35B
38. Natti Natasha, 4.35B
39. Lorde, 4.33B
40. Christina Aguilera, 4.31B
41. Jess Glynne, 4.14B
42. Kesha, 4.02B
43. Mariah Carey, 4.02B
44. Jhené Aiko, 3.95B
45. Jennifer Lopez, 3.72B
46. MØ, 3.45B
47. Charli XCX, 3.25B
48. Ava Max, 3.15B
49. Daya, 3.12B
50. Madonna, 3.08B

 

Top 50 (Group)

1. Coldplay, 14.94B
2. Imagine Dragons, 14.69B
3. Maroon 5, 13.95B
4. BTS, 13.20B
5. The Chainsmokers, 12.70B
6. Queen, 11.29B
7. One Direction, 10.25B
8. Twenty One Pilots, 9.65B
9. The Beatles, 9.17B
10. Migos, 9.13B

11. Linkin Park, 9.07B

12. Major Lazer, 7.83B

13. Red Hot Chili Peppers, 7.55B

14. Panic! At The Disco, 7.32B

15. OneRepublic, 6.82B

16. Arctic Monkeys, 6.78B

17. Fall Out Boy, 6.35B

18. 5 Seconds of Summer, 5.83B

19. Zion & Lennox, 5.59B

20. Metallica, 5.45B

21. Clean Bandot, 5.38B

22. AC/DC, 5.17B

23. Little Mix, 5.10B

24. Green Day, 5.08B

25. Florence + the Machine, 5.01B

26. Bastille, 4.83B

27. Rae Sremmurd, 4.71B

28. Pink Floyd, 4.70B

29. The Rolling Stones, 4.55B

30. Nirvana, 4.38B

31. Guns N' Roses, 4.37B

32. Black Eyed Peas, 4.23B

33. Fleetwood Mac, 4.17B

34. Mumford & Sons, 4.15B

35 Fifth Harmony, 4.07B

36. Blink-182, 4.06B

37. U2, 4.04B

38. The Killers, 4.01B

39. Foo Fighters, 4.00B

40. BLACKPINK, 3.98B

41. Gorillaz, 3.92B

42. Muse, 3.79B

43. System of a Down, 3.64B

44. Kings of Leon, 3.41B

45. Slipknot, 3.34B

46. Five Finger Death Punch, 3.33B

47. Oasis, 3.33B

48. Lumineers, 3.32B

49. Piso 21, 3.29B

50. Bon Jovi, 3.23B

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by onewillowsilk

[dweebz]

Sia doing that with two commercially successful albums. Ha streaming powers.

[idkwiam]

Rihanna + Taylor slayage.

[OrgVisual]

Drake STOMPING on the others, the gap  

 

Ariana most-streamed female artist   

[okbyefornow]

Ariana 

[MingYouToo]

Rihanna in the Top 10 without releasing in 4 years  such a HITMAKER.

 

Bet Taylor would be Top 3 there had she been on the platform since 1989

[espeon]

Doja about to become the 3rd most streamed female rapper already 

[gr33dy4Ari]

Ariana!  (female artist)

[Aribiotch]

Ariana #1 female artist yup yup!

[OhRly?]

Quote

Nicki Minaj - 19.26B

Oh!

[INTOBISH]

I’m surprised taylor isnt #1 since her stans were telling me she’s the “queen of streaming”, i guess they were lying.

 

Congrats Ari.

[Yuanyu]

Eminem, 48 years old 

[Eternium]

The numbers aren’t quite exact but the positions probably are. Britney hit 4.5B credited streams on 11/5/20.

[Cockney Cupcake]

Drake having a 20bn lead

11 women in the top 50  

Edited November 24, 2020 by Cockney Cupcake

[dangerousbutera]

Ariana due coming for blood too

[ninasayers]

rih with just 1 album released in the last 5 years 

[fememeist]

2 hours ago, dweebz said:

Sia doing that with two commercially successful albums. Ha streaming powers.

Wow that’s interesting! And I’m assuming this is from 1000 Forms of Fear/This is Acting? Truly bigger than Dua Lipa/FN

[onewillowsilk]

1 hour ago, Eternium said:

The numbers aren’t quite exact but the positions probably are. Britney hit 4.5B credited streams on 11/5/20.

You can check for yourself using the Spotify tool on chartmasters.com. it'll pull up every song the artist you search for is credited with: feature, co-lead or lead. 

[dweebz]

2 minutes ago, fememeist said:

Wow that’s interesting! And I’m assuming this is from 1000 Forms of Fear/This is Acting? Truly bigger than Dua Lipa/FN

Sia is a 40 year old woman. Dua is like 25. 

GP appeal....

[onewillowsilk]

1 minute ago, dweebz said:

Sia is a 40 year old woman. Dua is like 25. 

GP appeal....

Sia is 44. Dua is 25.

Almost a 20-year gap 

[killer_rose]

Can you add Florence Welch? 

 

Lungs: 1.12B

Ceremonials: 964m

MTV Unplugged: 151m

HBHBHB: 498m

HAH: 304m

Misc: 726m

 

Total: 3,771,646,212 - 3.77B.

Edited November 24, 2020 by killer_rose

[onewillowsilk]

51 minutes ago, killer_rose said:

Can you add Florence Welch? 

 

Lungs: 1.12B

Ceremonials: 964m

MTV Unplugged: 151m

HBHBHB: 498m

HAH: 304m

Misc: 726m

 

Total: 3,771,646,212 - 3.77B.

She actually has 5.01B streams. I've updated the list to reflect that. 

[killer_rose]

5 hours ago, onewillowsilk said:

She actually has 5.01B streams. I've updated the list to reflect that. 

Omg, where did I miscalculate. 

Her lowkey smashing on Spotify, alternative Goddess. 

[Jude]

Ariana queen of streaming we've been knew.

[Pop Art]

Female artists/groups from the OP list. (Hope I didn't miss anyone.)

 

Spoiler

Ariana Grande - 22.56B

Rihanna - 20.97B

Nicki Minaj - 19.26B

Taylor Swift - 14.96B

Billie Eilish - 13.99B

Sia - 12.79B

Beyoncé - 12.11B

Halsey - 11.97B

Selena Gomez - 11.89B

Dua Lipa - 11.85B

Cardi B - 10.95B

Camila Cabello - 10.30B

Lady Gaga - 9.93B

Katy Perry - 9.38B

Demi Lovato - 8.67B

Adele - 8.39B

Bebe Rexha - 8.20B

Shakira - 7.87B

Ellie Goulding - 7.44B

Miley Cyrus - 6.42B

P!nk - 5.97B

Alessia Cara - 5.85B

Zara Larsson - 5.80B

Anne-Marie - 5.56B

Karol G - 5.42B

Little Mix - 5.10B

SZA - 4.96B

Anitta - 4.90B

Becky G - 4.89B

Megan Trainor - 4.82B

Julia Michaels - 4.70B

Rita Ora - 4.66B

Kehlani - 4.58B

Tove Lo - 4.57B

Marília Mendonça - 4.36B

Hailee Steinfeld - 4.36B

Britney Spears - 4.35B

Natti Natasha - 4.35B

Lorde - 4.33B

Christina Aguilera - 4.31B

Jess Glynne - 4.14B

Fifth Harmony - 4.07B

Kesha - 4.02B

Mariah Carey - 4.02B

BLACKPINK - 3.98B

Jhené Aiko - 3.95B

Jennifer Lopez - 3.72B

MØ - 3.45B

Charli XCX - 3.25B

Ava Max - 3.15B

Daya - 3.12B

Madonna - 3.08B

Iggy Azalea - 3.01B

Amy Winehouse - 2.98B

Whitney Houston - 2.94B

Melanie Martinez - 2.89B

Doja Cat - 2.81B

Avril Lavigne - 2.77B

Rosalía - 2.47B

Lizzo - 2.43B

Maren Morris - 2.34B

H.E.R. - 2.33B

Megan Thee Stallion - 2.28B

Jessie J - 2.69B

Birdy - 2.28B

Twice - 2.05B

Destiny's Child - 1.91B

Mabel - 1.85B

Ella Mai - 1.76B

Madison Beer - 1.74B

Ciara - 1.67B

Summer Walker - 1.62B

Fergie - 1.37B

Spice Girls - 1.01B