other stats Spotify: Most streamed female albums of each year [03/02]

[ariananext]

*FEBRUARY 3rd UPDATE*

 

 

2021

#1. Olivia Rodrigo - Sour 6,042B (jan 2021)

#2. Doja Cat - Planet Her 3,702B (apr 2021) 

#3. Tones And I - Welcome To The Madhouse 3,322B (mar 2019) 

#4. Karol G - KG0516 3,104B (nov 2019)

#5. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever 2,506B (jul 2020)

#6. Adele - 30 1,404B (oct 2021)

#7. Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) 1,241B (nov 2021)

#8. Tate McRae - Too Young To Be Sad 1,080B (apr 2020)

#9. Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version) 1,006B (feb 2021)

#10. Zara Larsson - Poster Girl 759M (oct 2018)

 

 

2020

#1. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia 7,745B

#2. Halsey - Manic 3,506B

#3. Ava Max - Heaven & Hell 3,306B

#4. Ariana Grande - Positions 3,219B

#5. Taylor Swift - Folklore 2,753B

#6. Selena Gomez - Rare 1,996B

#7. Blackpink - The Album 1,983B

#8. Lady Gaga - Chromatica 1,905B

#9. Taylor Swift - Evermore 1,826B

#10. Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts 1,698B

 

 

2019

#1. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go? 8,275B

#2. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next 5,901B

#3. Taylor Swift - Lover 3,860B

#4. Camila Cabello - Romance 3,685B

#5. Lizzo - Cuz I Love You 2,749B

#6. Doja Cat - Hot Pink 2,705B

#7. Mabel - High Expectations 2,185B 

#8. Becky G - Mala Santa 2,086B 

#9. Becky Hill - Get To Know 1,779B

#10. Karol G - Ocean 1,669B

 

 

2018

#1. Anne Marie - Speak Your Mind 4,574B

#2. Ariana Grande - Sweetener 3,865B

#3. Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born 3,686B*

#4. Cardi B - Invasion Of Privacy 3,799B

#5. Camila Cabello - Camila 3,351B

#6. Rita Ora - Phoenix 2,822B

#7. Bebe Rexha - Expectations 2,271B

#8. Nicki Minaj - Queen 1,944B 

#9. Jess Glynne - Always In Beween 1,836B

#10. Aya Nakamoura - Nakamoura 1,423B

 

*= excluding songs not sung by Gaga

 

2017

#1. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa 9,091B

#2. Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me 6,130B

#3. Zara Larsson - So Good 4,298B

#4. Taylor Swift - Reputation 3,518B

#5. Shakira - El Dorado 2,471B

#6. SZA - CTRL 2,300B

#7. Halsey - Hopeless Fountain Kingdom 2,034B

#8. Lorde - Melodrama 1,913B

#9. H.E.R. - H.E.R. 1,606B

#10. Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life 1,392B

 

 

2016

#1. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman 4,891B

#2. Rihanna - Anti 4,638B

#3. Sia - This Is Acting 4,040B

#4. Little Mix - Glory Days 2,199B

#5. Fifth Harmony - 7/27 2,054B

#6. Lady Gaga - Joanne 1,331B

#7. Hailee Steinfeld - Haiz 1,022B

#8. Meghan Trainor - Thank You 975M

#9. Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty 972M

#10. Beyoncé - Lemonade 904M

 

 

2015

#1. Adele - 25 4,527B

#3. Melanie Martinez - Cry Baby 3,043B

#2. Ellie Goulding - Delirium 2,966B

#4. Meghan Trainor - Title 2,699B

#5. Selena Gomez - Revival 2,651B 

#6. Alessia Cara - Know-It-All 2,391B

#7. Jess Glynne - I Cry When I Laugh 2,193B

#8. Halsey - Badlands 2,154B

#9. Little Mix - Get Weird 1,710B

#10. Fifth Harmony - Reflection 1,528B

 

 

2014

#1. Ariana Grande - My Everything 4,715B

#2. Taylor Swift - 1989 3,487B

#3. Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear 2,611B

#4. Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint 2,516B

#5. Tove Lo - Queen Of The Clouds 2,383B

#6. Iggy Azalea - Reclassified 1,445B

#7. Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence 1,302B

#8. Jessie J - Sweet Talker 1,274B

#9. Ariana Grande - Christmas Kisses 1,033B

#10. Ella Henderson - Chaper One 613M

 

 

2013

#1. Lorde - Pure Heroine 2,939B

#2. Katy Perry - Prism 2,671B

#3. Beyoncé - Beyoncé 2,592B

#4. Miley Cyrus - Bangerz 2,003B

#5. Paramore - Paramore 1,266B

#6. Ariana Grande - Yours Truly 1,198B

#7. Lady Gaga - Artpop 742M 

#8. Icona Pop - This Is... Icona Pop 727M

#9. Selena Gomez - Stars Dance 640M

#10. Kelly Clarkson - Wrapped In Red 529M

 

 

2012

#1. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 3,747B

#2. Rihanna - Unapologetic 2,502B

#3. Taylor Swift - Red 2,412B

#4. Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Days 2,149B

#5. P!nk - The Truth About Love 1,738B

#6. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded Edition 1,558B

#7. Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss 1,294B

#8. Marina - Electra Heart 1,108B

#9. Emeli Sandé - Our Version Of Events 1,017B

#10. Kesha - Warrior 700M

 

 

2011

#1. Adele - 21 4,221B

#2. Beyoncé - 4 2,010B

#3. Rihanna - Talk That Talk 1,821B

#4. Lady Gaga - Born This Way 1,223B

#5. Jessie J - Who You Are 1,091B 

#6. Birdy - Birdy 1,040B

#7. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials 1,034B

#8. Selena Gomez & The Scene - When The Sun Goes Down 810M

#9. Jennifer Lopez - Love? 708M

#10. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger 618M 

 

 

 

2010

#1. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 3,747B

#2. Rihanna - Loud 2,230B

#3. Taylor Swift - Speak Now 1,443B 

#4. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 1,395B 

#5. Kesha - Animal 1,176B

#6. Ellie Goulding - Lights 10 666M

#7. Shakira - Sale El Sol 599M

#8. Kesha - Cannibal 509M

*#9. Robyn - Body Talk 455M

*#10. Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed 243M

 

 

2009

#1. Miley Cyrus - The Time Of Our Lives EP 1,644B

#2. Florence + The Machine - Lungs 1,522B

#3. Paramore - Brand New Eyes 1,032B 

#4. Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana The Movie 786M

#5. Colbie Caillat - Breakthrough  706M 

#6. Rihanna - Rated R 702M

#7. Keri Hilson - In A Perfect World... 663M

#8. Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom 603M

*#9. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You 590M

*#10. Shakira - She Wolf 337M

 

 

2008

#1. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster 3,501B

#2. Beyoncé - I Am.. Sasha Fierce 2,687B

#3. Adele - 19 1,937B

#4. Taylor Swift - Fearless 1,540B

#5. Katy Perry - One Of The Boys 1,155B

#6. P!nk - Funhouse 868M

#7. Britney Spears - Circus 763M

*#8. Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape 412M

*#9. Lily Allen - Alright, Still 371M

*#10. Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination 345M

 

2007

#1. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad 2,890B

#2. Paramore - Riot! 1,075B

#3. Leona Lewis - Spirit 1,044B

#4. Alicia Keys - As I Am 783M

#5. Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing 698M 

#6. Sara Barailles - Little Voice 578M

#7. Colbie Caillat - Coco 576M

#8. Britney Spears - Blackout 565M 

#9. Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks 559M 

#10. M.I.A. - Kala 553M

 

 

2006

#1. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 2,550B

#2. Nelly Furtado - Loose 1,222B

#3. Fergie - The Dutchess 1,176B

#4. Beyoncé - B'Day 1,063B

#5. Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift 624M

#6. Missy Elliot - Respect M.E. 613M [+1] 

#7. Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae 597M [-1]

#8. Rihanna - A Girl Like Me 554M

#9. Cascada - Everytime We Touch 547M

*#10. Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics 381M

 

 

2005

#1. Shakira - Oral Fixation Vol. II 1,273B

#2. The Pussycat Dolls - PCD 990M

#3. Mariah Carey - The Emancipation Of Mimi 597M

#4. Shakira - Fijaciòn Oral, Vol.1 557M

*#5. Rihanna - Music Of The Sun 507M

*#6. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts 454M

*#7. Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor 347M

*#8. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope 291M

*#9. Mary J Blige - The Breakthrough 223M

#10. Keyshia Cole - The Way It Is 222M

 

 

2004

#1. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway 1,254B

#2. Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby 881M

#3. Ciara - Goodies 562M

*#4. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten 536M

*#5. Norah Jones - Feels Like Home 429M

*#6. Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled 420M

*#7. Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin 366M

 *#8. Tamia - More 301M

*#9. Anastacia - Anastacia 130M [+1]

*#10. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters 138M [-1]

 

2003

#1. Evanescence - Fallen 1,399B

#2. Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love 1,337B

#3. Britney Spears - In The Zone 941M

#4. Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys 796M

*#5. Kelis - Tasty 328M

*#6. Amy Winehouse - Frank 294M

*#7. Ivy Queen - Diva 155M

*#8. Monica - After The Storm 121M

*#9. Hilary Duff - Metamorphosis 114M

*#10. Kelly Clarkson - Thankful 113M

 

 

2002

#1. Avril Lavigne - Let Go 1,163B

#2. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me 1,065B

#3. Christina Aguilera - Stripped 705M

#4. Kelly Rowland - Simply Deep 562M

#5. Vanessa Carlton - Be Not Nobody 531M

*#6. Jennifer Lopez - This is Me Then 343M

*#7. Ashanti - Ashanti 342M

*#8. Atomic Kitten - Feels So Good 253M

*#9. Missy Elliott - Under Construction 252M

 

2001

#1. Destiny's Child - Survivor 841M

#2. Shakira - Laundry Service 655M

*#3. P!nk - Missundaztood 434M

*#4. Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor 420M

*#5. Kylie Minogue - Fever 380M

*#6. Eve - Scorpion 374M

*#7. Britney Spears - Britney 323M

*#8. Missy Elliott - Miss E... 272M

*#9. Mary J Blige - No More Drama 267M

#10. Michelle Branch - The Spirit Room 187M

 

2000

#1. Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again 726M

*#2. Enya - A Day Without Rain 456M

*#3. Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly 277M

*#4. Erykah Badu - Mama Gun 180M

*#5. Toni Braxton - The Heat 153M

 *#6. Christina Aguilera - Mi Reflejo 141M

*#7. Madonna - Music 131M

*#8. Jill Scott - Who is Jill Scott 130M

 

1990s

#1. Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas 1,659B (1994)

#2. Destiny's Child - The Writing's On The Wall 1,010B (1999)

#3. Spice Girls - Spice 974M (1996)

#4. Shania Twain - Come On Over 947M (1997)

#5. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 828M (1998)

#6. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard 822M (1992)

#7. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 792M (1995)

#8. Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time 723M (1999)

#9. Shakira - Donde Estan Los Ladrones 707M (1998)

#10. Selena - Amor Prohibido 669M (1994)

 

Spoiler

*= I added these albums as fillers since I had their numbers from a thread I made a couple months ago, however, it's possible that there are others with more streams that are not reported by chartsmasters. If you want me to check the streams for some other album, or to add albums where there are blank spaces, feel free to tell me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2022 by ariananext
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[BnPac]

I had no idea Billie Eilish had an album prior to 2019. 7B streams though.

Can you also do the 00s? 

Nice thread. 

[KillingYourCareer]

Can't wait for Katy to sweep in 2010-4

[KillingYourCareer]

10 minutes ago, ariananext said:

#3. Camila Cabello - Romance 3B

The Platinum album did that

[ariananext]

2 minutes ago, BnPac said:

I had no idea Billie Eilish had an album prior to 2019. 7B streams though.

Can you also do the 00s? 

Nice thread. 

she doesn't! it's just an EP but it has crazy numbers so it would've been unfair not to include it when she stomped. I will think about doing it for the others too but it's such a hard work  I wish there was at least a list I could look at while still calculating the streams myself

[IAMRodrigo]

Queen has 1.7B

[jeffreyfenty]

25  

[Joemo]

Wow! Anne Marie pulling in the numbers in 2018..! 

[BnPac]

3 minutes ago, ariananext said:

she doesn't! it's just an EP but it has crazy numbers so it would've been unfair not to include it when she stomped. I will think about doing it for the others too but it's such a hard work  I wish there was at least a list I could look at while still calculating the streams myself

Yes, it seems like hard work. Maybe you can post a year in the title and ask the girls to post the name of their faves' albums and how many streams they have and just generally if they know many female albums that could end in the top 10. I think it might make your job easier. 

[OrgVisual]

#6. Katy Perry - Witness 1.9B

 

Wait... Hold on... Isn't it supposed to be a big flop?

 

[DaddyIssuesX]

 both demis latest albums making the list, next up is D7

[hellocory]

reputation almost 3B and wasn't on Spotify for weeks  

[xfreshkidxx]

Billie 

[Music2002]

 

17 minutes ago, ariananext said:

#3. Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me 3.4B

#4. Taylor Swift - Reputation 2.8B

Very disappointing that reputation is this low, even lower than Billie's ep. Seems like that 1 million debut didn't translate into longevity at all.

 

19 minutes ago, ariananext said:

#5. Fifth Harmony - 7/27 1.89B

#6. Lady Gaga - Joanne 1.1B

Also, whenever little monsters convince themselves that Joanne was a success, make sure you let them know that even Fifth Harmony was outselling her. Only 1.1 billion after a superbowl performance, coachella, netflix documentary, victoria secrets, vegas residency, world tour, grammy performance and 48234 other performances, that must be embarrassing...

[Jjang]

Dangerous Woman more streams than Anti  interesting. 

[ariananext]

19 minutes ago, Jjang said:

Dangerous Woman more streams than Anti  interesting. 

sis stop setting her up  that thread was enough 

[Kyoto]

The expanded edition of dont smile at me has 5.045.353.217 streams.

[State of Grace.]

Witness doesn't have 1.9B streams though  

 

2019

#2. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next 5B

#4. Taylor Swift - Lover 2.8B

#7. Lana Del Rey - Norman ****ing Rockwell! - 1B

 

2018

#3. Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born 3.4B

#4. Sweetener - Ariana Grande 3.3B

 

2017

#1. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa 7.9B

#4. Taylor Swift - Reputation 2.8B

 

2016

#1. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman 4B

#6. Lady Gaga - Joanne 1.1B

 

classics  

[WildHeart]

42 minutes ago, Music2002 said:

Very disappointing that reputation is this low, even lower than Billie's ep. Seems like that 1 million debut didn't translate into longevity at all.

It did it's first week sales WITHOUT streaming. She hold it away from streaming for first month which effected it's streams. 

 

So acting like there is any correlation with it's first week sales and streams doesn't make any sense. 

Same like it doesn't make any sense to compare it to one of the biggest albums of the year by new artists and think you made any point. 

 

Anyways, Reputation has GREAT longevity since it is still getting 1.5+ million streams daily, still charting in Hot200 and still moving 700k WW and 300k in US yearly after 4 years. 

 

OT : Great work and interesting list. 

 

[ariananext]

14 minutes ago, State of Grace. said:

Witness doesn't have 1.9B streams though  

 

my bad you're right! it was 1.19 

 

23 minutes ago, Kyoto said:

The expanded edition of dont smile at me has 5.045.353.217 streams.

thank you 

[Sex with Rih]

58 minutes ago, Jjang said:

Dangerous Woman more streams than Anti  interesting. 

Hasn't she released 3 more albums after it? I was hoping it would outstream it by a long shot and not be on par with it. The other album even sold more pure sales so>>>>>

[Music2002]

11 minutes ago, Artistofthedecade said:

Anyways, Reputation has GREAT longevity since it is still getting 1.5+ million streams daily, still charting in Hot200 and still moving 700k WW and 300k in US yearly after 4 years.

Isn't Ariana's dangerous woman also getting 1.5 million daily streams, and didn't it only have a 175k debut, which is roughly 15% of what reputation debuted with. It's also getting less daily streams than ANTI, which had a 15k debut.

 

If Ariana's supposed "flop" album's streams are on par with taylor's 1 million debuting album, than I wouldn't say reputation "had GREAT longevity" after all.

[idkwiam]

5 minutes ago, Music2002 said:

Isn't Ariana's dangerous woman also getting 1.5 million daily streams, and didn't it only have a 175k debut, which is roughly 15% of what reputation debuted with. It's also getting less daily streams than ANTI, which had a 15k debut.

 

If Ariana's supposed "flop" album's streams are on par with taylor's 1 million debuting album, than I wouldn't say reputation "had GREAT longevity" after all.

It's getting 1.7M daily.

[Taylena]

What about last year?

[ariananext]

2 minutes ago, Taylena said:

What about last year?

I included 2020 now! There was a separate thread

Edited March 10, 2021 by ariananext
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