{"id":2490180,"date":"2026-07-06T13:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2490180"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:54:17","slug":"spotify-reveals-most-streamed-artists-songs-and-albums-of-past-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/spotify-reveals-most-streamed-artists-songs-and-albums-of-past-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify reveals most-streamed artists, songs, and albums of past 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>To celebrate 20 years of streaming, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/spotify\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Spotify<\/a> just released lists of the most-streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks on the app. Popular artists, rappers, and bands like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/bad-bunny-football-meaning-super-bowl-halftime-show\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Bad Bunny<\/a>, and Coldplay appear repeatedly on the &#8220;Spotify at 20&#8221; lists, with Swift nabbing the title of most-streamed Spotify artist of all time.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2026-04-23\/spotify-20-most-streamed-music-podcasts-audiobooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">blog post<\/a>, Spotify said it was the first time they had ever revealed the all-time top performers on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Trend Report<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>While the top artists are mostly what you&#8217;d expect, there are a handful of surprises on the lists. Britney Spears appears once, but only in the audiobooks section. And neither Jay-Z nor Beyonc\u00e9 appears on the lists at all.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the complete &#8220;Spotify at 20&#8221; lists at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2026-04-23\/spotify-20-most-streamed-music-podcasts-audiobooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Spotify website<\/a>, or keep scrolling to see the top results.<\/p>\n<h2>Top 20 most-streamed artists on Spotify<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-easter-eggs-things-you-missed\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Bad Bunny<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Drake<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Weeknd<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ariana Grande<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ed Sheeran<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Justin Bieber<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Billie Eilish<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Eminem<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Kanye West<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Travis Scott<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>BTS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Post Malone<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Bruno Mars<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>J Balvin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Rihanna<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Coldplay<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Future<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Juice WRLD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most-streamed albums on Spotify<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Starboy by The Weeknd<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u00f7 (Deluxe) by Ed Sheeran<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>After Hours by The Weeknd<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>SOS by SZA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Hollywood\u2019s Bleeding by Post Malone<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lover by Taylor Swift<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>AM by Arctic Monkeys<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most-streamed songs on Spotify<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cBlinding Lights\u201d by The Weeknd<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cShape of You\u201d by Ed Sheeran<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cSweater Weather\u201d by The Neighbourhood<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cStarboy\u201d by The Weeknd and Daft Punk<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cAs It Was\u201d by Harry Styles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cSomeone You Loved\u201d by Lewis Capaldi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cSunflower \u2013 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse\u201d by Post Malone and Swae Lee<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cOne Dance\u201d by Drake, Wizkid, and Kyla<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cPerfect\u201d by Ed Sheeran<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u201cSTAY (with Justin Bieber)\u201d by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most-streamed podcasts on Spotify<\/h2>\n<h2>Most-streamed audiobooks in Premium on Spotify<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lights Out by Ted Koppel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Housemaid by Freida McFadden<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source mashable.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate 20 years of streaming, Spotify just released lists of the most-streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks on the app. Popular artists, rappers, and bands like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, and Coldplay appear repeatedly on the &#8220;Spotify at 20&#8221; lists, with Swift nabbing the title of most-streamed Spotify artist of all time. 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