Spotify at 20: The Most Streamed Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks of All Time — Spotify

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Spotify at 20: The Most Streamed Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks of All Time — Spotify

It’s been 20 years since Spotify began, but the real story is what the world chose to play. For the first time, we’re unveiling the most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks in our history.

Drawn from years of listening across hundreds of millions of fans, these lists capture the music and stories that didn’t just break through but stayed, becoming part of everyday life around the world.

Data reflects global Spotify streams as of April 2026.

Most streamed artists of all time

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

Most streamed albums of all time

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

Most streamed songs of all time

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

Most streamed podcasts of all time

1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. Gemischtes Hack
3. Crime Junkie
4. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
5. Last Podcast On The Left
6. The Daily
7. Fest & Flauschig
8. Morbid
9. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
10. Relatos de la Noche
11. Call Her Daddy
12. Não Inviabilize
13. Pardon My Take
14. Distractible
15. La Cotorrisa
16. Dateline NBC
17. Mordlust
18. Baywatch Berlin
19. Hobbylos
20. Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

Most streamed audiobooks in Premium of all time

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