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
Taylor Swift
Bad Bunny
Drake
The Weeknd
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Billie Eilish
Eminem
Kanye West
Travis Scott
BTS
Post Malone
Bruno Mars
J Balvin
Rihanna
Coldplay
Kendrick Lamar
Future
Juice WRLD
Most streamed albums of all time
Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
Starboy by The Weeknd
(Deluxe) by Ed Sheeran
SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo
After Hours by The Weeknd
SOS by SZA
Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone
Lover by Taylor Swift
AM by Arctic Monkeys
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish
Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
beerbongs & bentleys by Post Malone
? by XXXTENTACION
MA ANA SER BONITO (BICHOTA SEASON) by KAROL G
YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny
Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars
Views by Drake
Midnights by Taylor Swift
Scorpion by Drake
Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd
Most streamed songs of all time
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood
Starboy by The Weeknd and Daft Punk
As It Was by Harry Styles
Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
Sunflower Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Post Malone and Swae Lee
One Dance by Drake, Wizkid, and Kyla
Perfect by Ed Sheeran
STAY (with Justin Bieber) by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber
Believer by Imagine Dragons
I Wanna Be Yours by Arctic Monkeys
Heat Waves by Glass Animals
lovely (with Khalid) by Billie Eilish and Khalid
Yellow by Coldplay
The Night We Met by Lord Huron
Closer by The Chainsmokers and Halsey
BIRDS OF A FEATHER by Billie Eilish
Riptide by Vance Joy
Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Most streamed podcasts of all time
The Joe Rogan Experience
Gemischtes Hack
Crime Junkie
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Last Podcast On The Left
The Daily
Fest & Flauschig
Morbid
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Relatos de la Noche
Call Her Daddy
N o Inviabilize
Pardon My Take
Distractible
La Cotorrisa
Dateline NBC
Mordlust
Baywatch Berlin
Hobbylos
Killer Stories with Harvey Guill n
Most streamed audiobooks in Premium of all time
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Funny Story by Emily Henry
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