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    Home » Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s first all-time most streamed artists list

    Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s first all-time most streamed artists list

    By SHOOTThursday, April 23, 2026No Comments76 Views
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    This combination of images show entertainers, from left, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and Drake. (AP Photo)

    By Maria Sherman, Music Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s first ever list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning.

    She’s followed by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. That comes as no surprise: In 2025 the artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio was named the streaming giant’s most played artist of the year for a fourth time, dethroning Swift.

    It’s a been bit of a cat-and-mouse game for the two: She claimed the top spot the previous two years; he did the same from 2020 to 2023.

    Drake is Spotify’s third most streamed artist of all time, followed by 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 and Juice WRLD, in that order.

    Spotify did not provide insight into its data collection methodology when asked about it by The Associated Press.

    In addition to naming its most streamed artists globally, Spotify compiled its most streamed albums, songs, podcasts and audiobooks to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

    Streaming accounts for most of the money generated by the music industry — 82% in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

    Spotify, a Sweden-based company founded in April 2006, is the largest platform of all. It accounts for over 31% of the total market share, with a reported 751 million users and 290 million subscribers in more than 184 markets.

    Spotify’s most streamed albums of all time

    1. Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti”

    2. The Weeknd’s “Starboy”

    3. Ed Sheeran’s “÷ (Deluxe)”

    4. Olivia Rodrigo’s “SOUR”

    5. The Weeknd’s “After Hours”

    6. SZA’s “SOS”

    7. Post Malone’s “Hollywood’s Bleeding”

    8. Taylor Swift’s “Lover”

    9. Arctic Monkeys’ “AM”

    10. Billie Eilish’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”

    11. Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia”

    12. Post Malone’s “Beerbongs & Bentleys”

    13. XXXTENTACION’s “?”

    14. Karol G’s “Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)”

    15. Bad Bunny’s “YHLQMDLG”

    16. Bruno Mars’ “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”

    17. Drake’s “Views”

    18. Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”

    19. Drake’s “Scorpion”

    20. The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind The Madness”

     

    Spotify’s most streamed songs of all time

    1. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights”

    2. Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You”

    3. The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather”

    4. The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk’s “Starboy”

    5. Harry Styles’ “As It Was”

    6. Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved”

    7. Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

    8. Drake ft. Wizkid and Kyla’s “One Dance”

    9. Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect”

    10. The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay”

    11. Imagine Dragons’ “Believer”

    12. Arctic Monkeys’ “I Wanna Be Yours”

    13. Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves”

    14. Billie Eilish and Khalid’s “Lovely”

    15. Coldplay’s “Yellow”

    16. Lord Huron’s “The Night We Met”

    17. The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey’s “Closer”

    18. Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather”

    19. Vance Joy’s “Riptide”

    20. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile”

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    Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Chaka Khan and Vince Gill enter National Recording Registry

    Thursday, May 14, 2026

    Albums and songs from Taylor Swift,Beyoncé, Chaka Khan and The Go-Go's are joining America's audio canon.

    The new inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include Swift's blockbuster 2014 pop album "1989," Beyoncé's era-defining 2008 anthem "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Khan's genre-blending hit "I Feel for You," Vince Gill's emotional ballad "Go Rest High on That Mountain" and The Go-Go's groundbreaking debut album "Beauty and the Beat."

    They were among the 25 recordings entering the archive in the class of 2026, acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen announced Thursday. The selections were chosen for their "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation's recorded sound heritage."

    "Music and recorded sound are essential, wonderful parts of our daily lives and our national heritage," Newlen said in a statement. "The National Recording Registry works to preserve our national playlist for generations to come."

    Other recordings entering the registry include Ray Charles' groundbreaking country crossover album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music," Reba McEntire's "Rumor Has It," Rosanne Cash's "The Wheel" and Weezer's self-titled debut known as "The Blue Album."

    Classic singles from Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Byrds, José Feliciano and Paul Anka also earned inclusion.

    Among the more unconventional selections are the soundtrack to the influential 1993 video game "Doom" and the radio broadcast of "The Fight of the Century," the legendary 1971 heavyweight boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.

    The oldest recording in this year's class is Spike Jones and His City Slickers' 1944 single "Cocktails for Two." The newest is Swift's... Read More

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