What's the most listened to song ever?

Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.
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What is the #1 played song of all time?

Therefore, “Blinding Lights” surpassed Chubby Checker's 1960s classic “The Twist” as the all-time No. 1 song, spending 90 total weeks on the Hot 100 Chart.
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Who is the oldest singer still alive?

The Oldest Living Musicians in 2021
  • Dolly Parton, 75.
  • Mick Jagger, 78.
  • Paul McCartney, 79.
  • Bob Dylan, 80.
  • Chubby Checker, 80.
  • Ringo Starr, 81.
  • Jerry Lee Lewis, 86.
  • Bobby Rush, 87.
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Who is the #1 artist on Spotify?

The Grammy winner is now the No. 1 artist on Spotify. The Weeknd had a triumphant weekend.
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Who wrote the most #1 songs?

The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 Jun 1942). McCartney is credited as the writer on 32 number one hits in the US to Lennons 26 (with 23 co-written), whereas Lennon authored 29 UK number ones to McCartney's 28 (25 co-written).
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Top 100 Most Viewed Songs of All Time (Updated in May 2019)



Who sold most albums ever?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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Who has the most #1 albums?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, 3 solo albums, and 5 albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number 1 albums in six different decades.
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Has anyone had 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify?

Justin Bieber has become the first artist in Spotify history to cross 90 million monthly listeners on the streaming service. Ed Sheeran sits in the number two position with 80.5million listeners, while The Weeknd (78.1million), Ariana Grande (73.4million) and Dua Lipa (66.7million) round out the rest of the Top Five.
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Who has the most billion streams on Spotify?

Justin Bieber has broken a record — again. Last year, the artist from Stratford, Ontario became the first to have seven songs surpass a billion streams on Spotify, edging past Post Malone. Now, he's the first to have 10.
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Who is the 1st artist in 2021?

The Year in Charts 2021: Drake Is Billboard's Top Artist of the Year.
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Who is the biggest pop star of all time?

Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Drake is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units.
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What is the most popular song in the world right now 2021?

The top song of 2021 globally is Olivia Rodrigo's runaway “drivers license,” which garnered over 1.1 billion streams. Lil Nas X's viral “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” dances its way to second place and heralded the artist's first studio album.
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Who is the most listened to artist ever?

First up is Drake, with a whopping 46 billion streams.
  • Drake. Lead streams: 46,697,543,955. ...
  • Bad Bunny. Lead streams: 35,843,162,498. ...
  • Ed Sheeran. Lead streams: 35,801,925,406. ...
  • The Weeknd. Lead streams: 31,588,739,684. ...
  • Ariana Grande. Lead streams: 30,689,233,907. ...
  • Justin Bieber. Lead streams: 30,250,265,777. ...
  • Taylor Swift. ...
  • Eminem.
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Who's the #1 artist on Spotify 2021?

Justin Bieber is the number 1 artist on Spotify thanks to his rapidly growing monthly listeners. Bieber broke a Spotify record in August 2021 with 83.3 million listens in August.
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How much is 1 billion streams worth?

Performers usually earn about 20-30% of the total royalty payments. This means that for every 10 thousand streams, for example, in Apple Music, the artist will receive 15-25 dollars. A million auditions, respectively, will bring 1,500 -2,500 dollars, and one billion – 1.5-2.5 million dollars.
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Who is 1st in the world on Spotify 2022?

Ed Sheeran: most-streamed artist

The Shape of you crooner is the most streamed musician on Spotify in March 2022. His dominance of Spotify charts comes as no surprise as this vocalist has over 94.28 million followers.
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Who surpassed Drake on Spotify?

XXXTENTACION's '? ' is now the #1 most streamed hip-hop album in Spotify history, surpassing Drake's 'Scorpion'.
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How much money is 1000000 monthly listeners on Spotify?

As will each listener's country of origin and whether they're tuning in from a free Spotify account or from a Spotify Premium account. Artists can make an average of anywhere from $3,300 to $3,500 per 1 million streams.
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Who is most streamed rapper?

The commercial juggernaut that is Drake leads the race with a staggering 1.4 billion streams accumulated across all platforms in the first 10 weeks of the year.
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Who has the most #1 on Billboard?

The Beatles, unsurprisingly, lead the way with a record 20 No. 1s, all earned between 1964 and 1970.
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What rapper has the most hits ever?

Here are the rappers with the most no. 1 songs
  • Nelly – 6 number-one singles. ...
  • Ice Cube – 6 number-one singles. ...
  • T.I. – 7 number-one singles. ...
  • Bow Wow – 7 number-one singles. ...
  • 50 Cent – 7 number-one singles. ...
  • Kanye West – 9 number-one singles. ...
  • Lil' Wayne – 11 number-one singles. ...
  • Drake – 21 number-one singles.
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