Who is the most streamed artist of all time?

Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016 and 2018).
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Who is the most streamed artist in history?

Expectedly, the most streamed artist of all-time is Drake, followed by Ed Sheeran. Bad Bunny leads among Latin acts, while the top female singer is Ariana Grande. The most listened to group belongs to South Korean heroes BTS. Among legacy artists, leaders are no other than Queen.
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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 is the #1 most streamed artist in the US?

Top 10 most-streamed artists on Spotify – artists with the most monthly listeners in 2022
  • The Weeknd. 79.6 million monthly listeners.
  • Justin Bieber. 77.8 million monthly listeners.
  • Ed Sheeran. 77.5 million monthly listeners.
  • Dua Lipa. 66.5 million monthly listeners.
  • Taylor Swift. ...
  • Coldplay. ...
  • Imagine Dragons. ...
  • Adele.
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Who is the #1 artist in the world?

Justin Bieber takes the top spot, with millions of followers across socials and billions of plays on streaming services. The most popular female artist currently goes to Taylor Swift, while BTS are unsurprisingly the most popular band. Any surprises here amongst the most popular artists in 2022?
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TOP 60 MOST STREAMED ARTISTS OF ALL TIME ON SPOTIFY (MARCH 28, 2022)



Who has a billion streams?

It's official: Justin Bieber is the first artist to accrue one billion streams on different songs on the popular (though perhaps less popular these days) streaming platform, Spotify. Chart data broke the news to its 1.3 million Twitter followers on Wednesday (January 26), writing, “.
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What is 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. And it was first heard 50 years ago this month.
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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 has the most #1 hits?

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20. Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No. 1 songs of all time.
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What is number 1 song in the world?

1 song of all time. Blinding Lights by Canadian pop star The Weeknd has become the number one song of all time on Billboard's music charts. According to Billboard, Blinding Lights has now spent 90 weeks in the top 100 chart.
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What is the oldest song on Spotify?

The oldest music recording available on Spotify is a French compilation album titled Anthologie De La Chanson Française, which has recordings dating between 1900 and 1920.
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What's the most played Spotify song?

Spotify's most streamed tracks, as of 23 January 2022: 1. “Shape of You” (2017) by Ed Sheeran – 3,026,657,640; 2. “Blinding Lights” (2020) by The Weeknd – 2,754,794,708; 3. “Dance Monkey” (2019) by Tones and I – 2,464,108,516; 4.
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Which artist has sold the most records?

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 is the #1 artist on Spotify 2020?

Justin Bieber is the number one artist on Spotify, with 92 million listeners. He handily dwarfs the competition, with the next five artists sitting ten million fewer than that.
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How much does 1 billion plays on Spotify pay?

Apple Music – $0.0076; Spotify – 0.0026-0.0049 dollars; YouTube – $0.004. These statistics make it possible to understand how much one billion streams can bring.
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What was the first song to hit 1 billion views on YouTube?

Just over 200 music videos have surpassed the one billion views mark on YouTube, the beloved streaming service that launched 15 years ago. The first video to reach a billion views was Psy's “Gangnam Style” in 2012.
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What songs have 2 billion streams on Spotify?

For now, Shape of You by Ed Sheeran is the only song with more than 3 billion streams. In 2021, nine artists, have reached more than 2 billion streams.
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Spotify Top 100 Most-Streamed Songs
  • Ed Sheeran – Shape of You. ...
  • The Weeknd – Blinding Lights. ...
  • Tones And I – Dance Monkey. ...
  • Post Malone, 21 Savage – rockstar.
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What song has the most cuss words?

Sweariest Song
  • Lil' Jon - "Real N----- Roll Call" (feat. ...
  • The 1980s group, 2 Live Crew, made everyone sound like they were just writing the encore for the school play and Lil' Jon (see below) holds a Guinness World Record with 295 cusses in just one song: 2004's "Real N----- Roll Call," with Ice Cube.
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What is the most streamed album of all time?

The popularity of XXXTentacion is just as big as ever. The late rap superstar's ? album is officially the most streamed album in the history of Spotify. XXX's effort passed Drake's Scorpion for the honor.
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What was the first song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify?

Drake's 'One Dance' Is First Song to Reach 1 Billion Plays on Spotify | Billboard News. The year of Drake continues, as Toronto's finest has just racked up a new record, becoming the first artist to reach one billion plays on Spotify for a single track with his smash "One Dance."
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What is the oldest album?

Sometime in 1889, Emile Berliner recorded the first album in the history of the world. Then, that record by the father of the gramophone was destroyed. Today, Patrick Feaster, a sound historian at Indiana University, recreated the album using just a printed photograph of the album.
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What was the first ever song?

“Hurrian Hymn No. 6” is considered the world's earliest melody, but the oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is a first century A.D. Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph.” The song was found engraved on an ancient marble column used to mark a woman's gravesite in Turkey.
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