List of most streamed songs on Spotify
This list of most streamed songs on Spotify contains the top 40 songs with the most streams of all time, as derived from Spotify charts.[1]
As of December 2016, three songs have exceeded 800 million streams: "One Dance" by Drake featuring Wiz Kid and Kyla, "Lean On" by Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ, and "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, with "One Dance" and "Lean On" being the only ones to exceed 900 million. One factor for the streaming popularity of "One Dance" may in part be due to its lack of a music video, pushing listeners to streaming services rather than free platforms such as YouTube.[2]
Prior to February 2014, Spotify's most streamed song was "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons;[3] it was overtaken by Avicii's "Wake Me Up" featuring Aloe Blacc, which became the first song to hit 200 million streams on February 27, 2014.[4] "Wake Me Up" held the streaming record for over a year before being surpassed on May 22, 2015 by Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud",[5] which became the first song to hit 500 million streams on October 12, 2015.[6] A month later, however, it was surpassed by "Lean On",[7] which held the streaming record for 11 months until "One Dance" overtook it on October 15, 2016.[8]
Top songs
The following table lists the top 40 most streamed songs on Spotify, with each total rounded to the nearest million streams, as well as the artist(s), the first album it was published to Spotify on, and the date it was originally published to Spotify.
Historical most streamed Spotify songs
The following table lists the last 5 songs to become Spotify's most streamed song, from 2013 to the present.
Song name | Publisher† | Streams* | Pub. date | Reign | Days held | Ref(s) | Notes |
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"One Dance"[9] | Drake | 873,000,000 | May 13, 2016 | Oct 15, 2016 – present | 51 | [8] | |
"Lean On"[11] | Major Lazer | 526,000,000 | Jun 1, 2015 | Nov 11, 2015 – Oct 15, 2016 | 339 | [7] | |
"Thinking Out Loud"[16] | Ed Sheeran | 355,000,000 | Jun 21, 2014 | May 22, 2015 – Nov 11, 2015 | 173 | [5] | |
"Wake Me Up"[100] | Avicii | 178,000,000 | Jul 30, 2013 | Jan 2014 – May 22, 2015 | 480+ | [3][4] | [upper-alpha 19] |
"Radioactive"[84] | Imagine Dragons | – | Jan 1, 2012 | 2013 – Jan 2014 | – | [3] | [upper-alpha 20] |
As of December 5, 2016 |
†The artist or group whose Spotify page the song was published on.
*The approximate number of streams each song had when it became Spotify's most streamed song.
See also
- List of most streamed songs in the United Kingdom
- List of most viewed YouTube videos
- List of most viewed Vevo videos
- List of most disliked YouTube videos
- List of most liked YouTube videos
- List of most discussed YouTube videos
- List of most subscribed users on YouTube
- List of most followed users on Twitter
- List of most followed users on Instagram
- List of most viewed videos in 24 hours
- List of fastest YouTube videos to reach 100 million views
Notes
- ↑ "One Dance" is the only song on this list without a music video.
- ↑ The music video for "Sorry" is the most viewed on Vevo, with over 2 billion views.
- ↑ "Cheerleader" was originally released as a single on December 2, 2014[23] and later included on the Me 4 U album on October 16, 2015.[22]
- ↑ "Don't Let Me Down" was originally released as a single on February 5, 2016[26] and later included on the Collage EP album on November 4, 2016.[25]
- ↑ "Hello" was originally released as a single on October 23, 2015[33] and later included on the 25 album on November 20, 2015.[32]
- ↑ "Closer" was originally released as a single on July 29, 2016[37] and later included on the Collage EP album on November 4, 2016.[25]
- ↑ "Take Me to Church" was originally released as a single on November 29, 2013[42] and later included on the Hozier album on October 7, 2014.[41]
- ↑ "Cheap Thrills" was originally released as a single on December 17, 2015[45] and later included on the This Is Acting album on January 29, 2016.[44]
- ↑ "See You Again" was originally released as a single on March 10, 2015[50] and later included on the Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album on March 17, 2015.[49] The music video for "See You Again" is the most liked on YouTube with over 12 million likes.
- ↑ "Stressed Out" was originally released as a single on April 28, 2015[53] and later included on the Blurryface album on May 15, 2015.[52]
- ↑ "Hotline Bling" was originally released as a single on July 31, 2015[59] and later included on the Views album on May 13, 2016.[10]
- ↑ "Sugar" was originally released as a remixed single on March 10, 2015[65] and later included on the V album on May 15, 2015.[64]
- ↑ "Chandelier" was originally released as a single on March 17, 2014[68] and later included on the 1000 Forms of Fear album on July 14, 2014.[67]
- ↑ "Me, Myself & I" was originally released as a single on October 14, 2015[81] and later included on the When It's Dark Out album on December 4, 2015.[80]
- ↑ "Let Her Go" was originally released as a single on July 24, 2012[88] and later included on the All the Little Lights album on August 28, 2012.[87]
- ↑ "All of Me" was originally released as a single on August 8, 2013[91] and later included on the Love in the Future album on August 30, 2013.[90]
- ↑ "Rather Be" was originally released as a single on January 17, 2014[96] and later included on the New Eyes album on June 2, 2014.[95]
- ↑ "Panda" was originally released as a single on February 26, 2016[99] and later included on the New English album on June 26, 2016.[98]
- ↑ The exact date and number of streams that "Wake Me Up" had when it surpassed "Radioactive" is unknown. Best estimates were made based on its 3.8 million weekly streams and the 17 million stream difference between the two songs when it reached 200 million streams.[3]
- ↑ The exact date and number of streams that "Radioactive" had when it became Spotify's most streamed song is unknown.
References
- ↑ Ray Fontaine. "Spotify's Most Played All-Time". Spotify. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ White, Jack (October 18, 2016). "Drake's One Dance is officially the most streamed song ever on Spotify". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Avicii and 'Wake Me Up!' become most-streamed song in Spotify history". Music Times. February 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Book, Ryan (February 27, 2014). "Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' is Spotify's Most-Played Song Ever". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran has just surpassed Wake Me Up by Avicii as the most played song ever on Spotify". Reddit. May 22, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Weiner, Natalie (October 12, 2015). "Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' Becomes First Song to Hit 500 Million Spotify Streams". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Rishty, David (November 11, 2015). "Major Lazer & DJ Snake's 'Lean On' Becomes Spotify's Most-Streamed Song of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- 1 2 Stutz, Colin (October 18, 2016). "Drake's 'One Dance' is Spotify's Most-Streamed Song Ever". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "One Dance". Spotify. May 13, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Views". Spotify. May 13, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake)". Spotify. June 1, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Peace Is The Mission". Spotify. June 1, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Sorry". Spotify. November 13, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Purpose (Deluxe)". Spotify. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Love Yourself". Spotify. November 13, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "Thinking Out Loud". Spotify. June 21, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "x (Deluxe Edition)". Spotify. June 21, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "What Do You Mean?". Spotify. November 13, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "I Took A Pill In Ibiza - Seeb Remix". Spotify. May 6, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "At Night, Alone.". Spotify. May 6, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Cheerleader - Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit". Spotify. December 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Me 4 U". Spotify. October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit)". Spotify. December 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Don't Let Me Down". Spotify. February 5, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Collage EP". Spotify. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Don't Let Me Down". Spotify. February 5, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Uptown Funk". Spotify. January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Uptown Special". Spotify. January 12, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Can't Feel My Face". Spotify. August 28, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "Beauty Behind The Madness". Spotify. August 28, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Hello". Spotify. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "25". Spotify. November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Hello". Spotify. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Stitches". Spotify. April 14, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Handwritten". Spotify. April 14, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Closer". Spotify. July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Closer". Spotify. July 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "7 Years". Spotify. April 1, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Lukas Graham". Spotify. April 1, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Take Me to Church". Spotify. November 29, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Hozier". Spotify. October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Take Me to Church EP". Spotify. November 29, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Cheap Thrills". Spotify. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "This Is Acting". Spotify. January 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Cheap Thrills". Spotify. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)". Spotify. February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü". Spotify. February 24, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)". Spotify. March 10, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- 1 2 "Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Spotify. March 17, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Spotify. March 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Stressed Out". Spotify. April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Blurryface". Spotify. May 15, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Stressed Out". Spotify. April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Work". Spotify. January 29, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "ANTI (Deluxe)". Spotify. January 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "This Is What You Came For". Spotify. April 29, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "This Is What You Came For". Spotify. April 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Hotline Bling". Spotify. July 31, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Hotline Bling". Spotify. July 31, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Work from Home". Spotify. May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "7/27 (Deluxe)". Spotify. May 27, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Sugar - Remix". Spotify. March 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Sugar". Spotify. May 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- 1 2 "V". Spotify. May 15, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Sugar (Remix)". Spotify. March 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Chandelier". Spotify. March 17, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- 1 2 "1000 Forms Of Fear". Spotify. July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Chandelier". Spotify. March 17, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Stay with Me". Spotify. January 1, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "In The Lonely Hour". Spotify. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Faded". Spotify. December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Faded". Spotify. December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Cold Water". Spotify. July 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Cold Water". Spotify. July 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG [Remix]". Spotify. November 27, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Peace Is The Mission (Extended)". Spotify. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Love Me Like You Do - From "Fifty Shades of Grey"". Spotify. February 10, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. February 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Me, Myself & I". Spotify. October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "When It's Dark Out". Spotify. December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Me, Myself & I". Spotify. October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Photograph". Spotify. June 22, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ "The Hills". Spotify. August 28, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- 1 2 "Radioactive". Spotify. January 1, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Night Visions". Spotify. January 1, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Let Her Go". Spotify. July 24, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "All the Little Lights". Spotify. August 28, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Let Her Go - Single". Spotify. July 24, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "All of Me". Spotify. August 8, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Love In The Future". Spotify. August 30, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "All of Me". Spotify. August 8, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Lush Life". Spotify. June 9, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Lush Life". Spotify. June 9, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)". Spotify. January 17, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- 1 2 "New Eyes". Spotify. June 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)". Spotify. January 17, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Panda". Spotify. February 26, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- 1 2 "New English". Spotify. June 26, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Panda". Spotify. February 26, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Wake Me Up". Spotify. July 30, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.