Spotify crowns its most-streamed artists of all-time

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24 Apr 2026 • 11:13 PM MYT
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  • Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have been crowned the most-streamed artists of all time on Spotify, nearly two decades after the platform's inception.
  • Taylor Swift was named the top artist on the Spotify At 20 list, with her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, topping UK charts and becoming the best-selling global album of 2025.
  • Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny's 2022 record Un Verano Sin Ti secured the top spot as the most-streamed album of all time, following a year where he made Grammy history and headlined the Super Bowl half-time show.
  • The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” was named Spotify's most-streamed song of all time, with Ed Sheeran's “Shape Of You” and The Neighbourhood's “Sweater Weather” also featuring prominently in the top five.
  • Beyond music, The Joe Rogan Experience was identified as the most-streamed podcast of all time, and Sarah J Maas’s romantasy novel A Court of Thorns and Roses became Spotify’s most-streamed audiobook in premium.

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