Billie Eilish, Post Malone & Drake Dominate Spotify’s 2019 Most-Streamed Artist List
The streaming service also looks back at the past decade.
With only a few more weeks left in 2019, Spotify has just shared its annual list of the most-streamed artists and tracks of the past year, in addition to “A Decade Wrapped,” which takes a look back at the past 10 years.
According to the report, Post Malone topped the most-streamed artist of 2019 list, followed by Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande in second and third, respectively. Additionally Canada’s Drake takes home the most-streamed artist of the decade with over 28 billion streams.
The report also breaks down the most-streamed tracks, albums, and podcasts of the year. Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes’ single “Señorita” was the most-played, while Billie Eilish’s WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? was the top album. Eilish also comes in at No. 1 on the ranking of the most-streamed women with more than six billion streams for the year. The number one spot for the most-streamed podcast goes to The Joe Budden Podcast.
View the complete charts below, and head over to spotify.com for the full report.
Most Streamed Artists of the Decade (Global)
1. Drake
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Post Malone
4. Ariana Grande
5. EminemMost Streamed Female Artists of the Decade (Global)
1. Ariana Grande
2. Rihanna
3. Taylor Swift
4. Sia
5. BeyoncéMost Streamed Male Artists of the Decade (Global)
1. Drake
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Post Malone
4. Eminem
5. The WeekndMost Streamed Tracks of the Decade (Global)
1. “Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
2. “One Dance” – Drake, Kyla, WizKid
3. “Rockstar” – Post Malone, 21 Savage
4. “Closer” – Halsey, The Chainsmokers
5. “Thinking out Loud” – Ed SheeranMost Streamed Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Billie Eilish
3. Ariana Grande
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Bad BunnyMost Streamed Albums (2019)
1. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
2. Hollywood’s Bleeding – Post Malone
3. thank u, next – Ariana Grande
4. No.6 Collaborations Project – Ed Sheeran
5. Shawn Mendes – Shawn MendesMost Streamed Tracks (2019)
1. “Señorita” – Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes
2. “bad guy” – Billie Eilish
3. “Sunflower” – Post Malone, Swae Lee
4. “7 Rings” – Ariana Grande
5. “Old Town Road – Remix” – Lil Nas X, Billy Ray CyrusMost Streamed Female Artists (2019)
1. Billie Eilish
2. Ariana Grande
3. Taylor Swift
4. Camila Cabello
5. HalseyMost Streamed Male Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Bad Bunny
4. Khalid
5. J BalvinU.S. Most Streamed Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Drake
3. Billie Eilish
4. Ariana Grande
5. KhalidU.S. Most Streamed Female Artists (2019)
1. Billie Eilish
2. Ariana Grande
3. Taylor Swift
4. Halsey
5. Cardi BU.S. Most Streamed Male Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Drake
3. Khalid
4. Juice WRLD
5. XXXTentacionU.S. Most Streamed Tracks (2019)
1. “Sunflower” – Post Malone, Swae Lee
2. “Wow” – Post Malone
3. “7 Rings” – Ariana Grande
4. “MIDDLE CHILD” – J. Cole
5. “bad guy” – Billie EilishU.S. Most Streamed Albums (2019)
1. Hollywood’s Bleeding – Post Malone
2. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
3. thank u, next – Ariana Grande
4. beerbongs and bentleys – Post Malone
5. Free Spirit – KhalidMost Streamed Podcasts (2019)
1. The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory & Mal
2. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
3. Gemischtes Hack
4. Fest & Flauschig
5. The Misfits PodcastMost Streamed Podcast Genres (2019)
1. Comedy
2. Society & Culture
3. True Crime
4. News
5. Health & Fitness