Jesse James
With just a few weeks left in 2019, it’s time to start taking a look back. The good folks over at Spotify get the ball rolling, doing so with a look at its annual list of the most-streamed artists. According to Spotify’s report, Post Malone topped the charts as the most-streamed artist of 2019 list, followed by Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande in second and third, respectively. Drake was the most-streamed artist of the decade, with over 28 billion streams.
The report also breaks down everything from most-streamed tracks and albums, to podcasts and much more. 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. Billie also comes in at the top spot for the most-streamed women. The number one most-streamed podcast goes to The Joe Budden Podcast.
Check out the full breakdown below and head over to Spotify to find out more. In the meantime, keep it locked with The Culture Curators for all the best in new music coming soon.
Most Streamed Artists of the Decade (Global)
1. Drake
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Post Malone
4. Ariana Grande
5. Eminem
Most Streamed Female Artists of the Decade (Global)
1. Ariana Grande
2. Rihanna
3. Taylor Swift
4. Sia
5. Beyoncé
Most Streamed Male Artists of the Decade (Global)
1. Drake
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Post Malone
4. Eminem
5. The Weeknd
Most 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 Sheeran
Most Streamed Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Billie Eilish
3. Ariana Grande
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Bad Bunny
Most 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 Mendes
Most 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 Cyrus
Most Streamed Female Artists (2019)
1. Billie Eilish
2. Ariana Grande
3. Taylor Swift
4. Camila Cabello
5. Halsey
Most Streamed Male Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Bad Bunny
4. Khalid
5. J Balvin
U.S. Most Streamed Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Drake
3. Billie Eilish
4. Ariana Grande
5. Khalid
U.S. Most Streamed Female Artists (2019)
1. Billie Eilish
2. Ariana Grande
3. Taylor Swift
4. Halsey
5. Cardi B
U.S. Most Streamed Male Artists (2019)
1. Post Malone
2. Drake
3. Khalid
4. Juice WRLD
5. XXXTentacion
U.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 Eilish
U.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 – Khalid
Most 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 Podcast
Most Streamed Podcast Genres (2019)
1. Comedy
2. Society & Culture
3. True Crime
4. News
5. Health & Fitness
