List of most streamed songs on Spotify

"One Dance" by Drake (pictured) is the most streamed song on Spotify, with over 950 million streams as of November 2016.

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.

  Indicates the song was only released as a single and is not included on an album
  Indicates the song was first released as a single before being included on an album
Rank Song name Artist(s) Album Streams (millions) Publication date Notes
1.
 "One Dance"[9] Drake featuring Wiz Kid and Kyla Views [10] 974 May 13, 2016 [upper-alpha 1]
2.
 "Lean On"[11] Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ Peace Is the Mission [12] 900 June 1, 2015
3.
 "Sorry"[13] Justin Bieber Purpose (Deluxe) [14] 813 November 13, 2015 [upper-alpha 2]
4.
 "Love Yourself"[15] Justin Bieber Purpose (Deluxe) [14] 767 November 13, 2015
5.
 "Thinking Out Loud"[16] Ed Sheeran × (Deluxe Edition) [17] 760 June 21, 2014
6.
 "What Do You Mean?"[18] Justin Bieber Purpose (Deluxe) [14] 741 November 13, 2015
7.
 "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"[19] Mike Posner At Night, Alone. [20] 711 May 6, 2016
8.
 "Cheerleader"[21] OMI Me 4 U [22] 702 December 2, 2014 [upper-alpha 3]
9.
 "Don't Let Me Down"[24] The Chainsmokers featuring Daya Collage EP [25] 668 February 5, 2016 [upper-alpha 4]
10.
 "Uptown Funk"[27] Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Uptown Special [28] 659 January 12, 2015
11.
 "Can't Feel My Face"[29] The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness [30] 641 August 28, 2015
12.
 "Hello"[31] Adele 25 [32] 623 October 23, 2015 [upper-alpha 5]
13.
 "Stitches"[34] Shawn Mendes Handwritten [35] 614 April 14, 2015
14.
 "Closer"[36] The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey Collage EP [25] 614 July 29, 2016 [upper-alpha 6]
15.
 "7 Years"[38] Lukas Graham Lukas Graham [39] 612 April 1, 2016
16.
 "Take Me to Church"[40] Hozier Hozier [41] 604 November 29, 2013 [upper-alpha 7]
17.
 "Cheap Thrills"[43] Sia This Is Acting [44] 596 December 17, 2015 [upper-alpha 8]
18.
 "Where Are Ü Now"[46] Skrillex and Diplo featuring Justin Bieber Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü [47] 595 February 24, 2015
19.
 "See You Again"[48] Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [49] 592 March 10, 2015 [upper-alpha 9]
20.
 "Stressed Out"[51] Twenty One Pilots Blurryface [52] 588 April 28, 2015 [upper-alpha 10]
21.
 "Work"[54] Rihanna featuring Drake ANTI (Deluxe) [55] 582 January 29, 2016
22.
 "This Is What You Came For"[56] Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna This Is What You Came For [57] 569 April 29, 2016
23.
 "Hotline Bling"[58] Drake Views [10] 566 July 31, 2015 [upper-alpha 11]
24.
 "Work from Home"[60] Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign 7/27 (Deluxe) [61] 560 May 27, 2016
25.
 "Sugar"[62][63] Maroon 5 V [64] 558 March 10, 2015 [upper-alpha 12]
26.
 "Chandelier"[66] Sia 1000 Forms of Fear [67] 543 March 17, 2014 [upper-alpha 13]
27.
 "Stay with Me"[69] Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour [70] 547 January 1, 2014
28.
 "Faded"[71] Alan Walker Faded [72] 545 December 4, 2015
29.
 "Cold Water"[73] Major Lazer featuring MØ and Justin Bieber Cold Water [74] 540 July 22, 2016
30.
 "Light It Up"[75] Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG Peace Is the Mission (Extended) [76] 539 November 27, 2015
31.
 "Love Me Like You Do"[77] Ellie Goulding Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [78] 532 February 10, 2015
32.
 "Me, Myself & I"[79] G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha When It's Dark Out [80] 528 October 14, 2015 [upper-alpha 14]
33.
 "Photograph"[82] Ed Sheeran × (Deluxe Edition) [17] 527 June 21, 2014
34.
 "The Hills"[83] The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness [30] 523 August 28, 2015
35.
 "Radioactive"[84] Imagine Dragons Night Visions [85] 515 January 1, 2012
36.
 "Let Her Go"[86] Passenger All the Little Lights [87] 515 July 24, 2012 [upper-alpha 15]
37.
 "All of Me"[89] John Legend Love in the Future [90] 512 August 8, 2013 [upper-alpha 16]
38.
 "Lush Life"[92] Zara Larsson Lush Life [93] 504 June 9, 2015
39.
 "Rather Be"[94] Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne New Eyes [95] 502 January 17, 2014 [upper-alpha 17]
40.
 "Panda"[97] Desiigner New English [98] 487 February 26, 2016 [upper-alpha 18]
As of December 3, 2016

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.

  Current record
Song name Publisher† Streams* Pub. date Reign Days held Ref(s) Notes
"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

Notes

  1. ↑ "One Dance" is the only song on this list without a music video.
  2. ↑ The music video for "Sorry" is the most viewed on Vevo, with over 2 billion views.
  3. ↑ "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]
  4. ↑ "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]
  5. ↑ "Hello" was originally released as a single on October 23, 2015[33] and later included on the 25 album on November 20, 2015.[32]
  6. ↑ "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]
  7. ↑ "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]
  8. ↑ "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]
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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]
  11. ↑ "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]
  12. ↑ "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]
  13. ↑ "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]
  14. ↑ "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]
  15. ↑ "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]
  16. ↑ "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]
  17. ↑ "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]
  18. ↑ "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]
  19. ↑ 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]
  20. ↑ The exact date and number of streams that "Radioactive" had when it became Spotify's most streamed song is unknown.

References

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    25. 1 2 3 4 "Collage EP". Spotify. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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    28. ↑ "Uptown Special". Spotify. January 12, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    29. ↑ "Can't Feel My Face". Spotify. August 28, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
    30. 1 2 "Beauty Behind The Madness". Spotify. August 28, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    31. ↑ "Hello". Spotify. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    32. 1 2 "25". Spotify. November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    33. ↑ "Hello". Spotify. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    34. ↑ "Stitches". Spotify. April 14, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
    35. ↑ "Handwritten". Spotify. April 14, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    36. ↑ "Closer". Spotify. July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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    38. ↑ "7 Years". Spotify. April 1, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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    40. ↑ "Take Me to Church". Spotify. November 29, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    41. 1 2 "Hozier". Spotify. October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    42. ↑ "Take Me to Church EP". Spotify. November 29, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    43. ↑ "Cheap Thrills". Spotify. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    44. 1 2 "This Is Acting". Spotify. January 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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    46. ↑ "Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)". Spotify. February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
    47. ↑ "Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü". Spotify. February 24, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    48. ↑ "See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)". Spotify. March 10, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
    49. 1 2 "Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Spotify. March 17, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    50. ↑ "Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Spotify. March 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    51. ↑ "Stressed Out". Spotify. April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    52. 1 2 "Blurryface". Spotify. May 15, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    53. ↑ "Stressed Out". Spotify. April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    54. ↑ "Work". Spotify. January 29, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
    55. ↑ "ANTI (Deluxe)". Spotify. January 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    56. ↑ "This Is What You Came For". Spotify. April 29, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    57. ↑ "This Is What You Came For". Spotify. April 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    58. ↑ "Hotline Bling". Spotify. July 31, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    59. ↑ "Hotline Bling". Spotify. July 31, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    60. ↑ "Work from Home". Spotify. May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    61. ↑ "7/27 (Deluxe)". Spotify. May 27, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    62. ↑ "Sugar - Remix". Spotify. March 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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    64. 1 2 "V". Spotify. May 15, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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    66. ↑ "Chandelier". Spotify. March 17, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    67. 1 2 "1000 Forms Of Fear". Spotify. July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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    69. ↑ "Stay with Me". Spotify. January 1, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    70. ↑ "In The Lonely Hour". Spotify. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    71. ↑ "Faded". Spotify. December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
    72. ↑ "Faded". Spotify. December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    73. ↑ "Cold Water". Spotify. July 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
    74. ↑ "Cold Water". Spotify. July 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
    75. ↑ "Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG [Remix]". Spotify. November 27, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    76. ↑ "Peace Is The Mission (Extended)". Spotify. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    77. ↑ "Love Me Like You Do - From "Fifty Shades of Grey"". Spotify. February 10, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    78. ↑ "Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. February 10, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    79. ↑ "Me, Myself & I". Spotify. October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    80. 1 2 "When It's Dark Out". Spotify. December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    81. ↑ "Me, Myself & I". Spotify. October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    82. ↑ "Photograph". Spotify. June 22, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
    83. ↑ "The Hills". Spotify. August 28, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
    84. 1 2 "Radioactive". Spotify. January 1, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
    85. ↑ "Night Visions". Spotify. January 1, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    86. ↑ "Let Her Go". Spotify. July 24, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    87. 1 2 "All the Little Lights". Spotify. August 28, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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    89. ↑ "All of Me". Spotify. August 8, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    90. 1 2 "Love In The Future". Spotify. August 30, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    91. ↑ "All of Me". Spotify. August 8, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    92. ↑ "Lush Life". Spotify. June 9, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
    93. ↑ "Lush Life". Spotify. June 9, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    94. ↑ "Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)". Spotify. January 17, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
    95. 1 2 "New Eyes". Spotify. June 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    96. ↑ "Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)". Spotify. January 17, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
    97. ↑ "Panda". Spotify. February 26, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
    98. 1 2 "New English". Spotify. June 26, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
    99. ↑ "Panda". Spotify. February 26, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
    100. ↑ "Wake Me Up". Spotify. July 30, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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