Most streamed albums on Spotify (daily update)

Here is the up-to-date list of the most-streamed studio albums on Spotify! #1 is Bad Bunny‘s Un Verano Sin Ti, with over 19 billion streams on Spotify.

Since streaming took a monster share of the music industry, the most streamed albums are mechanically among the most successful albums of the year. So we have set up scripts to scan the new releases and see how they perform in streaming.

Most streamed albums on Spotify

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g#	Artist	Gender	Album	Streams	Daily	EAS	Genre	Language	Year
1	Bad Bunny Un Verano Sin Ti	Solo - Male	Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny	20,002,418,527	8,359,682	21,316,206	Reggaeton	Spanish	2,022
2	The Weeknd Starboy	Solo - Male	Starboy The Weeknd	17,180,521,195	6,272,470	18,308,964	Pop	English	2,016
3	Ed Sheeran Divide (÷)	Solo - Male	Divide (÷) Ed Sheeran	16,701,136,206	5,206,299	17,798,092	Pop	English	2,017
4	Olivia Rodrigo Sour	Solo - Female	Sour Olivia Rodrigo	15,234,665,835	6,369,555	16,235,301	Pop	English	2,021
5	The Weeknd After Hours	Solo - Male	After Hours The Weeknd	14,589,862,778	5,086,673	15,548,146	Pop	English	2,020
6	Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding	Solo - Male	Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone	14,333,149,360	3,564,251	15,274,571	Hip-hop	English	2,019
7	Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia	Solo - Female	Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa	13,988,455,868	3,944,546	14,907,238	Pop	English	2,020
8	Dua Lipa Dua Lipa	Solo - Female	Dua Lipa Dua Lipa	13,964,991,609	4,157,065	14,882,232	Pop	English	2,017
9	SZA SOS / Lana	Solo - Female	SOS / Lana SZA	13,919,248,404	9,140,020	14,833,485	R&B	English	2,022
10	Taylor Swift Lover	Solo - Female	Lover Taylor Swift	12,996,315,989	5,203,764	13,849,933	Pop	English	2,019
11	Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Solo - Female	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish	12,722,147,057	3,857,839	13,557,756	Alternative	English	2,019
12	Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys	Solo - Male	Beerbongs & Bentleys Post Malone	12,627,069,399	2,000,711	13,456,434	Hip-hop	English	2,018
13	Arctic Monkeys AM	Group - Male	AM Arctic Monkeys	12,384,333,339	6,750,968	13,197,754	Rock	English	2,013
14	XXXTentacion ?	Solo - Male	? XXXTentacion	12,150,687,660	2,714,369	12,948,762	Hip-hop	English	2,018
15	Ed Sheeran Multiply (x)	Solo - Male	Multiply (x) Ed Sheeran	11,849,795,335	3,357,800	12,628,107	Pop	English	2,014
16	Justin Bieber Purpose	Solo - Male	Purpose Justin Bieber	11,633,512,233	4,486,219	12,397,618	Pop	English	2,015
17	Billie Eilish Don't Smile At Me	Solo - Female	Don't Smile At Me Billie Eilish	11,324,937,590	4,070,591	12,068,776	Alternative	English	2,017
18	Bad Bunny YHLQMDLG	Solo - Male	YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny	11,192,358,958	3,517,097	11,927,489	Reggaeton	Spanish	2,020
19	Drake Scorpion	Solo - Male	Scorpion Drake	11,062,943,208	2,705,343	11,789,573	Hip-hop	English	2,018
20	Taylor Swift Midnights	Solo - Female	Midnights Taylor Swift	11,029,939,907	3,669,338	11,754,402	Pop	English	2,022
21	Drake Views	Solo - Male	Views Drake	10,975,985,354	3,959,636	11,696,904	Hip-hop	English	2,016
22	The Weeknd Beauty Behind The Madness	Solo - Male	Beauty Behind The Madness The Weeknd	10,757,179,523	3,384,928	11,463,726	R&B	English	2,015
23	Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans	Solo - Male	Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars	10,643,020,293	4,681,939	11,342,069	Pop	English	2,010
24	Travis Scott Astroworld	Solo - Male	Astroworld Travis Scott	10,612,789,783	3,758,584	11,309,853	Hip-hop	English	2,018
25	Juice Wrld Goodbye & Good Riddance	Solo - Male	Goodbye & Good Riddance Juice Wrld	10,576,334,248	2,743,654	11,271,003	Hip-hop	English	2,018
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Most streamed albums records

While at first it felt that streaming was confirming the trend set by downloads to put the music industry focus back on singles rather than albums, history proved this perception is wrong.

The first ever LP to be reported by the streaming platform as the annual leader was the star studded Nothing but the Beat by David Guetta in 2012, with The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topping the 2013 list. Both were heavily supported by big hits, but soon albums consumed in full exploded.

Random Access Memories by Daft Punk or Beyoncé‘s eponymous album were some early examples. We review annual leaders below.

2012: Nothing but the Beat by David Guetta
2013: The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2014: X by Ed Sheeran
2015: Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd
2016: Views by Drake
2017: Divide by Ed Sheeran

2018: Scorpion by Drake
2019: When We All Fall Asleep… by Billie Eilish
2020: YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny
2021: Sour by Olivia Rodrigo
2022: Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
2023: Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
2024: The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift

By 2016, X by Ed Sheeran was firmly the most streamed album of all-time. During the summer of 2017, Purpose by Justin Bieber moved to the top. Soon afterwards, Divide by Ed Sheeran which already shattered daily, weekly and yearly records, climbed to the all-time top, also claiming the biggest song ever with Shape of You.

Divide separated itself from the pack so much that for many years it felt unbeatable, becoming the first to reach every milestone from 6 billion to 13 billion. Ultimately, the shocker came from Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny, who recorded an insane run with 2022’s Un Verano Sin Ti.

The Latin juggernaut scored 618,159,971 streams on its first week, beating the top debut held by Drake‘s Scorpion at that point, and never slowed down. After a mere 15 months, it caught Divide and then became the first album ever to reach 15 billion streams.

Curious about top debuts?

Top debuts on Spotify

Most streamed albums Q&A

What’s the most streamed female album of all-time?

The most played female album of all-time is Olivia Rodrigo‘s Sour, Dua Lipa occupies both the 2nd and 3rd spot with Future Nostalgia and her self-titled debut.

What’s the biggest album debut of all-time on Spotify?

The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift is the record holder, with 1,173,127,225 streams on its debut week. Head to the top 100 biggest debut albums of all-time right now.

What’s the most streamed 2000s album on Spotify?

The Eminem Show by Eminem is the most played album from the 2000s. The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga and Graduation by Kanye West complete the top 3.

What’s the most streamed 1990s album on Spotify?

Nevermind by Nirvana is the most listened to album of the 90s, and of all pre-2000 albums in general. 2001 by Dr. Dre and Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers occupy positions 2 and 3 for the decade.

What’s the most streamed 1980s album on Spotify?

Thriller by Michael Jackson leads among the albums with the most streams from the 1980s. Appetite For Destruction by the Guns N’ Roses is runner up, followed by Back In Black by AC/DC.

What’s the most streamed 1970s album on Spotify?

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac is the most streamed 1970s album. It leads over A Night at the Opera by Queen and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

What’s the most streamed 1960s album on Spotify?

Abbey Road by The Beatles is the most played 1960s album. It is followed by Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The Beatles also takes up the 3rd spot with their self titled “White Album”.

What’s the most streamed album released before the 1960s on Spotify?

A Winter Romance by Dean Martin is the most streamed pre 1960s album. The follow ups are Elvis Presley‘s Christmas Album and Christmas Songs by Frank Sinatra. The leader among non-holiday albums is Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry.

Who’s the most streamed artist of all-time?

The most streamed artist of all-time is Taylor Swift, ahead of Bad Bunny and Drake. Head to the Top 1,000 right now.

What’s the most-streamed song of all-time?

The most streamed song (all versions) of all-time is Blinding Lights by The Weeknd. The most streamed track (with no side version) is also Blinding Lights by The Weeknd.

Which version of an album is displayed?

In case several versions of the same album exist, the one with the highest total of streams is displayed as long as it doesn’t include bonus tracks from other albums.

What’s the meaning of g#?

The global ranking (g#) is the comprehensive ranking for albums over the 500 million mark. Below this number, albums listed are top recent albums or top streamers from local markets, for them the global ranking is meaningless.

What does EAS means?

The column EAS stands for Equivalent Album Sales reflects the worth of these audio streams on par with album units. This data extrapolates remaining streaming platforms.

Are singles plays prior to the album release counted?

Yes, their streams are included in full as the album total is effectively the sum of release to date streams of all its tracks.

How can I check the most streamed albums in a decade?

Simply use the “Year” filter and enter the first 3 digits representing the decade. For example, to display 1980s albums, type “198”.

Which albums are eligible? (click for list)

1 Studio albums are obviously eligible. As long as they don’t get a substantial amount of streams from songs on prior studio albums by the artist.

2 EPs, mini albums, mixtapes and demos are eligible if they follow the rules above. The minimum requirement is at least 4 distinct tracks or a runtime over 15 minutes. Although if a full album with shared tracks is released later will it usually get prioritized over these.

3 Albums with different renditions of tracks such as live or remix albums are eligible. This also applies albums with translated versions of songs. However, if the tracks’ play counts are shared with the original album will they be excluded.

4 Compilations can be eligible if they have 0 tracks from other eligible releases. Although they can’t have loads of tracks released several years prior.

5 Various artists compilations and soundtracks can also be eligible if the vast majority of their streams are from tracks made specifically for the release.

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