Which songs were the most listened to each year over the past decade?
Spotify is one of the most popular paid music streaming services which, as of July 2024, had 626 million users across 180 markets.
Pop singer Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single Drivers License when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest artist to achieve the top-streamed song of the year (in 2021) with the only debut single to ever top the streaming charts. The other particularly notable mention is that Canadian rapper Drake is the only artist with two top-streamed songs of the year on Spotify, achieving the milestones in 2016 and 2018. But here's the full list...
2023: Flowers - Miley Cyrus - 1.6 billion
2022: As it Was - Harry Styles - 1.5 billion
2021: Drivers License - Olivia Rodrigo - 1.1 billion
2020: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd - 1.6 billion
2019: Señorita - Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello - 1 billion
2018: God's Plan - Drake - 1 billion
2017: Shape of You - Ed Sheeran - 1.4 billion
2016: One Dance - Drake - 970 million
2015: Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) - Major Lazer - 540 million
2014: Happy - Pharrell Williams - 260 million
How much does Spotify pay per stream? Spotify doesn't pay artists a set rate per stream. Instead, royalties can vary based on how the music is streamed and the specific agreements artists have with labels or distributors. Artists generally earn an estimated per-stream revenue between $0.003 and $0.005. That equates to up to $5,000 per million streams.
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