According to Spotify a music streaming platform, “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the most-streamed song on Spotify of all time, with over 3.9 billion streams. The following lists contain the most-streamed songs and albums as well as chart records on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of December 2023, “Blinding Lights” (2019) by Canadian singer The Weeknd is the most-streamed song of all time on Spotify, while “Dance Monkey” (2019) by Australian singer-songwriter Tones and I is the most-streamed song by a female artist. English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa has the most songs in the top 100 for a female artist with five entries. The oldest song in the top 100 is Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975). There are nine songs known to have claimed the top ranking, starting with “Viva la Vida” by British rock band Coldplay in 2008. Spotify’s most-streamed song for the longest period was “Shape of You” (2017) by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. As of December 2023, over 500 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, 50 have surpassed two billion, and four have surpassed three billion in the platform’s history.
The list of the top 30 most-streamed songs on Spotify of all time is as follows:
1. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd
2. “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran
3. “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi
4. “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee
5. “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I
6. “One Dance” by Drake
7. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
8. “Starboy” by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
9. “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
10. “Rockstar” by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
11. “Believer” by Imagine Dragons
12. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
13. “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran
14. “Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
15. “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
16. “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur
17. “Lovely” by Billie Eilish and Khalid
18. “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood
19. “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles
20. “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa
21. “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish
22. “Lucid Dreams” by Juice WRLD
23. “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran
24. “God’s Plan” by Drake
25. “Photograph” by Ed Sheeran
26. “Something Just Like This” by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
27. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen
28. “Take Me to Church” by Hozier
29. “Circles” by Post Malone
30. “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
In conclusion, “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the most-streamed song on Spotify of all time, with over 3.9 billion streams. The list of the top 30 most-streamed songs on Spotify of all time includes a variety of genres and artists, from pop to rock to hip-hop. The list is constantly changing, with new songs being added and old songs dropping off. It will be interesting to see which songs make the list in the future.
