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Spotify Unveils First All‑Time Charts Naming Taylor Swift Most‑Streamed Artist

The 20th‑anniversary lists draw on global listening through April 2026 to show who has sustained the largest audiences on the platform.

Overview

  • Spotify, which released the rankings Thursday to mark its 20th anniversary, put Taylor Swift at No. 1 on its all‑time most‑streamed artists list.
  • Bad Bunny ranks second among artists and leads albums with Un Verano Sin Ti, while The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights is the most‑streamed song.
  • The Joe Rogan Experience is the top podcast of all time on Spotify, and Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses is the most‑streamed Premium audiobook.
  • Spotify says the lists reflect global plays through April 2026, and the Associated Press reported the company declined to share detailed counting rules or methodology.
  • The rankings carry weight because Spotify reports 751 million users and 290 million subscribers worldwide, and streaming makes up about 82% of U.S. recorded‑music revenue.