A look back at Spotify's music history over the past decade: Drake is the most-streamed artist of all time

Oct 15, 2018

Spotify launched in October 2008, marking its 10th anniversary this year. To commemorate the occasion, rankings and data have been released looking back over the past decade. Canadian rapper/actor Drake took the title of Spotify's most-streamed artist of all time. Ed Sheeran came in second, Eminem in third, followed by The Weeknd and Rihanna. The top performers on the list are artists from hip-hop, R&B, and other trending genres, making this a truly representative ranking of the times. This ranking is also available as a playlist, so be sure to check it out below. Spotify also released a ranking of the most-streamed songs by decade, revealing unique data. For more details and related playlists, see below.




Most Streamed Songs on Spotify (by Decade)

    • 2008 The Killers, "Human"

    • 2009 Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling”

    • 2010 Eminem, Rihanna "Love The Way You Lie"

    • 2011 Don Omar, Lucenzo “Danza Kuduro”
    • 2012 Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)"
    • 2013 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)"
    • 2015 Major Lazer, MØ, DJ Snake, "Lean On"
    • 2016 Drake “One Dance”
    • 2017 Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”



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