Spotify’s 20 Most-Streamed Songs Ever
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Spotify has reshaped how the world listens to music, but only a small group of songs have reached the platform’s highest streaming tier.
A billion streams on Spotify typically generates between $3 million and $5 million in gross revenue. However, the actual amount an artist takes home varies wildly based on their contract, usually ranging from $300,000 to over $1 million for independent artists, often averaging around $800,000 for signed artists after deductions.
So, what are the most streamed songs on Spotify? At the top is The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights, the only song to surpass five billion streams. Further down the list, older hits like Coldplay’s Yellow (released June 2000) shows how catalog tracks can continue finding new audiences decades after release.
The graphic below ranks the 20 most-streamed songs in Spotify history, based on official total stream counts as of the end of April 2026.
If you haven't heard The Weeknd's Blinding Lights, click here, and enjoy some vintage dance choreography too.
