Seven years ago, Drake became the first artist to have a song reach one billion plays on Spotify with his smash "One Dance," from the 2016 album "Views." As the streaming service has grown, songs can generate huge streaming numbers quickly.
Jimin from BTS reaches one billion streams on Spotify in record time | Guinness World Records.
American popstar Miley Cyrus has beaten the record made jointly by Harry Styles' 'As It Was' and Justin Bieber and The Kid LAROI's 'Stay' by becoming the fastest ever artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify with her hit 'Flowers'.
The oldest music recording available on Spotify is a French compilation album titled Anthologie De La Chanson Française, which has recordings dating between 1900 and 1920. Singers included on the compilation include Henri Fursy, Lucien Boyer, Ainé Mevisto, Gabriel Montoya, and more.
After recently topping the Forbes List of Highest Paid DJs for the second year in a row, Calvin Harris has even more to celebrate. The 30 year-old DJ recently hit more than 1 billion plays on Spotify, making him the first British solo artist to receive the honor.
As of June 2023, a total of 419 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, 34 have surpassed two billion, and just 2 have surpassed three billion in the platform's history.
1. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd (3.59 billion streams) The Weeknd is the reigning king of Spotify, with his track racking up more than 3.4 billion views on the platform.
How much money did 'Here Comes the Sun' generate on Spotify? Music distribution company Ditto Music, headquartered in Liverpool and New York, estimates that "Here Comes The Sun" has generated about $4.37 million from 1 billion Spotify streams, based on U.S. streaming rates.
English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify. American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist on Spotify.
The Hurrian Hymn was discovered in the 1950s on a clay tablet inscribed with Cuneiform text. It's the oldest surviving melody and is over 3,400 years old. The hymn was discovered on a clay tablet in Ugarit, now part of modern-day Syria, and is dedicated the Hurrians' goddess of the orchards Nikkal.
“Johny Johny Yes Papa” by LooLoo Kids (6.70 billion views)
The average price per stream is $0.004. $4 for every 1,000 streams. $4000 for each million streams.
Spotify Royalty Calculators
In the case of Spotify, the amount you can expect to receive lies between $0.003 to $0.005 per stream. That's roughly equivalent to a 70/30 split between the rights holders with 70% and the platform with 30%.
The top global artists of 2022
It's a three-peat for global recording artist Bad Bunny. The singer-songwriter is the year's most-streamed artist in the world on Spotify—a spot he's held since 2020.
Bad Bunny Is the most-streamed Artist on Spotify of 2022. With Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and BTS in 2nd to 5th position, respectively.
It's official: The Weeknd is statistically the most popular artist in the world according to Guinness World Records.
For Spotify, you'll need around 229 streams to make $1. And 249 streams to reach $1 in Amazon Music. With the MusicGateway Streaming Royalties Calculator, you can compare the royalties from different streaming platforms, including the top three platforms plus Tidal, Deezer, and YouTube Music.
How many streams on Spotify = $1000? On average, you'll have to earn 300,000 to 350,000 streams to generate roughly $1000.
Leading the top global songs list is Miley Cyrus' smash hit “Flowers” which has been named the most streamed song of 2023 so far with 1.16 billion global audio streams.
Now, Taylor has 2 songs with over 1 Billion streams from the peak year where she removed her catalogue on the platform.
Oasis' hit single Wonderwall has become the first song from the 90s to surpass one billion streams on Spotify. The classic britpop anthem was released on October 30, 1995 as the third single from the iconic Manchester band's critically acclaimed second studio album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?