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
Park Ji-min) reached 1 billion streams on Spotify to smash the 409-day record set by bandmate Jung Kook two months earlier. Jimin's six-track EP “FACE”, uploaded to Spotify on 24 March 2023, was the catalyst for his surge in popularity, with support from the singles “With You” (feat.
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. We've all grooved to its beats at a club, gym or just in our pyjamas while getting ready.
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.
Song achievements
"I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas holds the record for the biggest-selling digital download in the U.S, with sales of over 8 million copies by 2012. The song was the first to surpass 6–8 million downloads.
Spotify's most-streamed song for the longest period of time was "Shape of You" (2017) by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. As of June 2023, a total of 419 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, 35 have surpassed two billion, and just 2 have surpassed three billion in the platform's history.
Artists need about 326 streams to make $1, and 1 billion streams equals roughly $3 million in royalties.
This means that for every 10 thousand streams, for example, in Apple Music, the artist will receive 15-25 dollars. A million auditions, respectively, will bring 1,500 -2,500 dollars, and one billion – 1.5-2.5 million dollars. In the same way, you can calculate the estimated profit on the remaining indicated services.
Pop superstar Miley Cyrus' catchy song 'Flowers' has become the fastest song to reach a billion streams on Spotify. Taking to her Instagram account, Cyrus paid tribute to her fans, sharing a video featuring the song and a caption reading: “Thanks a billion, I love you”.
“Johny Johny Yes Papa” by LooLoo Kids (6.70 billion views)
In 2016, Drake became the first artist with a song to reach one billion streams on Spotify with his hit “One Dance” from the album Views. As the platform has grown, songs can generate massive streaming numbers rapidly, like Miley Cyrus' “Flowers,” which she dropped in January.
The average price per stream is $0.004. $4 for every 1,000 streams. $4000 for each million streams.
Now, Taylor has 2 songs with over 1 Billion streams from the peak year where she removed her catalogue on the platform.
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.
The most-streamed song in Spotify history is credited to… The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." The song, which was released in November 2019, has been streamed over 3 billion times on the platform!
"Cheer Up" is the group's fifth song that has garnered over half a billion views. The others include: “TT” (2016), “Likey” (2017) “What is Love” (2018), and “Fancy” (2019).
The Detroit rapper and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer now has seven songs with more than 1 billion streams on the digital music service.
It surpassed Don McLean's “American Pie” which, with its 8 minutes and 37 seconds, topped the charts for four weeks in 1972. However, “All Too Well” is only the highest of Swift's 26 new entries on the Hot 100.
The first number-one song of the Billboard Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, on August 4, 1958. As of the issue for the week ending on June 17, 2023, the Billboard Hot 100 has had 1,149 different number-one entries.