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Top 10 Spotify Artists From 2019 To 2023

By Rakshya Bhatta | On 3 October 2023 07:12 AM

A Spotify Top Artist, The Weeknd attended the Billboard Music Awards in a Suit and tie
A Spotify Top Artist, The Weeknd attended the Billboard Music Awards in a Suit and tie( Source : facebook )

Top 10 Artists on Spotify in 2023 include 1. The Weeknd 2. Taylor Swift 3. Drake and more. These picks are based on different factors.

The factors are such as listener preferences, streaming trends, and the release of new music.

Spotify is one of the most popular streaming services in the world, and due to its ubiquity, one can find which artists are popular in the mainstream by perusing through the app.

Spotify Wrapped provides information about the top artists for specific years. In order to find the top artists, you can explore charts and playlists.

The top Spotify artist for the year 2023 is The Weeknd, while Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist for three consecutive years: 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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Top 10 Spotify Artists right now

The top Spotify artist of 2023 is The Weeknd. The Canadian singer has over 106.26 monthly listeners on the app.

Taylor seems gorgeous in blonde hair and pink and blue highlights with light makeup on her face
Taylor seems gorgeous in blonde hair and pink and blue highlights with light makeup on her face( Source : instagram )

Born on February 16, 1990, the singer is also the first person in the history of the app to gain more than 100 million monthly listeners. He is best known for his beautiful singing voice and dark subject matter.

Following closely behind him is Taylor Swift, with 100.71 million monthly listeners. Swift is the second and only other person to cross a 100 million listeners, and the only woman.

The top 10 Spotify Artists with most monthly listeners in 2023 are given below:

  1. The Weeknd - 106.26 
  2. Taylor Swift - 100.71
  3. Drake - 77.84
  4. Rihanna - 77.08
  5. Ed Sheeran - 75.71
  6. Doja Cat - 75.69
  7. Justin Bieber - 74.05
  8. Bad Bunny - 73.59
  9. Dua Lipa - 72.59
  10. Billie Eilish - 69.36

Top Spotify Artists 2022

Top Spotify Artists 2022 include Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd, BTS, and Kanye West.

A rapper gave a pose with holding Cheetos in his hand
A rapper gave a pose with holding Cheetos in his hand( Source : facebook )

Bad Bunny claimed the spot of the most-streamed artist in 2022. Taylor was at number eight in 2021 and came in at number two in 2022.

The Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter, Drake, came in at #3. While The Weeknd ranked at #4, having appeared at number 3 in the previous year.

Most-Streamed Artists Globally:

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Drake
  4. The Weeknd
  5. BTS

Most-Streamed Artists in the U.S.:

  1. Drake
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Bad Bunny
  4. Kanye West
  5. The Weeknd

Top 10 Spotify Artists 2021

Spotify Artists 2021 are Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, BTS, etc. Bad Bunny earned 9.1 billion streams globally, and Taylor ranked at number 2.

A South Korean boy band, BTS members clicked a photo together
A South Korean boy band, BTS members clicked a photo together( Source : facebook )

The list of the top 10 Spotify artists in 2021 is listed below:

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. BTS
  4. Drake
  5. Justin Bieber
  6. The Weeknd
  7. J Balvin
  8. Ariana Grande
  9. Olivia Rodrigo
  10. Juice WRLD

According to Chart Data, the following list shows the top 10 artists on Spotify in 2021 by monthly listeners:

  1. Justin Bieber - 91 Million
  2. Ed Sheeran - 80.5 Million
  3. The Weeknd - 78.1 Million
  4. Ariana Grande - 73.4 Million
  5. Dua Lipa - 66.7 Million
  6. Adele - 66.2 Million
  7. Coldplay - 62.3 Million
  8. Taylor Swift - 60.7 Million
  9. Elton John - 60 Million
  10. Doja Cat - 56.7 Million

Spotify Top Artists 2020

Spotify top artists in 2020 are Bad Bunny, Drake, J Balvin, Juice WRLD, The Weeknd, BTS, and more.

Drake is an influential figure in contemporary popular music whose music features elements of hip-hop, R&B, pop rap, pop, and trap genres
Drake is an influential figure in contemporary popular music whose music features elements of hip-hop, R&B, pop rap, pop, and trap genres( Source : facebook )

Bad Bunny appeared in the top 10 in the previous year as well. The Bad Bunny earned 8.3 billion streams worldwide in 2020. Drake came in at #2, up six spots from #8.

J. Balvin rebounded to #3, up four spots from last year’s ranking of #7.

The following list shows Spotify's Top 10 Artists of 2020:

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Drake
  3. J Balvin
  4. Juice WRLD
  5. The Weeknd
  6. BTS
  7. Billie Eilish
  8. Taylor Swift
  9. Post Malone
  10. Travis Scott

Top Spotify Artists 2019

The top Spotify artists for 2019 include Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Bad Bunny, and more.

The rapper won many awards and accolades in his career, including American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards
The rapper won many awards and accolades in his career, including American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards( Source : facebook )

Malone is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He had 6.5 billion streamers on Spotify in 2019.

The singer was praised for his diverse genres of music, such as hip-hop, R&B, pop, and trap. Started a career in 2011, the rapper rose to fame with his debut single, named White Iverson, in 2015.

The second-most-streamed artist is Billie Eilish. Born on December 18, 2001, Billie started her career at the age of 13. Her song 'Bad Guy' was also ranked as the second most streamed song of the year.

Top Spotify Artists 2019 are as follows:

  1. Post Malone
  2. Billie Eilish
  3. Ariana Grande
  4. Ed Sheeran
  5. Bad Bunny
  6. Khalid
  7. J Balvin
  8. Drake
  9. Ozuna
  10. XXXTENTACION

Spotify Pie Chart Artists

A Spotify pie chart is a visual representation of streams on the Spotify platform. It shows the percentage of streams that the artist received within a given period.

Pie Chart of the Year 2022, June 18
Pie Chart of the Year 2022, June 18( Source : pinterest )

It is helpful to analyze and compare the different artists, their tracks, and their genres. It also assists in making informed decisions related to music promotion and marketing strategies.

How To See Top Artists On Spotify Wrapped

Spotify Wrapped provides a personalized summary of the music preferences and listening habits of the user for a specific year.

It is only available at the end of the year and summarizes the user's listening data from January to October of a particular year.

The following steps must be taken to see the top artists on Spotify:

  1. First of all, open Spotify on your desktop or go to the Spotify Wrapped website.
  2. If you're not already logged in, then Log in with your Spotify account credentials.
  3. After logging in, it shows a personalized Spotify Wrapped experience for the given year.
  4. Scroll to explore various sections such as top songs, top artists, minutes listened, etc.

Spotify Top 10 Artists For Me

Spotify Top Artists for people vary depending on their listening habits. It shows the top artists based on their streaming history on the platform.

Harry's photo was used as a cover by Vogue magazine in 2020
Harry's photo was used as a cover by Vogue magazine in 2020( Source : facebook )

Spotify analyzes the artists and songs that you most listened to throughout the year and generates top-ranking artists.

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