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Spotify 20th Anniversary: Swift Leads Artists, Weeknd Tops Songs

4/24/2026

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Spotify released the “Spotify at 20: Most Streamed of All Time” lists, marking its 20th anniversary.
The lists rank streams from Spotify’s launch in October 2008 through April 2026 across artists, songs, albums, podcasts and audiobooks.
Taylor Swift tops the all-time most-streamed artists list while The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” leads the songs.
Spotify said it uses AI for taste profiling and is partnering with Sony, Universal and Warner on AI-music products.

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Spotify released the “Spotify at 20: Most Streamed of All Time” lists, marking its 20th anniversary.
The lists rank streams from Spotify’s launch in October 2008 through April 2026 across artists, songs, albums, podcasts and audiobooks.
Taylor Swift tops the all-time most-streamed artists list while The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” leads the songs.
Spotify said it uses AI for taste profiling and is partnering with Sony, Universal and Warner on AI-music products.