Apple Music Reveals Top 20 Most-Streamed Artists of All Time
Drake leads Apple Music’s all-time streaming chart, while Taylor Swift ranks second as the platform’s most-streamed female artist.
- On Thursday, ChartData and Apple Music revealed the platform's 20 most-streamed artists of all time, with Drake leading and Taylor Swift following as the second most-streamed artist.
- The list commemorates ChartData's 10th anniversary of tracking music metrics through collaboration with Apple, providing an independent look at listener activity on the streaming platform.
- Rounding out the top 5 are Future, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Bad Bunny, as rap and hip-hop artists compose a significant portion of the overall list.
- Other artists making the top 20 include Lil Baby, The Weeknd, Morgan Wallen, Kanye West, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Durk, Gunna, Rod Wave, Sheeran, Justin Bieber, and Eminem.
- Taylor's history with Apple dates back to her opposition regarding royalty policies during the platform's three-month free trial, which the company later reversed to make her catalog available.
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Drake, Taylor Swift lead Apple Music's all-time streaming list
It's Drake and Taylor on top.
Apple Music Reveals Top 20 Most-Streamed Artists of All Time
Apple today teamed up with Chart Data to share the top 20 most-streamed artists of all time. Chart Data says this is the first time that Apple has shared the all-time streaming list. Drake is the number one most-streamed artist, with Taylor Swift coming in second. Future was third, followed by YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Bad Bunny. The full list is below.

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