Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams

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Jun 17, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Recording artist Drake addresses the Toronto Raptors during a rally at Toronto city hall Nathan Phillips Square. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter.

Drake has been the rapper with the most Spotify streams for years upon years now, although now he can say that his dominance is over all genres. According to Kworb, he is now the first artist in the streaming service's history to garner a total of over 120 billion streams.

To put this in perspective, the next rapper with the most streams on Spotify is Travis Scott, who sits at 59 billion streams at press time. Maybe some folks would throw The Weeknd in that category as well, who has 84 billion. Immediately below Drizzy on this list is Taylor Swift with 110 billion, followed by Bad Bunny with 106 billion.

Drake's commercial success should come as no surprise to folks who have followed hip-hop over the past 15 years, whether that was the last time you checked in or you've only been tuning in for a few months.

The Toronto superstar's big hits leading this Spotify milestone as far as daily streams are "One Dance" with Wizkid and Kyla, "NOKIA," "Love Me" with Future and Lil Wayne, "Headlines," and "Passionfruit." Other all-time smashers are "God's Plan," "Work" with Rihanna, "Hotline Bling," "In My Feelings," and "MIA" with the aforementioned Bad Bunny.

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What's more is that Drake has even more material on the way. He could easily coast off of his catalog and its continued relevance and successful performance, but he works too hard.

Iceman is right around the corner, and fans can't wait to hear how the OVO mogul makes his solo studio album return. He has a lot to talk about with the Kendrick Lamar battle and many other narratives, and we'll see how it all comes together.

Elsewhere, all of that drama is leading to reflections from Drake's opposition. For example, former friend LeBron James broke his silence on their rift, saying that they're in different places right now but that he'll always have love for the 6ix God.

No matter what's happening in the headlines, though, "Headlines" is getting play. We're sure many more Spotify records and staggering milestones are on his long list to break.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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