Yo, in this game of numbers, streams are the new gold records. We’re talkin’ about how many heads are bumpin’ to rap music every day, worldwide. While sales used to be the mark of a legend, in this streaming era, it’s all about who’s dominating the playlists and runnin’ up them digits. See also most streamed hip hop artists of all time.
A Top 50 countdown of most popular Rap artists in order of streams on Spotify as lead artist is as follows:
- 50Lil Tecca
- Streams as a lead artist: 6.97B
- Streams as a featured artist: 417.6M
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Tecca: Ransom with 1.43B streams
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- 49Tyga
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.08B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.23B
- Most streamed song of all time by Tyga: Taste with 1.39B streams
- 48Young Thug
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.46B
- Streams as a featured artist: 11.92B
- Most streamed song of all time by Young Thug: Goodbyes with 1.30B streams
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- 47Macklemore
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.52B
- Streams as a featured artist: 14.6M
- Most streamed song of all time by Macklemore: Can't Hold Us with 2.38B streams
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- 46Big Sean
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.57B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.37B
- Most streamed song of all time by Big Sean: I Don't Fuck With You with 800.2M streams
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- 45Tory Lanez
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.78B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.73B
- Most streamed song of all time by Tory Lanez: The Color Violet with 903.5M streams
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- 44DaBaby
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.08B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.89B
- Most streamed song of all time by DaBaby: ROCKSTAR with 1.66B streams
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- 43Gunna
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.09B
- Streams as a featured artist: 11.37B
- Most streamed song of all time by Gunna: Drip Too Hard with 1.54B streams
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- 42Cardi B
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.65B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.51B
- Most streamed song of all time by Cardi B: I Like It with 1.66B streams
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- 41Wiz Khalifa
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.73B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.12B
- Most streamed song of all time by Wiz Khalifa: See You Again with 1.96B streams
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- 40Polo G
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.83B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.60B
- Most streamed song of all time by Polo G: RAPSTAR with 954.8M streams
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- 39Playboi Carti
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.88B
- Streams as a featured artist: 5.10B
- Most streamed song of all time by Playboi Carti: Popular with 922.5M streams
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- 38USHER
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.92B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.45B
- Most streamed song of all time by USHER: Yeah! with 1.41B streams
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- 37Kodak Black
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.95B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.94B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kodak Black: ZEZE with 1.10B streams
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- 36DJ Khaled
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.06B
- Streams as a featured artist: 644.6M
- Most streamed song of all time by DJ Khaled: I'm the One with 1.28B streams
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- 35Trippie Redd
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.46B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.72B
- Most streamed song of all time by Trippie Redd: Fuck Love with 1.71B streams
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- 34Childish Gambino
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.51B
- Streams as a featured artist: 430.2M
- Most streamed song of all time by Childish Gambino: Redbone with 1.67B streams
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- 33Logic
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.59B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.23B
- Most streamed song of all time by Logic: 1-800-273-8255 with 1.35B streams
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- 32A$AP Rocky
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.64B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.13B
- Most streamed song of all time by A$AP Rocky: Praise The Lord with 1.29B streams
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- 31Migos
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.72B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.52B
- Most streamed song of all time by Migos: Bad and Boujee with 950.8M streams
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- 30G-Eazy
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.74B
- Streams as a featured artist: 800.1M
- Most streamed song of all time by G-Eazy: Me, Myself & I with 1.34B streams
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- 29YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.89B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.09B
- Most streamed song of all time by YoungBoy Never Broke Again: Bandit with 948.7M streams
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- 28A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.13B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.09B
- Most streamed song of all time by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie: Drowning with 956.0M streams
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- 27Metro Boomin
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.78B
- Streams as a featured artist: 11.06B
- Most streamed song of all time by Metro Boomin: Ric Flair Drip with 1.62B streams
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- 26Kid Cudi
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.90B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.21B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kid Cudi: Day 'N' Nite with 869.6M streams
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- 25Lil Peep
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.91B
- Streams as a featured artist: 81.4M
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Peep: Star Shopping with 1.26B streams
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- 24The Notorious B.I.G.
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.22B
- Streams as a featured artist: 446.1M
- Most streamed song of all time by The Notorious B.I.G.: Hypnotize with 1.20B streams
- 2350 Cent
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.36B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.40B
- Most streamed song of all time by 50 Cent: In Da Club with 1.59B streams
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- 222Pac
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.49B
- Streams as a featured artist: 335.2M
- Most streamed song of all time by 2Pac: california love with 793.9M streams
- 21JAY-Z
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.87B
- Streams as a featured artist: 8.97B
- Most streamed song of all time by JAY-Z: Umbrella with 1.63B streams
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- 2021 Savage
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.04B
- Streams as a featured artist: 17.23B
- Most streamed song of all time by 21 Savage: rockstar with 3.03B streams
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- 19Lil Baby
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.31B
- Streams as a featured artist: 10.64B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Baby: Drip Too Hard with 1.54B streams
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- 18Mac Miller
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.37B
- Streams as a featured artist: 138.7M
- Most streamed song of all time by Mac Miller: The Spins with 780.5M streams
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- 17$uicideboy$
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.94B
- Streams as a featured artist: 389.8M
- Most streamed song of all time by $uicideboy$: ...And to Those I Love, Thanks for Sticking Around with 694.1M streams
- 16Nicki Minaj
- Streams as a lead artist: 14.82B
- Streams as a featured artist: 14.19B
- Most streamed song of all time by Nicki Minaj: Starships with 1.20B streams
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- 15Pop Smoke
- Streams as a lead artist: 14.84B
- Streams as a featured artist: 671.6M
- Most streamed song of all time by Pop Smoke: What You Know Bout Love with 1.17B streams
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- 14SZA
- Streams as a lead artist: 15.30B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.36B
- Most streamed song of all time by SZA: Kill Bill with 2.07B streams
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- 13Lil Uzi Vert
- Streams as a lead artist: 15.63B
- Streams as a featured artist: 15.31B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Uzi Vert: Lucid Dreams with 2.54B streams
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- 12Lil Wayne
- Streams as a lead artist: 15.80B
- Streams as a featured artist: 18.56B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Wayne: I'm the One with 1.28B streams
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- 11Chris Brown
- Streams as a lead artist: 17.69B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.58B
- Most streamed song of all time by Chris Brown: Under The Influence with 1.35B streams
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- 10J. Cole
- Streams as a lead artist: 18.94B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.50B
- Most streamed song of all time by J. Cole: No Role Modelz with 2.34B streams
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- 9Future
- Streams as a lead artist: 20.33B
- Streams as a featured artist: 15.31B
- Most streamed song of all time by Future: Mask Off with 1.67B streams
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- 8Travis Scott
- Streams as a lead artist: 25.79B
- Streams as a featured artist: 16.48B
- Most streamed song of all time by Travis Scott: Goosebumps with 2.52B streams
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- 7Kendrick Lamar
- Streams as a lead artist: 26.43B
- Streams as a featured artist: 10.54B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kendrick Lamar: HUMBLE. with 2.33B streams
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- 6Juice WRLD
- Streams as a lead artist: 29.43B
- Streams as a featured artist: 9.55B
- Most streamed song of all time by Juice WRLD: Lucid Dreams with 2.62B streams
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- 5XXXTENTACION
- Streams as a lead artist: 31.13B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.72B
- Most streamed song of all time by XXXTENTACION: SAD! with 2.26B streams
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- 4Kanye West
- Streams as a lead artist: 37.24B
- Streams as a featured artist: 14.71B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kanye West: Ni**as In Paris with 1.49B streams
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- 3Post Malone
- Streams as a lead artist: 43.77B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.91B
- Most streamed song of all time by Post Malone: Sunflower with 3.51B streams
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- 2Eminem
- Streams as a lead artist: 53.32B
- Streams as a featured artist: 7.06B
- Most streamed song of all time by Eminem: Lose Yourself with 2.30B streams
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- 1Drake
- Streams as a lead artist: 70.21B
- Streams as a featured artist: 35.67B
- Most streamed song of all time by Drake: One Dance with 3.33B streams
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