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:
- 50Dr. Dre
- Streams as a lead artist: 6.95B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.18B
- Most streamed song of all time by Dr. Dre: Still D.R.E. with 1.45B streams
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- 49Tyga
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.01B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.45B
- Most streamed song of all time by Tyga: Taste with 1.37B streams
- 48Young Thug
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.38B
- Streams as a featured artist: 11.68B
- Most streamed song of all time by Young Thug: Goodbyes with 1.28B streams
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- 47Macklemore
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.48B
- 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: 7.49B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.30B
- Most streamed song of all time by Big Sean: I Don't Fuck With You with 789.1M streams
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- 45Tory Lanez
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.52B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.68B
- Most streamed song of all time by Tory Lanez: The Color Violet with 845.3M streams
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- 44Gunna
- Streams as a lead artist: 7.77B
- Streams as a featured artist: 11.09B
- Most streamed song of all time by Gunna: Drip Too Hard with 1.51B streams
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- 43DaBaby
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.02B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.83B
- Most streamed song of all time by DaBaby: ROCKSTAR with 1.65B streams
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- 42Cardi B
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.53B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.51B
- Most streamed song of all time by Cardi B: I Like It with 1.64B streams
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- 41Playboi Carti
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.59B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.73B
- Most streamed song of all time by Playboi Carti: Popular with 861.1M streams
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- 40Wiz Khalifa
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.61B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.03B
- Most streamed song of all time by Wiz Khalifa: See You Again with 1.92B streams
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- 39USHER
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.62B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.43B
- Most streamed song of all time by USHER: Yeah! with 1.35B streams
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- 38Polo G
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.66B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.56B
- Most streamed song of all time by Polo G: RAPSTAR with 934.8M streams
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- 37Kodak Black
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.80B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.86B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kodak Black: ZEZE with 1.08B streams
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- 36DJ Khaled
- Streams as a lead artist: 8.96B
- Streams as a featured artist: 631.9M
- Most streamed song of all time by DJ Khaled: I'm the One with 1.27B streams
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- 35Childish Gambino
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.18B
- Streams as a featured artist: 415.5M
- Most streamed song of all time by Childish Gambino: Redbone with 1.64B streams
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- 34A$AP Rocky
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.32B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.06B
- Most streamed song of all time by A$AP Rocky: Praise The Lord with 1.24B streams
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- 33Trippie Redd
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.35B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.61B
- Most streamed song of all time by Trippie Redd: Fuck Love with 1.65B streams
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- 32Logic
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.52B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.22B
- Most streamed song of all time by Logic: 1-800-273-8255 with 1.34B streams
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- 31G-Eazy
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.60B
- Streams as a featured artist: 799.0M
- Most streamed song of all time by G-Eazy: Me, Myself & I with 1.31B streams
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- 30Migos
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.63B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.50B
- Most streamed song of all time by Migos: Bad and Boujee with 942.3M streams
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- 29YoungBoy Never Broke Again
- Streams as a lead artist: 9.76B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.04B
- Most streamed song of all time by YoungBoy Never Broke Again: Bandit with 934.9M streams
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- 28A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.26B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.06B
- Most streamed song of all time by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie: Drowning with 937.3M streams
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- 27Metro Boomin
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.41B
- Streams as a featured artist: 10.56B
- Most streamed song of all time by Metro Boomin: Ric Flair Drip with 1.55B streams
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- 26Lil Peep
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.52B
- Streams as a featured artist: 80.6M
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Peep: Star Shopping with 1.22B streams
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- 25Kid Cudi
- Streams as a lead artist: 10.78B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.21B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kid Cudi: Day 'N' Nite with 850.0M streams
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- 2450 Cent
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.03B
- Streams as a featured artist: 4.32B
- Most streamed song of all time by 50 Cent: In Da Club with 1.54B streams
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- 23The Notorious B.I.G.
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.05B
- Streams as a featured artist: 440.8M
- Most streamed song of all time by The Notorious B.I.G.: Hypnotize with 1.17B streams
- 22JAY-Z
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.66B
- Streams as a featured artist: 8.83B
- Most streamed song of all time by JAY-Z: Umbrella with 1.57B streams
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- 2121 Savage
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.69B
- Streams as a featured artist: 16.81B
- Most streamed song of all time by 21 Savage: rockstar with 2.99B streams
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- 202Pac
- Streams as a lead artist: 12.73B
- Streams as a featured artist: 328.2M
- Most streamed song of all time by 2Pac: california love with 765.1M streams
- 19Lil Baby
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.08B
- Streams as a featured artist: 10.42B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Baby: Drip Too Hard with 1.51B streams
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- 18Mac Miller
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.09B
- Streams as a featured artist: 138.6M
- Most streamed song of all time by Mac Miller: The Spins with 734.4M streams
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- 17$uicideboy$
- Streams as a lead artist: 13.57B
- Streams as a featured artist: 376.1M
- Most streamed song of all time by $uicideboy$: ...And to Those I Love, Thanks for Sticking Around with 672.5M streams
- 16SZA
- Streams as a lead artist: 14.58B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.12B
- Most streamed song of all time by SZA: Kill Bill with 1.95B streams
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- 15Nicki Minaj
- Streams as a lead artist: 14.62B
- Streams as a featured artist: 14.20B
- Most streamed song of all time by Nicki Minaj: Starships with 1.15B streams
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- 14Pop Smoke
- Streams as a lead artist: 14.63B
- Streams as a featured artist: 662.8M
- Most streamed song of all time by Pop Smoke: What You Know Bout Love with 1.14B streams
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- 13Lil Uzi Vert
- Streams as a lead artist: 15.36B
- Streams as a featured artist: 15.09B
- 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: 15.62B
- Streams as a featured artist: 18.37B
- Most streamed song of all time by Lil Wayne: I'm the One with 1.27B streams
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- 11Chris Brown
- Streams as a lead artist: 17.40B
- Streams as a featured artist: 6.46B
- Most streamed song of all time by Chris Brown: Under The Influence with 1.29B streams
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- 10J. Cole
- Streams as a lead artist: 18.60B
- Streams as a featured artist: 3.42B
- Most streamed song of all time by J. Cole: No Role Modelz with 2.28B streams
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- 9Future
- Streams as a lead artist: 19.44B
- Streams as a featured artist: 15.01B
- Most streamed song of all time by Future: Mask Off with 1.63B streams
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- 8Travis Scott
- Streams as a lead artist: 24.85B
- Streams as a featured artist: 16.00B
- Most streamed song of all time by Travis Scott: Goosebumps with 2.45B streams
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- 7Kendrick Lamar
- Streams as a lead artist: 25.49B
- Streams as a featured artist: 10.26B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kendrick Lamar: HUMBLE. with 2.27B streams
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- 6Juice WRLD
- Streams as a lead artist: 29.03B
- Streams as a featured artist: 9.38B
- Most streamed song of all time by Juice WRLD: Lucid Dreams with 2.58B streams
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- 5XXXTENTACION
- Streams as a lead artist: 30.48B
- Streams as a featured artist: 2.64B
- Most streamed song of all time by XXXTENTACION: SAD! with 2.24B streams
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- 4Kanye West
- Streams as a lead artist: 36.53B
- Streams as a featured artist: 14.18B
- Most streamed song of all time by Kanye West: Ni**as In Paris with 1.46B streams
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- 3Post Malone
- Streams as a lead artist: 42.65B
- Streams as a featured artist: 1.89B
- Most streamed song of all time by Post Malone: Sunflower with 3.42B streams
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- 2Eminem
- Streams as a lead artist: 52.17B
- Streams as a featured artist: 7.76B
- Most streamed song of all time by Eminem: Lose Yourself with 2.24B streams
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- 1Drake
- Streams as a lead artist: 69.37B
- Streams as a featured artist: 34.91B
- Most streamed song of all time by Drake: One Dance with 3.25B streams
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