Your search for the most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2021 ends here? Follow this list of the top 10 most popular artists on Spotify 2021.
There are several online music streaming platforms nowadays and the top of them is Spotify. Spotify means millions of songs of distinct artists from all around the world. It was founded back in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It took 15 years to succeed as the most popular music streaming service provider.
Being a music lover and Spotify user, you must be curious to know who are the most popular artists on Spotify 2021. Let’s check out the list and tell us your best artist on Spotify in the comment section of this post.
Top 10 Most Popular Artists on Spotify in 2021
10. Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X debuted from the platinum-certified single Old Town Road. This young rapper and lyricist is from America. His music genres are pop, country rap, hip hop, and trap. He conquers the 10th spot among most popular artists on Spotify with 54.87 million streaming on Spotify in September 2021.
His popular songs on Spotify are Industry Baby, Montero, Holiday, Old Town Road, Sum Goes Down, Rodeo, and This is BTS.
His debut hit Old Town Road made it into Billboard Hot 100 for nineteen weeks. In 2020, he won 2 Grammy Awards for her remarkable and loved music. He was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2020. Elton John once said him “a hero of mine” for variety in his music.
9. Ariana Grande
Ariana started on television as a sitcom star. Soon she was a raging pop star with hit songs as Problem, Bang Bang, Dangerous Woman, and Thank You Next. She is among the most followed female celebrities on Instagram. She has secured 9th position in our list of top 10 artists on Spotify in 2021 with 58.06 million streaming on Spotify.
Her current Spotify hot streamings are Save Your Tears, Positions, 7 rings, 34+35, Stuck with U, Met Him Last Night, Rain On Me, and Stuck with you. She started as a child artist and rose to achieve all the big awards of the music world. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner.
Ariana is an American singer and an actress too. Her fire-red hair, petite presence, and high-pitch voice fetch her huge fanbase. Her albums are certified platinum by RIAA.
8. J Balvin
J Balvin is famed for spreading Latin music to the world. With 58.54 million streaming on Spotify, he grabbed 8th position among the top 10 artists on Spotify.
His Spotify hits are Quĕ Mas Pues?, AM Remix, In Da Getto, Poblado-Remix, LA CANCION, JOSE, Colores, Perra, Que Locura, and many more. In 2018 he was the most-streamed artist on Spotify for his song Single X. He is also the best-selling Latin music artist. His single 6 AM with Farruko was the breakthrough of his career. It secured the second position on the Billboard Latin song chart.
Balvin experimented in music with different genres as electronica, house music, trap, and R&B. He is a two-time Grammy Award-nominated and winner of many awards as Latin American Music Awards among many.
7. The Kid Laroi
This teen Australian rapper and lyricist rank seven among the most popular artists on Spotify. Currently, he has 61.83 listeners on Spotify. He rose to fame from his singles as Blessings, Disconnect, and Moving.
His must listen playback music on Spotify include STAY, WITHOUT YOU, NOT SOBER, WITHOUT YOU, GO, and F*CK LOVE among many.
Before his 18th birthday, he has APRA Awards in Sidney and a duet performance with Bieber and Miley Cyrus. His music genres are Hip Hop, pop-rap, trap, emo rap, R&B, pop-rock, and pop-punk. He has a long list of charted songs at such a young age. He is seen as the bright future of the rapper world.
6. Doja Cat
The American rapper Doja Cat locks the 6th spot among the top 10 artists on Spotify with 62.06 million streaming at Spotify in 2021. Her viral music video song “Mooo!” her as the rapper and singer.
Doja debuted on SoundCloud where she would upload her music. Her debut EP was ‘Purrr!’ in 2014.
Her second studio album had the hittest song Say So of her career in 201 9. In 2020, she was the most-watched artist on TikTok. Her golden vocal touch rages the internet. Her colleagues regard her as a breath of fresh air. And her fantasy as a cow in “Mooo!” is a novel concept in rap music. Her 2021 release Planet Her is winning the fanbase.
5. Drake
Take Care, One Dance and Hotline Bling famed rap star Drake is a multitalented artist. The mega pop legend is a rapper, lyricist, actor, producer, and entrepreneur too. He owns labels Solo Sound, Republic, Young Money, and Cash Money. He is one of Spotify’s most-streamed artists who had 63.13 million listeners till September 2021.
Drake started in the entertainment industry as Jimmy Brooks of Degrassi: The Next Generation. He played the wheelchair-bound character’s role for seven years. His stardom hit the sky when he signed a deal with the biggest rapper Lil Wayne’s label Young Money Entertainment.
Drake made his debut in music was with a modest mixtape Room for Entertainment. His megastardom is attributed to his exorbitant talent and passion for music. His five albums and three mixtapes dominated the first position on Billboard. Besides, his constantly evolving rapping style is driving fans to drool over him. Certified Lover Boy, One Dance, Girls Want Girl, Way 2 Sexy, and Champagne factory are some of his massively streamed songs.
4. Dua Lipa
One of the hottest female singers in the world, Dua Lipa is another trending artist of Spotify with 64.9 million listeners on Spotify per month. The British pop queen is the only female artist to have surpassed 8 billion streams on Spotify. Her song Love again is on Global Top 50 list on Spotify.
Her popular tracks on the Spotify playlist are Love Again, Levitating, We’re Good, Prisoners, Don’t Start Now, Physical, Hallucinate, New Rules, Cold Heart, Fever, Pretty Please, and One Kiss, etc.
Lipa holds nominations for various prestigious British music awards. Also, she is the Grammy Award Winner. The sexiest voice pop star came to the limelight in 2015 after she collaborated with Warner Music Group. Her chartbuster debut album’s number ‘Be The One’ ruled eleven EU countries. She is pretty active on social media with a massive fan following.
3. The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye or The Weeknd is among the most listened to and loved artists on Spotify. In 2021, he holds a strong ranking of being third in the list. As per Wikipedia, he has 72.83 million listeners on Spotify and 3rd most popular artist on Spotify in 2021. Take My Breath remains in the top 50 most streamed songs of Spotify in 2021.
The singer, songwriter, and record producer come from Canada. His inspiring journey of ruling hearts starts from anonymity. He became the first male artist to top the Billboard Hot R&b songs chart.
Blinding Lights from the album ‘After Hours’ by Weeknd secured huge streaming on Spotify and became famous. His other popular tracks are Starboy, Beauty Behind the Madness, Blinding Lights, Call Out My Name, Save Your Tears, Take my breath, I Feel it Coming, and Die for it. Blinding Lights have crossed 2.5 billion views on Spotify in 2021 creating a history.
2. Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He is a Grammy award holder singer, musician, and songwriter. He has 74.15 million listeners on Spotify which makes him the 2nd most-streamed artist on Spotify.
His beautiful voice and versatility in music lure the fans. He has sold 26 million albums and 100 million singles across the world. Bad habits by Ed Sheeran conquered the summer charts of Spotify.
His most listened songs include Thinking Out Loud, Photograph, Shape of You, and perfect to list a few. Lyrics penned by him are stringed as if a storytelling session going on. His lyrics are of few words with deep connect. His emotive expression and melodious notes entice the listener. The flow in his song named plus, multiply or divide characterize the ease and versatility in his songs.
1. Justin Bieber
Fans and Paparazzi’s heartthrob Justin is one of the most popular celebrities in the world. He has a massive fan following on virtual platforms and social media. His humble and easy attitude lures its fanbase. His appealing pop numbers are a rage in its fans.
The Grammy Award winner has conquered the Pop world and is the most streamed singer on Spotify in 2021. Peaches by Justin Bieber hit the records by being streamed 42.4 million times on Spotify in 2021.
This Canadian origin singer, lyricist, and actor has a list of hits to his credit. He received instant fame from his debut seven-track EP My World in 2008. His videos on YouTube brought talent manager, Scooter Braun’s attention. He was instantly appeased with his confidence and vocal talent. Always Be My Baby remained the biggest hit of all time.
Such is his craze that his outfits create a fashion sensation. He is a global brand name in the music industry.
86.91 million listeners of Justin Bieber love to stream Spotify. His Spotify playlist is Always Be My Baby, Don’t Go, Essence, Stay, Peaches, Hold on, Anyone, Holy, As I am, Lonely, Unstable, Off My face, Ghost, Deserve You, 2 Much, Loved By You, Die For You and many more.