The full ranking
The streaming era has its own all-time chart. Ranked by total plays on Spotify, these are the songs the world has hit play on more than any others, led by the only track ever to clear five billion streams.
Blinding Lights (The Weeknd)
The Weeknd's neon synthwave smash is Spotify's most-streamed song ever, the only track to pass five billion plays, with more than 5.4 billion. It was later crowned the greatest Hot 100 hit in Billboard history.
Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)
Ed Sheeran's marimba-driven 2017 hit sits second on Spotify's all-time chart with about 4.9 billion streams. It is also the most-certified single in history.
Sweater Weather (The Neighbourhood)
The Neighbourhood's 2012 alt-rock single became an unlikely streaming juggernaut, riding a years-long social-media revival to roughly 4.6 billion plays. It is the rare deep catalog cut to crack the all-time top three.
Starboy (The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk)
The Weeknd's Daft Punk collaboration from 2016 has drawn about 4.6 billion streams, his second entry in the top five. Its glassy electro-funk groove never left rotation.
As It Was (Harry Styles)
Harry Styles' wistful 2022 synth-pop single raced to roughly 4.4 billion streams, one of the fastest climbs in Spotify history. It spent fifteen weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi)
Lewis Capaldi's grief-stricken piano ballad has amassed about 4.3 billion plays. It was the UK's best-selling single of 2019 and his signature song.
Sunflower (Post Malone & Swae Lee)
The Into the Spider-Verse single by Post Malone and Swae Lee has gathered roughly 4.3 billion streams. Its breezy hook made it one of the streaming era's most durable hits.
One Dance (Drake)
Drake's Afrobeats and dancehall crossover featuring Wizkid and Kyla counts about 4.3 billion plays. It was once Spotify's most-streamed song and his first solo No. 1.
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
The wedding-staple ballad from Divide has earned nearly 4 billion streams, Ed Sheeran's second song in the all-time top ten. It topped charts worldwide over the 2017 holidays.
STAY (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber)
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's two-minute pop-rock rush has logged about 3.9 billion plays. It was one of the defining hits of 2021.
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