Drake dominated the rap genre on Spotify in 2023.
Drake continues his domination on the streaming platform as the rapper was named the number 1 most streamed rapper on Spotify in 2023. According to chart data, Drizzy earned over 17.6 billion streams on Spotify in 2023.
This year, Drake dropped two projects, his eighth album “For All The Dogs“, and “Scary Hours 3” EP, which was titled “For All The Dogs: Scary Hours Edition”.
.@Drake was the #1 most streamed rapper on Spotify in 2023, with over 17.6 billion streams. pic.twitter.com/AHqXSSkb0x
— chart data (@chartdata) January 1, 2024
The second on the list is Travis Scott, who dropped his highly anticipated Utopia album this year, which had the biggest rap debut in 2023. Travis earned over 8.8 billion streams in 2023. The third spot is earned by Kanye West, with over 8.1 billion streams.
Eminem also had his biggest-ever year on Spotify, as he earned over 7.8 billion streams on the platform without releasing an album in four years. The top 10 also includes 21 Savage, Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Baby.
Most streamed rap artists of 2023 on Spotify:
17.6b – Drake
8.8b – Travis Scott
8.1b – Kanye West
7.8b – Eminem
7.6b – 21 Savage
7.1b – Future
6.8b – Metro Boomin
5.8b – Kendrick Lamar
5.3b – Lil Uzi Vert
5.3b – Lil Baby
5.2b – Nicki Minaj
5.1b – Juice WRLD
5.1b – Doja Cat
4.5b – J. Cole
4.2b – XTentacion
4.0b – Lil Wayne
3.9b – Tyler The Creator
3.6b – Gunna
3.5b – Young Thug
3.4b – Jay Z
Overall, Taylor Swift broke Spotify’s record for the biggest streaming year for any artist in the platform’s history. Taylor earned over 29 billion streams in 2023 on Spotify.
Taylor Swift earned the biggest streaming year for any artist in Spotify history, with over 29 billion streams in 2023. pic.twitter.com/ufWo0eew9C
— chart data (@chartdata) January 1, 2024
