Tallying up the most popular artists on their service throughout the course of music history, Spotify released their data on which male superstars round out the top ten.
Most streamed male artists of all time on Spotify (by lead artist credit):
#1 @Drake
#2 @edsheeran
#3 @Eminem
#4 @PostMalone
#5 @justinbieber
#6 @theweeknd
#7 @CalvinHarris
#8 @kanyewest
#9 @kendricklamar
#10 @xxxtentacion— chart data (@chartdata) October 2, 2019
Unsurprisingly, Drake is sitting pretty at the top spot. Following him are Ed Sheeran and Eminem. Then, things start to get interesting. Post Malone, who hasn’t been in the game for too long, is ranked fourth with Justin Bieber right behind him. The Weeknd, Calvin Harris, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar all come close to the top five and, appearing last on the list is XXXTentacion, who was 20-years-old when he passed away last year.
The Florida-based rapper didn’t get the chance to release much music during his lifetime but the material he did come through with ended up being timeless, racking up billions of streams on Spotify.
