Artist & Musician Rankings
Tied for a top-10 spot on the IFPI 2025 Global Artist Chart, a top-25 finish on Billboard's year-end list, top-40 placement on both Spotify Wrapped and monthly listeners, and a top-25 ranking in cumulative streams—with a four-chart comparison, tiered breakdowns by scenario, and a draggable artist template included.
How the rankings work
Data as of 2026-08-06There is no single universally accepted "world's No. 1 artist" metric. This article presents four public rankings side by side: IFPI's 2025 Global Recording Artist Top 10, Billboard's 2025 Year-End Top Artists, Spotify Wrapped 2025's Top 5 most-streamed artists, and Kworb's snapshot of Spotify monthly listeners; a Chartmasters all-time career streams leaderboard is also included for long-term context.
| Sources | Snapshot | Methodology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFPI Global Charts | Full year 2025 | Combined global sales and consumption across recorded music | Official global Top 10; Swift's sixth time at No. 1 |
| Billboard Year-End Top Artists 2025 | Year-end 2025 | Composite of U.S. chart performance | Top 25 listed; Morgan Wallen tops the chart for the first time |
| Spotify Wrapped 2025 | 2025-12 | annual streaming volume | Bad Bunny ranks No. 1 globally for the fourth time (19.8 billion streams) |
| Kworb: Spotify Monthly Listeners | Recent scrape | Monthly listeners | Activity snapshot Top 40; updated daily, highly volatile |
| Chartmasters: Most-Streamed Artists | Recent months | Spotify cumulative lead-artist streams | All-time volume Top 25 |
IFPI 2025 Global Artists
The IFPI's Top 10 global recording artists for 2025. Taylor Swift takes the top spot again; Stray Kids rank second, marking a strong showing for a K-pop group on this chart.
| Rank | Artist | English name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift |
| 2 | Stray Kids | Stray Kids |
| 3 | Drake | Drake |
| 4 | The Weeknd | The Weeknd |
| 5 | Bad Bunny | Bad Bunny |
| 6 | Kendrick Lamar | Kendrick Lamar |
| 7 | Morgan Wallen | Morgan Wallen |
| 8 | Sabrina Carpenter | Sabrina Carpenter |
| 9 | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish |
| 10 | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga |
Billboard 2025 Year-End Top Artists
The U.S. market’s year-end artist ranking. Morgan Wallen takes the top spot for the first time, powered by his album and Hot 100 chart presence; Kendrick, Taylor, Sabrina, and SZA follow. The list skews toward U.S. consumption, so it diverges from IFPI and Spotify global charts—country music, for instance, carries more weight on Billboard.
| Rank | Artist | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Wallen | Morgan Wallen |
| 2 | Kendrick Lamar | Kendrick Lamar |
| 3 | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift |
| 4 | Sabrina Carpenter | Sabrina Carpenter |
| 5 | SZA | SZA |
| 6 | Drake | Drake |
| 7 | Bad Bunny | Bad Bunny |
| 8 | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish |
| 9 | Tyler, The Creator | Tyler, The Creator |
| 10 | The Weeknd | The Weeknd |
| 11 | Shaboozey | Shaboozey |
| 12 | Benson Boone | Benson Boone |
| 13 | Chappell Roan | Chappell Roan |
| 14 | Teddy Swims | Teddy Swims |
| 15 | Post Malone | Post Malone |
| 16 | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga |
| 17 | Tate McRae | Tate McRae |
| 18 | Alex Warren | Alex Warren |
| 19 | Bruno Mars | Bruno Mars |
| 20 | Gracie Abrams | Gracie Abrams |
| 21 | Zach Bryan | Zach Bryan |
| 22 | Playboi Carti | Playboi Carti |
| 23 | Jelly Roll | Jelly Roll |
| 24 | HUNTR/X | HUNTR/X |
| 25 | BigXthaPlug | BigXthaPlug |
Spotify Wrapped 2025
Platform year-end: Bad Bunny racked up roughly 19.8 billion streams for the year, becoming the world’s No. 1 artist for the fourth time; Taylor, The Weeknd, Drake, and Billie Eilish rounded out the top five. Taylor topped the U.S. chart.
| Rank | Artist | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Bunny | Bad Bunny |
| 2 | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift |
| 3 | The Weeknd | The Weeknd |
| 4 | Drake | Drake |
| 5 | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish |
Spotify Top 40 by Monthly Listeners
Based on public Spotify monthly listener counts compiled by Kworb at the time of capture. Monthly listeners reflect “how many people are listening right now,” which differs from year-end or all-time cumulative totals. Bruno Mars led with roughly 130 million monthly listeners at that point.
| Rank | Artist | Monthly Listeners |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Mars | 130.1M |
| 2 | Justin Bieber | 123.0M |
| 3 | The Weeknd | 114.1M |
| 4 | Rihanna | 112.1M |
| 5 | Shakira | 106.7M |
| 6 | Taylor Swift | 100.8M |
| 7 | Michael Jackson | 99.6M |
| 8 | Bad Bunny | 99.0M |
| 9 | Ariana Grande | 96.3M |
| 10 | Lady Gaga | 95.5M |
| 11 | Coldplay | 94.5M |
| 12 | Drake | 91.0M |
| 13 | Katy Perry | 89.5M |
| 14 | David Guetta | 86.8M |
| 15 | Pitbull | 86.7M |
| 16 | Ed Sheeran | 82.9M |
| 17 | Calvin Harris | 80.1M |
| 18 | Maroon 5 | 79.8M |
| 19 | Billie Eilish | 78.0M |
| 20 | J Balvin | 72.5M |
| 21 | Eminem | 71.7M |
| 22 | Sia | 69.1M |
| 23 | Kanye West | 68.7M |
| 24 | Kendrick Lamar | 67.0M |
| 25 | Dua Lipa | 66.8M |
| 26 | Olivia Rodrigo | 66.6M |
| 27 | Daddy Yankee | 66.2M |
| 28 | Black Eyed Peas | 66.1M |
| 29 | SZA | 66.0M |
| 30 | Harry Styles | 64.8M |
| 31 | Beyoncé | 63.9M |
| 32 | Lana Del Rey | 63.7M |
| 33 | Post Malone | 62.5M |
| 34 | Sean Paul | 62.0M |
| 35 | Zara Larsson | 60.7M |
| 36 | Travis Scott | 60.1M |
| 37 | Burna Boy | 59.7M |
| 38 | Sabrina Carpenter | 59.5M |
| 39 | Tame Impala | 58.9M |
| 40 | Chris Brown | 58.8M |
Top 25 All-Time Lead Streams on Spotify
Chartmasters' tally of historical lead streams on Spotify. Taylor leads with roughly 127.3 billion, followed by Drake, Bad Bunny, and The Weeknd. Figures update daily; the table below is a snapshot at time of capture.
| Rank | Artist | Cumulative Lead-Artist Streams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | 127.3B |
| 2 | Drake | 104.6B |
| 3 | Bad Bunny | 98.1B |
| 4 | The Weeknd | 84.5B |
| 5 | Ariana Grande | 66.1B |
| 6 | Ed Sheeran | 60.2B |
| 7 | Billie Eilish | 58.3B |
| 8 | Eminem | 57.5B |
| 9 | Kanye West | 56.0B |
| 10 | BTS | 52.9B |
| 11 | Justin Bieber | 52.4B |
| 12 | Bruno Mars | 50.8B |
| 13 | Post Malone | 50.5B |
| 14 | Rihanna | 48.1B |
| 15 | Coldplay | 47.1B |
| 16 | Travis Scott | 44.0B |
| 17 | Kendrick Lamar | 43.3B |
| 18 | Dua Lipa | 41.6B |
| 19 | J Balvin | 40.3B |
| 20 | Imagine Dragons | 40.3B |
| 21 | Lana Del Rey | 39.3B |
| 22 | Juice WRLD | 38.7B |
| 23 | David Guetta | 38.6B |
| 24 | Lady Gaga | 37.6B |
| 25 | Ozuna | 36.2B |
Four-Chart Comparison (High-Frequency Names)
Here’s a roundup of names that repeatedly appear near the top of multiple 2025 charts or long-running rankings, making it easy to compare “chart-year heat” against “catalog depth.”
| Artist | IFPI 2025 | Billboard 2025 | Wrapped 2025 | All-Time Streaming Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Swift | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bad Bunny | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Drake | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| The Weeknd | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Billie Eilish | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Kendrick Lamar | 6 | 2 | — | 17 |
| Morgan Wallen | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| Sabrina Carpenter | 8 | 4 | — | — |
| Lady Gaga | 10 | 16 | — | 24 |
| Stray Kids | 2 | — | — | — |
Chart Scenarios
Different listening contexts call for different charts. Below are common entry points by use case; specific playlists still depend on each platform’s algorithm and your personal taste.
| Scenario | Which chart to check most often | Recent frequent names |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking the global music industry’s official word | IFPI Artist of the Year | Taylor, Stray Kids, Drake, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny |
| Tracking U.S. market momentum | Billboard Year-End Top Artists | Morgan Wallen, Kendrick, Taylor, Sabrina, SZA |
| Track yearly streaming plays | Spotify Wrapped | Bad Bunny, Taylor, The Weeknd, Drake, Billie |
| See current active listeners | Monthly listeners chart | Bruno Mars, Bieber, The Weeknd, Rihanna, Shakira |
| View historical scale | All-time lead-artist streams | Taylor, Drake, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Ariana |
| Pop / Dance party | Monthly listeners + singles chart crossover | Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, David Guetta, Dua Lipa |
| Hip-Hop / Urban | Billboard + all-time streams | Kendrick, Drake, Travis Scott, Eminem |
| Latin / Reggaeton | Wrapped + cumulative streams | Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Shakira, KAROL G |
Editor’s quick take
Combining 2025 year-end chart overlaps with historical streaming volume, here’s a short tier breakdown for the frequently discussed A-list names, handy for template drag-and-drop. Rankings within a genre can vary widely by region.
| Tier | Artist | Basis summary |
|---|---|---|
| S | Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish | Multiple top-five year-end chart placements + top-tier historical streaming |
| A | Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, BTS, Stray Kids, Justin Bieber, Eminem | At least one mainstream year-end top-ten placement or solid historical volume |
| B | Post Malone, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Rihanna, Travis Scott, Lana Del Rey, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Tyler, The Creator, and others | Mid-year chart placement or sustained high monthly listener counts |
| C | Regional leaders across genres, new faces on the year-end chart from the rising generation (e.g., Benson Boone, Alex Warren, Shaboozey) | Strong single-year breakout, but long-term standing is still building |
| D | Viral on short-form video, single-driven acts | Look at the single’s lifecycle before judging the artist’s tier |
Live rankings
Below is an embedded global artist template (about 175 acts), which you can drag into S–E by genre or personal taste.
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