Apple Music Reveals Top 20 Most-Streamed Artists of All Time

[MacRumors]

Apple today teamed up with Chart Data to share the top 20 most-streamed artists of all time. Chart Data says this is the first time that Apple has shared the all-time streaming list.

Drake is the number one most-streamed artist, with Taylor Swift coming in second. Future was third, followed by YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Bad Bunny. The full list is below.

Top 20 most streamed artists of all-time on Apple Music pic.twitter.com/c4WyaRZCTx— chart data (@chartdata) June 18, 2026​

Apple Music launched in June 2015, so the top 20 list includes streaming data for the past 11 years.

The streaming service is priced at $10.99 per month for an individual plan in the U.S., with other pricing options available for students, families, and in the Apple One bundle.


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[dreamerstree]

That's an extremely disappointing list of auditory garbage.

 

[EllZ89]

At least that’s something Drake can hold over Kendrick 🤣

 

[Papanate]

They must not track boomer bands.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

future is 3rd??

how in the hell is mickael jackson not here?

 

[WU27f1xcCs]

Surprised by some of these, others I’ve never heard of

 

[Hammerd]

 

[211]

I'm getting old. I haven't even heard of half of these artists.

Apple should be more open about its streaming numbers if it wants free publicity. Everywhere I see reports Spotify's steaming numbers

 

[TVreporter]

I know I’m old when I don’t recognize most of them… and don’t care

Give me my 80s and 90s rock and grunge

 

[everlast3434]

I'm getting old. I haven't even heard of half of these artists.

Apple should be more open about its streaming numbers if it wants free publicity. Everywhere I see reports Spotify's steaming numbers

Really? Even Lil Durk and Rod Wave?
jk I have no idea either...

 

[rguzgu]

How dare they don't take into account my niche band with 5 listeners! 😭

Remember y'all these are just the most popular artists. Popular != Good, and what's considered good changes by person.

If you want your artist to become more popular share their music!

 

[BeatsByTim]

I've tried listening to Drake. For a guy named after a duck, I'd rather listen to Donald Duck.

 

[swm]

this has "US" written all over it

 

[technicalFoozle]

I've heard of 12 of them! I'm apparently not as old as some y'all but the division of people older than me and not dead is getting more narrow all the time.

 

[dorkimoe]

lol awful..like not 1oldschool artist?

 

[Musocat]

I've heard of some of them, but I can't name a single one of their songs. I'm officially old, and I can live with that lol.

 

[F23]

RIP TAY KEITH

 

[FernMam]

What a disgrace. Rock music was killed. Murdered. 
This was premeditated, planned and executed.

 

[Entilzha]

All artists I have never voluntarily listened to in nearly fifty years of life on this spinning ball of rock. Never even heard of nine of them.

 

[LV426]

I'm getting old. I haven't even heard of half of these artists.

Apple should be more open about its streaming numbers if it wants free publicity. Everywhere I see reports Spotify's steaming numbers

Me too! Then again, I am genuinely old.

Intriguingly, three out of the top ten are named after animals.

 

[sleven]

I legitimately like that I’ve never streamed a single one of these.

 

[nostaws]

This may speak to the demographic that uses Apple Music more than the overall popularity of specific artists.

 

[FattiesGoneWild]

Man, that is some really ****** so called music that is not music in the least. The standards are beyond low nowadays.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

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Is it of all time or just in this century. I can't take this list seriously when artists like The Beatles and Rolling Stones are not here. Of course maybe it's a generational thing and older people still have CDs and cassette tapes.

 

[mazz0]

I’ve heard of seven of them. Couldn’t name a single track though. #old