Taylor Swift named Spotify's most-streamed artist of all time

Taylor Swift at the VMAs

Taylor Swift holds the title of Spotify's most-streamed artist ever.

In celebration of its 20th anniversary on Thursday, Spotify's executives unveiled the most-streamed artists, songs, albums, podcasts, and audiobooks in its history for the first time.

The pop sensation known for "Shake It Off" topped the list of most-streamed artists, with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, "Hotline Bling" artist Drake, "Blinding Lights" singer The Weeknd, and pop star/actress Ariana Grande following behind.

The top 10 also included Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Eminem, and the controversial rapper Kanye West.

However, in the category of most-streamed albums, Bad Bunny led the way. The recent Super Bowl Halftime Show performer claimed the top spot with his album "Un Verano Sin Ti."

The Weeknd appeared twice in the top 10, with his album "Starboy" in second place and "After Hours" in fourth.

Other top 10 albums included "÷ (Deluxe)" by Sheeran, "Sour" by Olivia Rodrigo, "SOS" by SZA, "Hollywood's Bleeding" by Post Malone, "Lover" by Swift, "AM" by Arctic Monkeys, and "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" by Eilish.

The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, also dominated the most-streamed songs list. He topped the chart with his 2020 hit "Blinding Lights" and had another entry, "Starboy," in fourth place.

Sheeran also secured two spots in the top 10—second and ninth with his 2017 tracks "Shape of You" and "Perfect."

Other songs in the top 10 included "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood, "As It Was" by Harry Styles, "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi, "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee, "One Dance" by Drake, and "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Bieber.

Additionally, "The Joe Rogan Experience" was recognized as the most-streamed podcast of all time, while "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas was named the most-streamed audiobook.