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Bad Bunny is the most streamed artist on Spotify for 2021: See the top 10

it’s his second year at #1


Jovita Trujillo
Jovita Trujillo - Los Angeles
Senior WriterLos Angeles
DECEMBER 1, 2021 10:05 PM EST

Spotify released its yearly wrap up so get ready for everyone to start sharing the questionable music they listen to on Instagram. Spotify’s 2021 wrapped unveiled the top artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and more that show how more than 381 million people streamed. On the artist‘s side, Bad Bunny took home the title as the most-streamed artist with over 9.1 billion streams. But who was in the top 10? Check out the list below.

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Bad Bunny #1

This is the second year that Bad Bunny is #1 with over 9.1 billion streams worldwide. He also beat his own record of 8.3 billion for the best single-year stream count for any artist in Spotify’s history.

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Taylor Swift #2

Taylor Swift ranked at #2 and is also the top female artist of the year, just like she was last year. Her re-recorded albums, Fearless (Taylor‘s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version) and her 2 LPs from 2020, Folklore and Evermore are to thank for the streams.

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BTS #3

Korean pop group ranked at #3 overall and also ranked #1 among groups on US Spotify.

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Drake #4

Drake held the #2 spot in 2020 but this year he fell to #4.

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Justin Bieber #5

Justin Bieber was nowhere to be seen on the top #5 in 2020 but holds the 5th spot this year. His album Justice was the most streamed album globally.

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The Weeknd #6

The Weeknd held the fifth spot last year and moved down to the #6 spot.

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J Balvin #7

Joining Bad Bunny in the top top 10 is J Balvin at #7.

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Ariana Grande #8

The second woman on the list is Ariana Grande at #8 who had more than 3.51 billion streams by June. Last year she was the third most-streamed female artist globally after Swift.

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Olivia Rodrigo #9

Joining the women is 2021 breakthrough newcomer, Olivia Rodrigo. Her song “driver‘s license” was the most streamed song globally and her album SOUR was the most streamed album globally.

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Juice Wrld #10

Closing off the top 10 is Juice Wrld, who passed away on December 8th, 2019. The late rapper was the #4 most streamed artist in 202