Here Are The Most Streamed Artists of 2020: Drake Tops The List

Two of the leading streaming platforms, Spotify and Apple Music have released their year-end streaming charts but who made the list overall across all services?

We now have the list of the most streamed artists of 2020 in the U.S. Drake tops the list with 5.6 billion streams, thanks to his past hit catalog, the solid side project Dark Lane Demo Tapes and the smash ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’.

Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up The Super Bowl With Bold Drake Diss And Surprise Guests

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime performance was nothing short of legendary, leaving fans buzzing with surprise cameos and bold moments that took his long-running feud with Drake to new heights. Kicking off with an unreleased song snippet and followed by “Squabble Up” from his latest album GNX, Kendrick immediately set the tone for a game-changing performance. Fans eagerly waited to see if Kendrick would play his diss track Not Like Us, especially with Drake's ongoing lawsuit against him and his label for defamation and harassment. Lamar's performance included an unexpected appearance by SZA and a quirky cameo from Serena Williams, along with Samuel L. Jackson’s comedic interruptions, all building the suspense around the Drake drama. In the middle of his performance, Kendrick turned up the heat, looking straight into the camera and directly addressing Drake with his famous lyrics, “I heard you like them young," as fans held their breath. Despite the tension, Kendrick censored himself when it came time to call Drake a "certified lover boy" and avoided saying “pedophile,” which had been widely speculated. Social media lit up with mixed reactions, with some fans mocking the performance as a "mid mashup" and others noting the intense hostility toward Drake. With the hashtag #KendrickBowl trending, it’s clear that Kendrick’s performance was a cultural moment that pushed boundaries—but has he gone too far, or is this just another chapter in hip-hop history? Only time will tell, and Drake has yet to respond.

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Juice WRLD comes in at the number 2 spot on the year-end chart. His posthumous album Legends Never Die earned the second biggest debut of the year with 497k units and his past catalog also got a boost following his untimely death last December. He earned a total of 5.3 billion streams across all platforms in 2020.

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NBA Youngboy did 4.6 billion streams last year which is no surprise because as many as four new projects by the Baton Rouge rapper were released on DSPs: Still Flexin, Still Steppin, 38 Baby 2, Until I Return and Top. Three of those topped the Billboard 200 chart upon their debut.

The rest of the top 10 is made of Lil Uzi Vert, Post Malone, Pop Smoke, Taylor Swift, Lil Baby, The Weeknd and DaBaby. Take a look at the full list above via Hits Daily Double.