Spotify's Top Artists For 2025

Monthly listeners are a fun metric that allows you to track how good some artists are. It shows how many people truly enjoy one artist's music, and can also influence you into listening to them. Let's see the top 10 artists with the most monthly listeners this month. In this article, we will also get a little life story of how this artist began and where they are now. 

10. Drake: 81.5 Million Monthly Listeners 

Drake is one of those artists who, whenever you hear their name, you know who they are. Drake started with his first album, "Thank Me Later," which, sadly, did not shine too brightly. However, after his new albums such as “Nothing Was the Same” and “Take Care,” people were astonished by his music. Fast forward to Drake’s 2025 hit collaboration album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, “Some Sexy Songs 4 U,” which has been a massive hit. This is mainly due to the enormous success of the song “NOKIA,” which has gathered over 400 million streams on Spotify. This song is also the highest-grossing song of 2025. He also released many recent singles, leading to his next album, “Iceman.” Overall, after a gigantic downfall from the entire “beef” with rival artist Kendrick Lamar, Drake is doing just fine.

9. Coldplay: 93.2  Million Monthly Listeners 

It is no surprise that Coldplay is on this list, given their numerous hits. Coldplay is a band consisting of artists Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, and Will Champion. Coldplay was formed in 1997 and has made a big name for itself quickly. Their first song that really made them stand out was “Yellow” from their debut album Parachutes. Coldplay went on to make many more iconic hits, such as  the songs “Something Just Like This,” “Hymn for the Weekend,” and “Viva La Vida.” Coldplay has had massive concerts, with the biggest one being the Super Bowl Halftime Show, alongside massive superstars such as Bruno Mars and Beyoncé. Overall, Coldplay has made a major name for themselves. 

8. Ed Sheeran: 93.04 Million Monthly Listeners 

Ed Sheeran is one of the biggest artists of this generation for many reasons. The Englishman is very well known for his big and catchy songs, with the track “Shape of You” having 4.5 billion streams and the 2nd most-streamed song in Spotify history. With his first album, the A-Team sold 58,000 copies, and he became a huge hit very fast. He has recently released his 8th studio album titled “Play,” which has already become a huge hit.

7. Rihanna: 97.3 Million Listeners 

Rihanna is one of, if not the most accomplished, female artists of this generation. Her first album, “Music of the Sun, ”was very popular at the time of its release, and now has over 1.2 billion streams on Spotify. Rihanna has had many other successful albums, such as “Good Girl Gone Bad,” “Anti,” and many more. She is also married to world-famous rapper A$AP Rocky, having a big name in rap and fashion. She has recently starred in the new Smurfs Movie as the main character, the movie making over $563 million worldwide.

6. Justin Bieber: 100.8 Million Monthly Listeners

Justin Bieber is known as one of the first kid stars. He began his musical career and progressed into a full-fledged one. He went on to drop many classics such as “Yummy” and “Baby,” both songs having over 1 billion streams on Spotify. However, after his teenage years, Justin lost a lot of popularity. Much of it was on himself, stating that he felt he was mentally ill from the pressure to live up to his name. A few years later, he would marry and divorce celebrity artist Selena Gomez. It was safe to say he was not in a very good place. However, he is back with his new hit album, “SWAG,” featuring many catchy songs and three collaborations with the famous streamer Druski. 

5. Lady Gaga: 101.7 Million Monthly Listeners 

Lady Gaga's first album was released on August 19, 2008, titled “The Fame.” This album was a big hit with iconic songs like “Just Dance” and “Poker Face.” She also became iconic for her amazing performances and for saying and doing some very questionable things. She dropped the hit song “Die With a Smile” with Bruno Mars in 2024, having now over 2 billion streams on Spotify. She has returned with her latest album, “MAYHEM,” featuring many great songs that showcase how artists can remain relevant after a long time. 

4.  Billie Eilish: 105 Million Monthly Listeners 

Billie Eilish is one of the biggest young stars of the decade. With her last album “Hit Me Hard Hit Me Soft” having many songs charting the Billboard Hot 100 and being nominated many times. Bille doesn’t even need to release music to go viral, too. Her song “Ocean Eyes,” was made half a decade ago and is now trending and going viral on TikTok. All in all, Billie Eilish is one of the most talented artists you will ever see.  

3. Taylor Swift: 115.2 Million Monthly Listeners 

There is no surprise that Taylor Swift is on this list because of her massive audience. She has had many number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and has consistently broken many records, one of them being that she has the fastest-selling sold-out show from a pop artist. She is now back with her latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” This album has the hit single “The Fate of Ophelia,” which has reached 100 million streams on Spotify in only 5 days. In summary, whether you like her or not, she still puts up very big numbers. 

2. The Weeknd: 116.65 Million Monthly Listeners 

The Weeknd is one of the best and biggest Rhythm and Blues artists you'll ever see. He has the number one song on Spotify, “Blinding Lights,” from the album “After Hours.” This song has over 5 billion streams, and his other song “Starboy” is the third most-streamed song, with it closing in on 4 billion streams. He has many big albums, such as "Kissland," "Starboy," "House of Balloons," "Dawn FM," "Beauty Behind the Madness," and his most recent one, "Hurry Up Tomorrow," with the song "Timeless" with Playboi Carti, having over a billion streams.

1. Bruno Mars: 150 Million Monthly Listeners 

Bruno Mars has one of the most promising careers a person could have. With many timeless hits such as “That's What I Like” and “Grenade,” he is very iconic. Even though Bruno Mars is 40 years old, he has proved that he is immune to “falling off” with the hit single “Die With A Smile” with Lady Gaga, having over 3 billion streams on Spotify. He has another hit single called “APT” with Korean Pop Star “Rose,” having over 2 billion streams on Spotify. Overall, you can see why Bruno is number one on this list.