Candian singer The Weeknd’s ‘Starboy’ has become Spotify’s most streamed song of all time.
The Weeknd and Drake are often compared to one another as two dominant forces in the music industry hailing from Canada. Abel got the best of Drizzy in this round to close out 2023, as his hit single “Starboy” surpassed Drake’s “One Dance” on the Spotify all-time charts.
Per Pop Crave, ‘Starboy’ slid into sixth place on the list of the most-streamed songs on Spotify ever, with over 2.9 billion streams to push Drake’s bop one spot lower.
The Weeknd’s “Starboy” surpasses Drake’s “One Dance” as the 6th most streamed song on Spotify with over 2.9 BILLION streams. pic.twitter.com/QvAnGQISKr
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 27, 2023
Drake and The Weeknd were also back-to-back when Spotify revealed its top streaming artists for 2023 last month with Abel taking the No. 3 spot — despite not having dropped an album in 2023 — and the 6 God right behind him at No. 4 with over 11 billion streams.
Drake took home plenty of hardware and accolades as well after another busy year with the release of his eighth studio album, For All The Dogs. Drizzy won Spotify’s Hip Hop 2023 MVP honors over the likes of Metro Boomin, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, and more in what appears to be a fan-voted award.
“The people have spoken. 2023’s #AllRapCaviar MVP is Drake,” RapCaviar‘s Instagram captioned a post to close out July. Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss also wears the Spotify streaming collab crown as the 2022 joint project hit 2.7 billion streams in November, surpassing Watch The Throne‘s previous record of 2.6 billion.
The first joint album between the Toronto and Atlanta natives received mixed reviews upon release but was a commercial success, moving over 400,000 units in its first week of sales.
According to the music streaming platform, Spotify, The Weeknd’s 2020 track “Blinding Lights” is the most streamed track of all time, with more than 3.47 billion listens as of Monday. His song “Starboy” is also one of the most listened-to songs on Spotify.
The Weeknd has a history of breaking Guinness World Records. He received two certificates in 2016: one for having the most streamed album on Spotify in 2015, and another for having the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 by a solo male artist.
