From Arijit Singh to Kabir Singh, Spotify Reveals India’s Most-Streamed Songs, Artists, Albums in 2019

With “Señorita” and Post Malone leading globally.

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 3 December 2019 14:03 IST

From Arijit Singh to Kabir Singh, Spotify Reveals India’s Most-Streamed Songs, Artists, Albums in 2019

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Highlights

Spotify data is miniscule percentage of listening in India
“Modern Bollywood” was Spotify’s breakout genre of 2019
Drake, Ed Sheeran are top artists of the decade on Spotify

With the year drawing to a close, Spotify has revealed the most listened-to songs, artists, albums, and podcasts in India — and globally — in 2019, which feature the likes of Arijit Singh, Kabir Singh, and Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes' “Señorita”. Interestingly, “Señorita” is the only international single on Spotify India's 2019 top-streamed song list. More importantly, it's at the top spot — which is also its global standing. That is also partly true in the artists' bracket, with Post Malone the worldwide leader in 2019 on Spotify and the only international act to feature in the India-only list. The only Indian representation on the global front is “Modern Bollywood”, the top breakout genre in 2019.

Globally, Spotify also revealed the most-streamed artists and songs of the decade — Drake, and Ed Sheeran's “Shape of You” are leading the way — what with the 2010s coming to an end. That of course makes no sense to do in India, considering Spotify only launched at the end of February in the country. But the bigger footnote with Spotify India listening trends is that music streaming still accounts for just 10 percent of India's population at around 150 million, per a Deloitte report from last year, and Spotify's share is only 2 million, the last time it disclosed numbers. It's also worth noting that millions of songs are still missing, thanks to the tiff with Warner Music and Saregama.

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In terms of moods and playlists, though Spotify didn't share a full list, it revealed that “love” and “chill” are India's top moods, with Bollywood Mush and Warm Fuzzy Feeling, and Bollywood Acoustic and Chill Tracks being the top ones respectively in those two categories. And on the whole, the most popular Spotify playlists in India in 2019 were “Today's Top Hits”, followed by “All Out 10s”, “Top Hits Hindi”, and “New Music Hindi”.

Most-streamed artists on Spotify in 2019 (India)

Arijit Singh
Tanishk Bagchi
Neha Kakkar
Badshah
Shreya Ghoshal
Dhvani Bhanushali
Post Malone
Vishal-Shekhar
Pritam
A.R. Rahman

Most-streamed international artists in India on Spotify in 2019

Post Malone
BTS
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
Alan Walker
Camila Cabello
The Chainsmokers
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Khalid

Most-streamed artists on Spotify in 2019 (Global)

Post Malone
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Bad Bunny

Most-streamed artists on Spotify in the 2010s (Global)

Drake
Ed Sheeran
Post Malone
Ariana Grande
Eminem

Most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2019 (India)

“Señorita” - Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes
“Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage” (From Kabir Singh) – Arijit Singh, Mithoon
“Bekhayali” (From Kabir Singh) – Sachet Tandon, Parampara Thakur
“Duniyaa” (From Luka Chuppi) – Abhijit Vaghani, Akhil, Bob, Dhvani Bhanushali
“Ve Maahi” – Arijit Singh, Asees Kaur
“Tera Ban Jaunga” (From Kabir Singh) – Akhil Sachdeva, Tulsi Kumar
“Mere Sohneya” (From Kabir Singh) – Parampara Thakur, Sachet Tandon, Sachet-Parampara
“Pachtaoge” (From Jaani Ve) – Arijit Singh, B Praak
“Saki Saki” (From Batla House) – B Praak, Neha Kakkar, Tulsi Kumar
“Psycho Saiyaan” (From Saaho) – Dhvani Bhanushali, Sachet Tandon, Tanishk Bagchi

Most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2019 (Global)

“Señorita” – Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes
“bad guy” – Billie Eilish
“Sunflower” – Post Malone, Swae Lee
“7 Rings” – Ariana Grande
“Old Town Road – Remix” – Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus

Most-streamed songs on Spotify in the 2010s (Global)

“Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
“One Dance” – Drake, Kyla, WizKid
“rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)” – 21 Savage, Post Malone
“Closer” – Halsey, The Chainsmokers
“Thinking out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

Most-streamed albums on Spotify in 2019 (India)

Kabir Singh – Various Artists
Mesmeric Voice – Tulsi Kumar – Tulsi Kumar
Frolic Neha Kakkar – Neha Kakkar
Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone
Party Songs Neha Kakkar – Neha Kakkar
Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
Yours Truly Arijit – Arijit Singh
Gully Boy – Various Artists
Different World – Alan Walker
Live Fast – Alan Walker

Most-streamed albums on Spotify in 2019 (Global)

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone
thank u, next – Ariana Grande
No.6 Collaborations Project – Ed Sheeran
Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes

Most-streamed podcasts on Spotify in 2019 (India)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty
VIEWS with David Dobrik and Jason Nash
The Misfits Podcast

Most-streamed podcasts on Spotify in 2019 (Global)

The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory & Mal
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Gemischtes Hack
Fest & Flauschig
The Misfits Podcast

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