Kendrick Lamar Breaks Spotify Record with 88.8M Monthly Listeners, Surpasses Drake as Most-Streamed Rapper
Kendrick Lamar has surpassed Drake to become the rapper with the most monthly listeners in Spotify history, achieving over 88.8 million listeners following his Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance.
Kendrick Lamar standing by car
The achievement puts Lamar ahead of Drake's previous record of 75.4 million listeners, though still behind overall Spotify leaders Bruno Mars (151 million) and The Weeknd (124.5 million).
Lamar's dominance extends across multiple platforms and charts:
- Secured the top five positions on Spotify's US Top 50 with tracks including "Not Like Us," "luther (with SZA)," and "tv off"
- Ranked as #1 most-streamed artist globally and in the US
- Has 28 songs on Spotify's daily top 200 songs chart
- Leads Apple Music's songs chart with "Not Like Us"
- His albums GNX and DAMN occupy the #1 and #2 spots on iTunes
This success follows both his recent Super Bowl performance and the surprise release of his latest album, GNX. Lamar has also announced new tour dates with SZA, capitalizing on their successful collaborations including "All the Stars" and "30 for 30."
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