As of Oct 3, 2026, Coldplay is the most-listened-to Music artist with 9.3M monthly listeners, followed by Rihanna (8.5M) and Radiohead (8.5M).
The most-listened-to Music artists, ranked by monthly listeners. Updated .
This ranking uses monthly listeners, the standard way the music industry measures an artist's active audience rather than lifetime plays. It rewards artists who are getting played right now, so a big playlist placement can move an artist up the list fast, even without a new release.
| Rank | Creator | Monthly listeners |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coldplay | 9,310,458 |
| 2 | Rihanna | 8,529,938 |
| 3 | Radiohead | 8,461,024 |
| 4 | Kanye West | 8,143,545 |
| 5 | Eminem | 7,961,671 |
| 6 | Lady Gaga | 7,945,332 |
| 7 | Nirvana | 7,719,790 |
| 8 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 7,419,689 |
| 9 | Katy Perry | 7,409,643 |
| 10 | Queen | 7,395,502 |
| 11 | Arctic Monkeys | 7,319,789 |
| 12 | Michael Jackson | 7,219,114 |
| 13 | Linkin Park | 7,132,448 |
| 14 | The Killers | 7,126,920 |
| 15 | Gorillaz | 7,043,353 |
| 16 | Drake | 6,931,612 |
| 17 | Maroon 5 | 6,850,346 |
| 18 | Green Day | 6,773,469 |
| 19 | The Beatles | 6,680,724 |
| 20 | Britney Spears | 6,652,387 |
| 21 | Muse | 6,567,998 |
| 22 | Beyoncé | 6,565,739 |
| 23 | Foo Fighters | 6,525,096 |
| 24 | Daft Punk | 6,472,499 |
| 25 | Taylor Swift | 6,128,382 |
| 26 | Oasis | 6,100,922 |
| 27 | System of a Down | 5,966,566 |
| 28 | The Rolling Stones | 5,947,080 |
| 29 | Black Eyed Peas | 5,933,647 |
| 30 | Madonna | 5,886,742 |
| 31 | The Strokes | 5,872,563 |
| 32 | Paramore | 5,854,974 |
| 33 | Adele | 5,767,457 |
| 34 | Justin Timberlake | 5,765,547 |
| 35 | David Bowie | 5,732,500 |
| 36 | The Cure | 5,707,747 |
| 37 | Pink Floyd | 5,688,621 |
| 38 | Weezer | 5,654,089 |
| 39 | The Weeknd | 5,542,706 |
| 40 | Bruno Mars | 5,460,919 |
| 41 | Lana Del Rey | 5,455,929 |
| 42 | MGMT | 5,417,019 |
| 43 | David Guetta | 5,406,844 |
| 44 | Elton John | 5,391,860 |
| 45 | Guns N' Roses | 5,359,002 |
| 46 | Metallica | 5,318,752 |
| 47 | Avril Lavigne | 5,301,964 |
| 48 | Kendrick Lamar | 5,289,233 |
| 49 | The Smiths | 5,265,408 |
| 50 | Kings of Leon | 5,246,645 |
Source: ShinyPull, shinypull.com/rankings/music