Here’s A Look Back At The 7 Most-Streamed K-Pop Songs Of Each Year Since 2014

The most-streamed went from less than 20 million streams to over 700 million!

Spotify is one of the most popular streaming apps for K-Pop fans to listen to their favorite music, and although it was concerning recently when many K-Pop songs were taken off of the app due to a legal dispute, fortunately they all seemed to have returned now!

BLACKPINK’s Rosé

Back in the early 2010s, the most popular K-Pop songs weren’t even making it to 20 million streams, with some of the top songs even getting less than 10 million.

BIGBANG’s Taeyang

However, as time has passed and the genre has become more popular, the amount of streams that popular K-Pop songs have has exploded, with dozens now in the hundreds of millions of streams.

BTS’s Suga

Here are the 7 most-streamed K-Pop songs on Spotify at the end of each year from 2014 until present time!

2014

7. “Blue” by BIGBANG: 9.54 million streams

6. “Wedding Dress” by Taeyang: 10.58 million streams

5. “Sorry, Sorry” by Super Junior: 11.25 million streams

4. “Haru Haru” by BIGBANG: 12.93 million streams

3. “Growl” by EXO: 14.01 million streams

2. “I Am the Best” by 2NE1: 19.74 million streams

1. “Fantastic Baby” by BIGBANG: 19.80 million streams

2015

7. “Sorry, Sorry” by Super Junior: 13.46 million streams

6. “Lion Heart” by Girls’ Generation: 14.23 million streams

5. “Eyes, Nose, Lips” by Taeyang: 15.42 million streams

4. “Haru Haru” by BIGBANG: 16.31 million streams

3. “Growl” by EXO: 21.11 million streams

2. “I Am the Best” by 2NE1: 25.25 million streams

1. “Fantastic Baby” by BIGBANG: 27.72 million streams

2016

7. “Haru Haru” by BIGBANG: 19.70 million streams

6. “Eyes, Nose, Lips” by Taeyang: 25.15 million streams

5. “Call Me Baby” by EXO: 27.72 million streams

4. “Dope” by BTS: 27.90 million streams

3. “Growl” by EXO: 28.20 million streams

2. “I Am the Best” by 2NE1: 30.75 million streams

1. “Fantastic Baby” by BIGBANG: 35.63 million streams

2017

7. “Spring Day” by BTS: 49.73 million streams

6. “I Need U” by BTS: 50.65 million streams

5. “Whistle” by BLACKPINK: 51.79 million streams

4. “Playing With Fire” by BLACKPINK: 53.80 million streams

3. “As If It’s Your Last” by BLACKPINK: 55.78 million streams

2. “Blood Sweat & Tears” by BTS: 58.42 million streams

1. “Dope” by BTS: 61.74 million streams

2018

7. “BOOMBAYAH” by BLACKPINK: 105.3 million streams

6. “As If It’s Your Last” by BLACKPINK: 118.2 million streams

5. “Blood Sweat & Tears” by BTS: 129.5 million streams

4. “DDU-DU DDU-DU” by BLACKPINK: 138.8 million streams

3. “Fake Love” by BTS: 144.7 million streams

2. “DNA” by BTS: 149.3 million streams

1. “Kiss and Make Up” by BLACKPINK & Dua Lipa: 155.3 million streams

2019

7. “Blood Sweat & Tears” by BTS: 224.5 million streams

6. “DDU-DU DDU-DU” by BLACKPINK: 236.2 million streams

5. “Kill This Love” by BLACKPINK: 258.7 million streams

4. “DNA” by BTS: 261.3 million streams

3. “Fake Love” by BTS: 286.5 million streams

2. “Kiss and Make Up” by BLACKPINK & Dua Lipa: 320.5 million streams

1. “Boy With Luv” by BTS ft. Halsey: 349.4 million streams

2020

7. “DDU-DU DDU-DU” by BLACKPINK: 332.2 million streams

6. “DNA” by BTS: 344.2 million streams

5. “Fake Love” by BTS: 380.3 million streams

4. “Kiss and Make Up” by BLACKPINK & Dua Lipa: 400.1 million streams

3. “Kill This Love” by BLACKPINK: 415.4 million streams

2. “Dynamite” by BTS: 510.9 million streams

1. “Boy With Luv” by BTS ft. Halsey: 562.2 million streams

2021 (So Far)

7. “DDU-DU DDU-DU” by BLACKPINK: 365.2 million streams

6. “DNA” by BTS: 370.2 million streams

5. “Fake Love” by BTS: 408.0 million streams

4. “Kiss and Make Up” by BLACKPINK & Dua Lipa: 415.3 million streams

3. “Kill This Love” by BLACKPINK: 431.3 million streams

2. “Boy With Luv” by BTS ft. Halsey: 619.2 million streams

1. “Dynamite” by BTS: 749.7 million streams

Source: Data Throne