Kendrick Lamar has just earned another accolade with his hit song "Alright" topping Spotify's Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the Streaming Era list.
On Monday (May 20), Spotify unveiled their 100-song list of tracks that dominated the streaming era with Kendrick Lamar's 2015 anthemic record "Alright" coming in at No. 1. The Pharrell and Sounwave-produced joint, which appears on To Pimp a Butterfly, has over 686 million streams on Spotify, 173 million views on YouTube and was a song that defined the 2010s, according to Billboard.
Kendrick Lamar's lauded record, which boasted empowerment and reassurance within the Black community, also offering hope through positive affirmations, earned four Grammy nominations and took home two gramophones in 2016 for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. To Pimp a Butterfly also garnered the Grammy Academy's attention, receiving nods for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, taking the win for the latter.
Cardi B came in right behind K-Dot, at No. 2, with her hit "Bodak Yellow." Coming in at 890 million Spotify streams, Bardi's career experienced a meteoric rise following the release of her breakout song, which also served as the lead single on her Grammy Award-winning first album, Invasion of Privacy. "Bodak Yellow," inspired by Kodak Black's "No Flockin," also topped the Billboard 100 chart, making Cardi the first solo woman rapper to accomplish this feat since Lauryn Hill with "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998.
Plenty of songs that are still gaining streams can be found on Spotify's list of the Greatest Songs of the Streaming Era. In fact, coming directly after Kendrick and Cardi are Drake's "God's Plan" (2018), Lil Uzi Vert's (XO Tour Llif3" (2017) and Future's "March Madness" (2015).
100. Coi Leray – “Players” (2022)
99. Fivio Foreign – “Big Drip” (2019)
98. Doechii – “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake” (2020)
97. YG ft. Nipsey Hussle – “FDT” (2016)
96. Sexyy Red – “SkeeYee” (2023)
95. Freddie Gibbs, Madlib – “Crime Pays” (2019)
94. Moneybagg Yo – “Time Today” (2021)
93. Lil Durk ft. Gunna – “What Happened to Virgil” (2022)
92. Flo Milli – “Never Lose Me” (2023)
91. Denzel Curry – “Ultimate” (2015)
90. A$AP Rocky – “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)” (2015)
89. Yo Gotti – “Down In the DM” (2016)
88. Doja Cat ft. Rico Nasty – “Tia Tamera” (2019)
87. Young Thug – “Check” (2015)
86. Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li” (2018)
85. Mac Miller – “Self Care” (2018)
84. Saweetie – “My Type” (2019)
83. YoungBoy Never Broke Again – “Outside Today” (2018)
82. Megan Thee Stallion – “Big Ole Freak” (2018)
81. Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj – “Princess Diana” (2023)
80. MadeinTYO – “Uber Everywhere” (2016)
79. Playboi Carti ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Shoota” (2018)
78. Lil Durk ft. J. Cole – “All My Life” (2023)
77. Tyler, The Creator ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign – “WUSYANAME” (2021)
76. Nipsey Hussle ft. YG – “Last Time That I Checc’d” (2018)
75. Lil Uzi Vert – “Money Longer” (2016)
74. Drake – “Know Yourself” (2015)
73. Central Cee – “Doja” (2022)
72. Trippie Redd ft. Travis Scott – “Dark Knight Dummo” (2017)
71. Latto ft. Cardi B – “Put It On Da Floor Again” (303)
70. Pooh Shiesty ft. Lil Durk – “Back in Blood” (2022)
69. Young M.A. – “OOOUUU” (2017)
68. Young Thug ft. Gunna – “Hot” (2019)
67. Jack Harlow – “WHATS POPPIN” (2020)
66. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. Kodak Black – “Drowning” (2017)
65. Polo G, Lil Tjay ft. – “Pop Out” (2019)
64. Migos – “T-Shirt” (2017)
63. Future – “F*ck Up Some Commas” (2015)
62. A$AP Ferg – “Plain Jane” (2017)
61. Lil Baby, Gunna – “Drip Too Hard” (2018)
60. Drake, 21 Savage – “Jimmy Cooks” (2022)
59. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future – “King’s Dead” (2018)
58. Tyler, The Creator ft. Kali Uchis – “See You Again” (2017)
57. BlocBoy JB ft. Drake – “Look Alive” (2018)
56. JACKBOYS, Travis Scott, Young Thug – “OUT WEST” (2019)
55. Tee Grizzley – “First Day Out” (2017)
54. 21 Savage ft. Future – “X” (2016)
53. Travis Scott – “BUTTERFLY EFFECT” (2018)
52. Lil Mosey – “Blueberry Faygo (2020)
51. Internet Money ft. Don Toliver, Gunna, NAV – “Lemonade” (2020)
50. Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock” (2020)
49. DaBaby – “Suge” (2019)
48. Metro Boomin ft. Future & Chris Brown – “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)” (2022)
47. Hitkidd, GloRilla – “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” (2022)
46. Gunna – “fukumean” (2023)
45. Future ft. Drake & Tems – “WAIT FOR U” *(2022)
44. Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red” (2023)
43. Drake, Future – “Jumpman” (2015)
42. City Girls – “Act Up” (2018)
41. Travis Scott – “Antidote” (2015)
40. XXXtentacion – “Look At Me!” (2017)
39. Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – “No Problem” (2016)
38. Lil Baby – “Freestyle” (2017)
37. GoldLink ft. Shy Glizzy & Brent Faiyaz – “Crew” (2016)
36. Kodak Black ft. XXXtentacion – “Roll in Peace” (2017)
35. Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties” (2021)
34. Mustard ft. Roddy Ricch – “Ballin” (2019)
33. Playboi Carti – “Magnolia” (2017)
32. Offset, Metro Boomin – “Ric Flair Drip” (2017)
31. J. Cole – “MIDDLE CHILD” (2019)
30. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, The-Dream, Kelly Price & Kirk Franklin – “Ultralight Beam” (2016)
29. Drake – “Back To Back” (2015)
28. Kendrick Lamar – “DNA.” (2017)
27. Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “Rockstar” (2018)
26. Rae Sremmurd – “Black Beatles” (2016)
25. Tyler, The Creator – “EARFQUAKE” (2019)
24. Polo G – “RAPSTAR” (2020)
23. 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” (2018)
22. Meek Mill ft. Drake – “Going Bad” (2019)
21. Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” (2015)
20. Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” (2020)
19. French Montana ft. Swae Lee – “Unforgettable” (2017)
18. Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg – “We Paid” (2020)
17. Kodak Black – “No Flockin” (2015)
16. Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE” (2017)
15. Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi – “Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1” (2016)
14. Roddy Ricch – “The Box” (2019)
13. Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Goosebumps” (2016)
12. Future – “Mask Off” (2017)
11. XXXtentacion – “Jocelyn Flores” (2017)
10. Juice WRLD – “Lucid Dreams” (2018)
9. Pop Smoke – “Dior” (2019)
8. Sheck Wes – “Mo Bamba” (2017)
7. Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE” (2018)
6. Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee” (2016)
5. Future – “March Madness” (2015)
4. Lil Uzi Vert – “XO Tour Llif3” (2017)
3. Drake – “God’s Plan” (2018)
2. Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow” (2017)
1. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (2015)
