Coldplay Dethroned as Most Streamed Group on Spotify — Here’s Who Got the Spot

Coldplay has just been dethroned as the most-streamed group on the music streaming platform Spotify.

On Tuesday, May 25, the Guinness World Record announced that K-pop superstars BTS earned yet another distinction after they racked up a whopping total of 16.3 billion streams (as of April 27, 2021) on Spotify, surpassing the record formerly held by British rock band Coldplay at 16.1 billion.

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We've confirmed a new batch of records set by @BTS_twt during the release of their latest single 'Butter' – including having the most viewers for the premiere of a video on @YouTube ? https://t.co/7GifjrD7rQ#BTSButter

— Guinness World Records (@GWR) May 25, 2021

BTS, which is once again making waves across the globe for releasing their newest single “Butter,” now has 23 world records under its belt in nearly 8 years since their debut. “Butter” likewise earned the title for the largest opening-day record on Spotify with 61 million unfiltered streams, most viewers for the premiere of a video on YouTube, most viewed music video in 24 hours, and most viewed music video in 24 hours by a K-pop group.

Though Coldplay did not comment on this news, the band did give BTS and their chart-topping song a shoutout in a recent tweet. Chris Martin published a note wherein he suggested a few films, songs, and books to followers that he particularly “found helpful and wonderful.” The list included “Butter” by BTS.

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— Coldplay (@coldplay) May 26, 2021

According to Spotify, BTS has around 26.9 million listeners every month.

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