Who runs Spotify? Female musicians!
Since the streaming era began a few years ago, women in music have continued to dominate the Swedish-founded music platform as their catalog amassed billions, if not millions, of hits.
Despite rising to fame decades ago, some of them remained relevant as many of their songs continued to grow in recent years.
From the OG diva Mariah Carey to hip-pop stars dominating the charts like Nicki Minaj, here are the most popular songs by singers from the early 90s to 2000s.
Mariah Carey - Fantasy
Mariah is the original diva. Since rising to fame in the early 90s, the singer has never failed to amaze fans and the general public because of her insane vocals, making her a household name.
The songstress' most popular song on Spotify at the moment is "Fantasy," with over 200,165,593 streams as of this writing.
According to Song Meanings and Facts, the track is about admiring a person, but the other one can't be with them in reality. Mariah is apparently in love with a man, and she keeps on thinking about him all the time.
Beyoncé - Perfect Duet
Coming in the late 90s to the early 2000s is Queen Bey herself. The singer first shot to fame with her girl groupmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, for the trio "Destiny's Child."
Beyoncé made a name for herself when she debuted as a solo artist, and she has never flopped ever since.
Her most popular song on Spotify to date is her unexpected collaboration with British singer Ed Sheeran for the song "Perfect." The track was later re-titled "Perfect Duet," and it now has 687,864,311 hits.
Lady Gaga - Shallow
Despite being criticized for her racy outfits and "weird" way of expressing herself during the early years of her career in the late 2000s, Gaga did not stop pursuing her dreams, making her one of the most iconic female figures in the industry.
In 2018, the singer shocked the world as she ventured out into the world of films with her acting debut in the film "A Star Is Born."
One of the songs included in the movie is her duet with Bradley Cooper, "Shallow," which is her current number one song on Spotify.
The track has a whopping 1.7 billion streams as of this writing.
Nicki Minaj - Tusa
Nicki has redefined hip hop music for women since debuting in 2011 for her album "Pink Print." Since then, the rapper has sealed herself as one of the most notable rappers in the industry.
Surprisingly, her debut single "Super Bass" isn't the number one song on her catalog as it was dethroned by her feature on KAROL G's song "Tusa."
The track has amassed 1.2 billion streams as of today.
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