Spotify’s 2025 streaming data shows the top rap albums so far this year. The list includes both new releases and classic albums that still get millions of plays. Leading the pack is Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, with 2.4 billion streams. Following is MUSIC, by Playboi Carti, at 1.6 billion streams.
Tyler, The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA and Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal are tied for third place, each with 1.2 billion streams. Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 album DAMN. comes in fifth with 1 billion streams. Other recent hits include Don Toliver’s HARDSTONE PSYCHO (646 million streams) and Future & Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You (550 million).
Classic albums such as Kanye West’s Graduation (868 million), Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD (803 million), and Drake’s Take Care (637 million) also remain popular. Eminem’s The Eminem Show (758 million) and 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ (628 million) continue to have strong streaming numbers.
The full top 24 rap albums streamed on Spotify in 2025, from January 1 to July 31, are:
- GNX – Kendrick Lamar: 2.4 billion
- MUSIC – Playboi Carti: 1.6 billion
- CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator: 1.2 billion
- Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii: 1.2 billion
- DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar: 1.0 billion
- UTOPIA – Travis Scott: 920 million
- Graduation – Kanye West: 868 million
- ASTROWORLD – Travis Scott: 803 million
- Heroes & Villains – Metro Boomin: 769 million
- The Eminem Show – Eminem: 758 million
- Black Panther OST – Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists: 749 million
- Views – Drake: 743 million
- Goodbye & Good Riddance – Juice WRLD: 727 million
- good kid, m.A.A.d city – Kendrick Lamar: 715 million
- HARDSTONE PSYCHO – Don Toliver: 646 million
- ? – XXXTENTACION: 645 million
- Take Care – Drake: 637 million
- Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ – 50 Cent: 628 million
- Can’t Rush Greatness – Central Cee: 609 million
- Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator: 605 million
- 17 – XXXTENTACION: 587 million
- Certified Lover Boy – Drake: 578 million
- TAKE CARE – BigXthaPlug: 552 million
- We Don’t Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin: 550 million
Note: BigXthaPlug’s TAKE CARE is different from Drake’s Take Care despite similar names.
This list highlights rap’s lasting popularity by mixing fresh 2024 releases with classic albums.
