Drake Dominates 80% of Spotify’s Global Impact List for the First Half of 2026

Drake continues to rule streaming. After being crowned as the Spotify’s most-streamed artist in Canada last year, the streaming service has released its Global Impact List for the first half of 2026, revealing the 50 most-played songs by Canadian artists outside of their home country. To no one’s surprise, the Toronto rapper has 40 of the 50 spots, including the top 12.

Thanks to the rapper’s historic Iceman release — which included a triple-album drop with Maid of Honour and Habibti — Drake commands a whopping 80% of the list, led by his chart-topping hit, “Janice SFTU,” which the streaming platform already tapped as one of its song-of-the-summer contenders. It’s followed by “National Treasures,” the Maneesh-produced “Shabang,” “Whisper My Name” and “Ran To Atlanta,” featuring Future and Molly Santana, to round out the top 5. He wraps up the list, too, with “Rust Intro” at No. 50.

The rapper’s global reach is palpable on the list, as collaborations with PARTYNEXTDOOR, Qendresa, Yeat and other artists get a boost from Drake’s magic touch on streaming. His success on Spotify comes a couple of months after the platform beat a recent fraud lawsuit that claimed his music was receiving billions of fake plays.

The remaining artists on the list boast a diverse lineup of homegrown acts, spanning genres including country, indie rock, Punjabi, hip-hop and electronic.

Cameron Whitcomb is the highest-ranking act after Drake, landing at No. 13 with his viral track “Kingdom of Fear,” another track that the streaming service listed as a song-of-the-summer contender. It has become a big moment for the B.C. artist, securing his first top 3 hit on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart dated Aug. 22. Whitcomb earns a second entry on the Spotify list at No. 49 with “You and Me,” which he has described as his first-ever love song.

In recent years, the growing influence of Punjabi-Canadian artists on the world stage has become a major force. While the second half of 2025’s list featured multiple tracks by Karan Aujla and Ikky, they’re passing the torch to Shubh, who claims two entries on the 2026 list. He arrives at No. 23 with “Moves” and “Bounce” at No. 35. It’s a welcome return for the Punjabi-Canadian act, who was on Spotify’s first-ever Global Impact List in 2025.

Viral act bbno$ lands at No. 41 with “diamonds are forever.” It’s been a year of transformation for the Vancouver-based artist, born Alex Gumuchian, who has found success and financial stability with his independent project over the past couple of years. Now, he’s vowing to explore who he is beyond his quirky persona: “I think I know bbno$ pretty well. But I don't really know Alex,” he told Billboard Canada in his recent cover story.

At No. 43, viral Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine makes their first and only appearance on the list with “Fabienk,” arguably the group’s biggest hit from their album, Vol. II. The buzzy math rock group has made a global breakthrough with their polka-dot ensembles and unique sound — and they’ve done it independently. “We needed to talk to all the labels to choose none of them,” manager Sébastien Collin explained to Billboard Canada. The duo’s rapid rise brought them their first-ever accolade: the Global Breakthrough Award at Billboard Canada Power Players 2026 in June at NXNE.

Rounding out the list is what Spotify calls “a diverse cross-section of Canadian talent,” including: Toronto indie-rockers Good Kid with “Cicada” (No. 29), producer Murda Beatz’s Prospa-featuring track “Baby” (No. 33), Korean-Canadian rapper OXYNOVA’s “SSSAK” (No. 34) and Vancouver-based producer Asad Khan’s remix “Piya Ghar Aaya” (No. 39).

Spotify's Global Impact List for Canada

1. “Janice STFU” by Drake
2. “National Treasures” by Drake
3. “Shabang” by Drake
4. “Whisper My Name” by Drake
5. “Ran To Atlanta (feat. Future & Molly Santana)” by Drake, Future, Molly Santana
6. “2 Hard 4 The Radio” by Drake
7. “Plot Twist” by Drake
8. “Dust” by Drake
9. “Make Them Cry” by Drake
10. “B's On The Table (feat. 21 Savage)” by Drake, 21 Savage
11. “Make Them Pay” by Drake
12. “Burning Bridges” by Drake
13. “Kingdom of Fear” by Cameron Whitcomb
14. “Make Them Know” by Drake
15. “Don’t Worry” by Drake
16. “Make Them Remember” by Drake
17. “Little Birdie” by Drake
18. “Hoe Phase” by Drake
19. “WNBA” by Drake
20. “Fortworth (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)” by Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR
21. “Road Trips” by Drake
22. “Firm Friends” by Drake
23. “Moves” by Shubh
24. “Slap The City (feat. Qendresa)” by Drake, Qendresa
25. “Classic” by Drake
26. “I'm Spent (feat. Loe Shimmy)” by Drake, Loe Shimmy
27. “High Fives” by Drake
28. “Cheetah Print (feat. Sexyy Red)” by Drake, Sexyy Red
29. “Cicada” by Good Kid
30. “New Bestie” by Drake
31. “White Bone” by Drake
32. “Gen 5” by Drake
33. “Baby” by Murda Beatz, Prospa
34. “SSAK (Feat. Loco) (Prod. By GRAY)” by Foggyatthebottom, Loco, MASON HOME, MILLI, OSUN, OXYNOVA
35. “Bounce” by Shubh
36. “Hurrr Nor Thurr (feat. Sexyy Red)” by Drake, Sexyy Red
37. “Q&A” by Drake
38. “BBW” by Drake
39. “Piya Ghar Aaya - Remix” by Asad Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
40. “Stuck” by Drake
41. “diamonds are forever” by bbno$
42. “Princess” by Drake
43. “Fabienk” by Angine de Poitrine
44. “Amazing Shape (feat. Popcaan)” by Drake, Popcaan
45. “True Bestie (feat. Iconic Savvy)” by Drake, Iconic Savvy
46. “Outside Tweaking (feat. Stunna Sandy)” by Drake, Stunna Sandy
47. “Prioritizing” by Drake
48. “Goose and The Juice” by Drake
49. “You and Me” by Cameron Whitcomb
50. “Rusty Intro” by Drake