Top 5 Most Streamed Kanye West Songs, Ranked
- Nobody can stop Kanye West from making good music and delighting his fans with his tunes.
- With over 400 songs released in his career to date, the singer is thriving as one of the most widely streamed artists on music platforms.
- The most deserving top song in West’s career with the largest number of streams is Ni**as In Paris.
Despite the swirling whirlwind of controversies and frequent speculations on various fronts, nobody can stop Kanye West from making good music and delighting his fans with his tunes. The singer and songwriter is known for his bombshell lyrics that never stop short of surprising his fans with name-dropping and some personal revelations.
With over 400 songs released in his career to date, the singer is thriving as one of the most widely streamed artists on music platforms. Whether it’s his beef with Taylor Swift or his relationship with Bianca Censori, West is consistently in the headlines, albeit for the wrong reasons. Aside from all that, let’s take a look at the top five songs that prove West is a worthy opponent in the race to be the best rapper in the world.
5. Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 – 1,187,344,198 streams
As part of Kanye West’s seventh album The Life of Pablo, Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 contains vocals by other rappers including Kid Cudi and American R&B singer Kelly Price. The song leans towards West’s religious and spiritual beliefs rather than explicit lyrics where West tends to go on a rant.
It received widespread praise from critics as well as fans who loved the authenticity of the lyrics. West has further used the song to create remixes and more versions to accentuate the essence of the song.
4. Gold Digger – 1,204,582,197 streams
One of the earlier songs in West’s career, Gold Digger also features actor Jamie Foxx. As soon as it was released, the song became one of the most digitally downloaded songs back in 2005, propelling West’s fame to higher levels. The lyrics of the song detail how Foxx got attracted to a gold digger with West rapping about women tricking him and their behaviors. Gold Digger became so popular that the rapper was invited to perform the song at various prestigious functions including MTV Video Music Awards, Grammy Awards, Brit Awards, and Saturday Night Live.
3. Heartless – 1,414,911,265 streams
There will rarely be a singer or a rapper who does not detail a heartbreak in one of their songs. This was West’s foray into the same feeling as he was reeling from his breakup with Alexis Phifer. Heartless was appreciated for its lyrics and music as West truly put his heart and soul into creating the song. After charting number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, the song was included in many top 10 lists across the world back in 2008.
2. Stronger – 1,451,580,066 streams
Written by West and Daft Punk, Stronger is an anthem to pump up people and infuse them with the energy to work harder and be unscathed by the outside world. With peppy music and uplifting lyrics, the song is one of the most widely included additions to workout mixes.
Stronger features great electronic beats as well as engineered tunes to give it an otherworldly feel. West went on to win Best Rap Solo Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards. Undoubtedly, it is one of the best songs by Kanye West and deservedly wins the second spot on this list.
1. Ni**as In Paris – 1,493,302,159 streams
The most deserving top song in West’s career with the largest number of streams is Ni**as In Paris. A collaboration with Jay-Z and West, this song was released in 2011 as part of their album Watch the Throne. It managed to reach number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold 6.7 million archetype digital units in America.
As the name suggests, West was inspired by the art and fashion scene of Paris which eventually made him write this song. The standout aspect of the song is a menacing beat that lures the listener in and the icy synthesizer notes that eventually act as the cherry on top.
