Top 30 Most-Streamed Artists and Tracks of Spotify K-Hip-Hop Playlist ‘KrOWN’

On September 15, Spotify revealed the top 30 most-streamed artists and tracks of their K-hip-hop playlist, ‘KrOWN.’ DPR LIVE, Jay Park, pH-1, Sik-K, and Epik High are on the top. Meanwhile, ASH ISLAND with ‘Melody’ top the list of most-streamed track.

Spotify K-Hip-Hop Playlist ‘KrOWN’ Most-Streamed Artists and Tracks

Most-Streamed Artist of Spotify K-Hip-Hop Playlist, ‘KrOWN’

According to Spotify’s listening data from April 2017 – when KrOWN’s predecessor K-Hip-Hop +82 was launched – to July 2022, DPR LIVE, which currently has more than 1.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, topped the KrOWN playlist.

Following DPR LIVE, Jay Park, pH-1, Sik-K, and Epik High were ranked second to fifth, while ZICO, ASH ISLAND, BLOO, Loco, and CHANGMO took the sixth to tenth places in order.

In addition, K-hip-hop artists, including punchnello, YUMDDA, Coogie, Leellamarz, and GRAY, were included in the top 30 most-streamed artists of KrOWN.

Most-Streamed Track of Spotify K-Hip-Hop Playlist, ‘KrOWN’

Spotify also unveiled the most streamed K-hip-hop tracks of KrOWN. ASH ISLAND, who was selected for Spotify’s global rising artist support program “RADAR” last year, topped the top 30 list with his song “Melody,” while his other song “Error (Feat. Loopy)” was ranked fifth.

The second to fourth places were swept by DPR LIVE‘s “Jasmine,” Epik High‘s “Rosario (Feat. CL, ZICO),” and BIBI‘s “KAZINO.”

In addition, rapper pH-1 proved his global popularity with three of his songs – “365&7 (Feat. JAMIE),” “Nerdy Love (Feat. Baek Yerin). and “Oscar” collaborated with BIG Naughty, GSoul, and Jay Park, ranking 13th, 16th, and 24th respectively. Furthermore, Mirani’s “Daisy,” featuring pH-1, was also ranked 17th.

Spotify Is Committed to Promote the Energy of K-Hip-Hop

“To celebrate the rebranding of Spotify’s flagship South Korean hip-hop playlist KrOWN, we have decided to reveal the streaming data of the playlist and shed light on various Korean hip-hop artists who have made meaningful accomplishments. Spotify will continue to support diverse K-hip-hop artists to gain attention from global fans and promote the energy, sound, and culture of K-hip-hop more widely.”

Spotify spokesperson

Meanwhile, Spotify has released key streaming data with its announcement of the KrOWN rebranding. The playlist had been streamed over 20 million times within last year, and K-hip-hop music has been streamed more than 13.1 billion times on Spotify as of July this year. In addition to KrOWN, Spotify continues to present its K-hip-hop editorial playlists, including TrenChill K-Hip Hop, K’illin’, From Bottom to Top, and Jazzy Hip-Hop.

Spotify Global K-Hip-Hop Playlist ‘KrOWN’ Top Lists:

TOP 30 KrOWN Artists List

1. DPR LIVE
2. Jay Park
3. pH-1
4. Sik-K
5. Epik High
6. ZICO
7. ASH ISLAND
8. BLOO
9. Loco
10. CHANGMO
11. punchnello
12. YUMDDA
13. Coogie
14. Leellamarz
15. GRAY
16. GIRIBOY
17. GroovyRoom
18. Mirani
19. lIlBOI
20. Wonstein
21. Woo
22. Simon Dominic
23. nafla
24. Kid Milli
25. CODE KUNST
26. Jessi
27. BewhY
28. BIBI
29. BE’O
30. BIG Naughty

TOP 30 KrOWN Tracks List

1. “MELODY” – ASH ISLAND
2. “Jasmine” – DPR LIVE
3. “Rosario (Feat. CL, ZICO)” – Epik High
4. “KAZINO” – BIBI
5. “Error (Feat. Loopy)” – ASH ISLAND
6. “Downtown Baby” – BLOO
7. “STAY THE NIGHT (Feat. DeVita)” – GRAY
8. “Being left (Feat. Dvwn)” – ZICO
9. “Flower (Feat. Jay Park, Woo, GIRIBOY) – CODE KUNST
10. “VVS (Feat. JUSTHIS) (Prod. GroovyRoom) – Mirani, Munchman, Khundi Panda, MUSHVENOM
11. “City Life” – GroovyRoom, Leellamarz
12. “KISS ME” – DPR LIVE
13. “365&7 (Feat. JAMIE)” – pH-1
14. “NUNU NANA” – Jessi
15. “ENGINE (Prod. by CODE KUNST)” – Jay Park, Woo
16. “Nerdy Love (Feat. Yerin Baek)” – pH-1
17. “Daisy (feat. pH-1) – Mirani
18. “FRIENDS” – lIlBOI, Wonstein
19. “doodle (Feat. Yerin Baek) (Prod. by WOOGIE)” – punchnello
20. “Late Night” – Loco, GRAY
21. “23” – punchnello, Sam Kim
22. “End of the World (Feat. GSoul)” – Epik High
23. “Drama” – BLOO
24. “Oscar” – pH-1, GSoul, BIG Naughty, Jay Park
25. “DARLING (Feat. Crush)” – Sik-K
26. “Why do u say (Feat. ASH ISLAND, Moon Sujin)” – Way Ched
27. “Duracell (Feat. Byung Un)” – Kid Milli
28. “Summer Hate (Feat. Rain)” – ZICO
29. “Sigh (Feat. GIRIBOY)” – BIG Naughty
30. “Jam & Butterfly (Feat. Crush, Eaj)” – DPR LIVE