Beyoncé’s ‘Halo’ Hits 2 Billion Spotify Streams, a Historic First
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Jun 16, 2026
·Updated: Aug 21, 2026 ·
3 min readBeyoncé’s 2008 hit “Halo” has surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify, making it her most-streamed song on the platform and the first solo track by a Black female artist released in the 2000s to reach that milestone.
According to data from the artist’s career totals, “Halo” has accumulated 2,000,283,771 streams on Spotify as of the latest tracking, with a daily average of 576,647 streams.
Across all audio-on-demand platforms, the song’s total equivalent album sales stand at 2,314,823. This figure is calculated by dividing total audio-on-demand streams by 1,500, the industry standard for streaming-to-album conversion.
| Song | Album | Spotify Streams | Daily Streams | Equivalent Album Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halo | I Am… Sasha Fierce | 2,000,283,771 | 576,647 | 2,314,823 |
| Crazy in Love (feat. Jay-Z) | Dangerously in Love | 1,876,759,616 | 853,619 | 2,171,875 |
| Telephone | Features | 1,139,927,747 | 563,692 | 1,226,418 |
| CUFF IT | Renaissance | 965,489,664 | 136,943 | 1,117,310 |
| Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | I Am… Sasha Fierce | 868,923,761 | 261,497 | 1,005,559 |
The table highlights Beyoncé’s streaming dominance, with “Halo” leading by a significant margin.
“Crazy in Love” follows with nearly 1.88 billion streams, while “Telephone” and “CUFF IT” round out the top four.
The data is drawn from the artist’s career totals, which include streams from Spotify and other audio-on-demand platforms.
The album “I Am… Sasha Fierce” contributes three songs to Beyoncé’s top 20 most-streamed list: “Halo”, “Single Ladies”, and “If I Were a Boy”.
The milestone places “Halo” ahead of other Beyoncé classics such as “Crazy in Love” (1.87 billion) and “Telephone” (1.13 billion).
It also marks a significant cultural moment: no other solo song by a Black female artist from the 2000s has crossed the 2-billion threshold on Spotify.
This achievement underscores the lasting impact of Beyoncé’s 2008 work.
“Halo” was originally released in November 2008 as the fourth single from Beyoncé’s third studio album, “I Am… Sasha Fierce.”
The album also produced other hits like “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (868 million streams) and “If I Were a Boy” (780 million streams).
Beyoncé’s top 20 most-streamed songs on Spotify include hits from across her discography, from “Dangerously in Love” to “Renaissance” and “Cowboy Carter.”
“Halo” leads the pack, followed by “Crazy in Love” (1.87B), “Telephone” (1.13B), “CUFF IT” (965M), “Single Ladies” (868M), “Irreplaceable” (857M), “Perfect Duet” (857M), “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (797M), “Love On Top” (795M), “If I Were a Boy” (780M), “Drunk in Love” (741M), “Run the World (Girls)” (665M), “7/11” (656M), “Partition” (611M), “BREAK MY SOUL” (522M), “Savage Remix” (469M), “Baby Boy” (469M), “Beautiful Liar” (457M), “Best Thing I Never Had” (453M), and “Feeling Myself” (451M).
The list includes collaborations such as “Telephone” and “Savage Remix” (featuring Beyoncé), as well as duets like “Perfect Duet” with Ed Sheeran.
The data also shows that “Halo” generates 576,647 daily streams on Spotify, indicating sustained popularity more than 15 years after its release.
Its equivalent album sales from audio-on-demand streams total 2,314,823.
With “Halo” now at 2 billion, Beyoncé continues to set records on streaming platforms.
The song joins an elite group of tracks that have surpassed the 2-billion-stream mark on Spotify.
As streaming continues to grow, “Halo” may inspire further milestones for Black female artists in the industry.
