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Best Female Artists on Spotify

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 09:00 PM

Ariana Grande1352

The worldwide ranking generated by 1.7k votes

15 / 15

Ariana Grande1352

Billie Eilish1335

Lana Del Rey1329

Rihanna1282

Dua Lipa1239

Doja Cat1215

Olivia Rodrigo1195

Beyoncé1193

SZA1189

#10

Taylor Swift1173

#11

Miley Cyrus1167

#12

Sia1106

#13

Cardi B1086

#14

Karol G1075

#15

Nicki Minaj1072

What the community says

Ariana Grande leads with an ELO of 1,352, ahead of Billie Eilish (1,335) and Lana Del Rey (1,329). Ranked over 1,741 duels between 15 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.