Comparing The Top 20 Most-Viewed K-Pop MVs To Their Spotify Streams Ranking

How do they compare?

YouTube and Spotify are probably the most-used apps for fans to listen to K-Pop these days. Both apps collect views and streaming data to see which songs are most popular, and it’s interesting to compare the two! While you might think that the top-ranking songs on both apps would be similar, they’re actually quite different. Here are the 20 most-watched K-Pop music videos on YouTube, and how they rank on Spotify.

20. “TT” by TWICE (#96 on Spotify)

With 548.2 million views on YouTube, “TT” ranks at #20 on the video-streaming app. However, with 80.9 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #96 on there!

19. “Solo” by Jennie (#10 on Spotify)

With 550.1 million views on YouTube, “Solo” ranks at #19 on the video-streaming app. However, with 241.5 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #10 on there!

18. “Whistle” by BLACKPINK (#28 on Spotify)

With 566.0 million views on YouTube, “Whistle” ranks at #18 on the video-streaming app. However, with 160.7 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #28 on there!

17. “Playing With Fire” by BLACKPINK (#18 on Spotify)

With 570.8 million views on YouTube, “Playing With Fire” ranks at #17 on the video-streaming app. However, with 180.1 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #18 on there!

16. “How You Like That” by BLACKPINK (#12 on Spotify)

With 592.7 million views on YouTube, “How You Like That” ranks at #16 on the video-streaming app. However, with 246.5 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #12 on there!

15. “Dope” by BTS (#19 on Spotify)

With 595.0 million views on YouTube, “Dope” ranks at #15 on the video-streaming app. However, with 176.4 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #19 on there!

14. “Blood Sweat & Tears” by BTS (#7 on Spotify)

With 644.1 million views on YouTube, “Blood Sweat & Tears” ranks at #14 on the video-streaming app. However, with 280.2 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #7 on there!

13. “Fire” by BTS (#32 on Spotify)

With 665.3 million views on YouTube, “Fire” ranks at #13 on the video-streaming app. However, with 156.1 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #32 on there!

12. “Mic Drop” by BTS ft. Steve Aoki (#68 on Spotify)

With 766.0 million views on YouTube, “Mic Drop” ranks at #12 on the video-streaming app. However, with 113.1 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #68 on there!

11. “Idol” by BTS (#15 on Spotify)

With 766.2 million views on YouTube, “Idol” ranks at #11 on the video-streaming app. However, with 189.7 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #15 on there!

10. “Oppa is Just My Style” by PSY ft. HyunA (N/A on Spotify)

With 776.3 million views on YouTube, “Oppa is Just My Style” ranks at #10 on the video-streaming app. However, with just 43.1k streams on Spotify, it ranks doesn’t really rank on there.

9. “Fake Love” by BTS (#4 on Spotify)

With 789.8 million views on YouTube, “Fake Love” ranks at #9 on the video-streaming app. However, with 366.7 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #4 on there!

8. “As If It’s Your Last” by BLACKPINK (#11 on Spotify)

With 888.8 million views on YouTube, “As If It’s Your Last” ranks at #8 on the video-streaming app. However, with 240.3 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #11 on there!

7. “Boy With Luv” by BTS ft. Halsey (#1 on Spotify)

With 987.8 million views on YouTube, “Boy With Luv” ranks at #7 on the video-streaming app. However, with 530.7 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #1 on there!

6. “BOOMBAYAH” by BLACKPINK (#13 on Spotify)

With 1.01 billion views on YouTube, “BOOMBAYAH” ranks at #6 on the video-streaming app. However, with 225.1 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #13 on there!

5. “Kill This Love” by BLACKPINK (#2 on Spotify)

With 1.07 billion views on YouTube, “Kill This Love” ranks at #5 on the video-streaming app. However, with 391.9 streams on Spotify, it ranks at #2 on there!

4. “DNA” by BTS (#5 on Spotify)

With 1.11 billion views on YouTube, “DNA” ranks at #4 on the video-streaming app. However, with 331.3 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #5 on there!

3. “DDU-DU DDU-DU” by BLACKPINK (#6 on Spotify)

With 1.36 billion views on YouTube, “DDU-DU DDU-DU” ranks at #3 on the video-streaming app. However, with 315.9 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #6 on there!

2. “Gentleman” by PSY (N/A on Spotify)

With 1.36 billion views on YouTube, “Gentleman” ranks at #2 on the video-streaming app. However, with 65.3 million streams on Spotify, it ranks low on there.

1. “Gangnam Style” by PSY (#9 on Spotify)

With 3.82 billion views on YouTube, “Gangnam Style” ranks at #1 on the video-streaming app. However, with 241.0 million streams on Spotify, it ranks at #9 on there!