March may go down in history as the worst month ever, and this Spotify list was not immune to the hellacious storm that was last month. Of the 350 bands on this list, 81% lost listeners, with the worst hit being:
- Ozzy Osboune with -1,209,719
- Avenged Sevenfold with -416,197
- Queen with -384,038
Of the bands that saw a bump the biggest were:
- Disturbed with +281,010
- Trivium with +259,075
- Thin Lizzy with +206,306
Let's hope that April goes better!
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As always, this is not an exact science, the rankings should not be taken as fact, as these are just ranking relative to the other artists we chose for this study. Meaning, there could be artists that may not have been listed who have more listens. We try to keep the list as accurate as possible, so if you know an artist missing, please mention it in the comments and we'll add it for next month.
Here are the readings for the last 30 days. You can see our previous standings here.
How do these numbers look to you? What surprises you the most?
- Queen: 32,357,995 -384,038
- Linkin Park: 17,595,313 -121,807
- AC/DC: 17,396,958 -85,910
- Guns N’ Roses: 17,117,198 -185,638
- Bon Jovi: 15,691,788 -234,119
- Metallica: 14,532,052 -287,656
- Aerosmith: 13,676,023 -226,428
- Nirvana: 13,551,227 -58,026
- Led Zeppelin: 13,492,391 14,412
- Pink Floyd: 12,729,258 147,492
- Foo Fighters: 10,737,599 -136,264
- Pearl Jam: 10,141,868 134,843
- System of A Down: 8,654,329 70,670
- Van Halen: 8,518,371 51,296
- Disturbed: 8,000,656 281,010
- Scorpions: 7,766,953 -107,590
- Kiss: 7,724,922 -109,869
- Ozzy Osbourne: 7,582,645 -1,209,719
- Black Sabbath: 7,384,814 58,088
- Papa Roach: 7,118,588 -241,586
- Slipknot: 6,732,701 -353,543
- Rage Against The Machine: 6,393,459 -366,467
- Evanesence: 6,020,202 48,476
- Limp Bizkit: 6,005,413 -200,250
- Deep Purple: 6,000,952 65,781
- Rammstein: 5,781,935 -270,037
- Three Days Grace: 5,754,341 -148,609
- Five Finger Death Punch: 5,597,433 106,478
- Avenged Sevenfold: 5,517,345 -416,197
- Iron Maiden: 5,346,633 -135,410
- Motley Crue: 5,220,161 -105,928
- Whitesnake: 5,059,186 14,105
- Def Leppard: 4,955,381 -33,007
- Korn: 4,890,737 -290,507
- Skillet: 4,885,868 -130,483
- Audioslave: 4,765,219 -116,855
- Rise Against: 4,759,774 -122,721
- Queens of the Stoneage: 4,756,036 -90,153
- Shinedown: 4,571,174 -20,615
- Bring Me the Horizon: 4,498,658 -179,464
- Breaking Benjamin: 4,480,855 -192,945
- Soundgarden: 4,401,555 -89,540
- Marilyn Manson: 4,328,142 -243,032
- Alice in Chains: 4,191,487 -46,710
- Seether: 4,168,064 -92,924
- A Day to Remember: 3,845,335 -144,922
- Blue Oyster Cult: 3,843,419 195,416
- Thin Lizzy: 3,705,488 206,306
- Stone Sour: 3,693,702 4,124
- Volbeat: 3,588,807 -116,750
- Motorhead: 3,542,231 -53,279
- Rush: 3,388,546 -162,162
- Theory of a Deadman: 3,328,781 -201,064
- Pantera: 3,300,025 -91,538
- Godsmack: 3,282,922 -154,286
- Twisted Sister: 3,197,575 -45,722
- Poison: 3,110,291 -35,588
- Judas Priest: 2,943,124 -36,643
- Bullet For My Valentine: 2,905,448 -157,740
- Falling In Reverse: 2,890,068 504
- Quiet Riot: 2,868,538 -39,708
- Megadeth: 2,849,181 -64,315
- Bad Wolves: 2,811,770 -90,838
- Puddle Of Mudd: 2,805,116 76,399
- I Prevail: 2,724,582 -20,071
- Faith No More: 2,678,870 -87,141
- Asking Alexandria: 2,643,854 83,103
- Tool: 2,594,184 -176,143
- Skid Row: 2,516,579 -20,818
- Greta Van Fleet: 2,219,299 -119,107
- Drowning Pool: 2,110,989 -41,114
- Deftones: 2,086,144 -138,841
- Rob Zombie: 2,048,802 -69,701
- Killswitch Engage: 2,013,113 -62,655
- Dio: 1,906,844 -53,204
- Trivium: 1,900,521 259,075
- Sabaton: 1,892,996 -17,973
- Slayer: 1,860,870 -28,095
- Nightwish: 1,846,128 -55,307
- Starset: 1,843,317 -51,901
- Our Last Night: 1,813,925 -34,864
- Halestorm: 1,799,045 91,783
- Alter Bridge: 1,723,796 -110,983
- Ghost: 1,700,386 -37,856
- Warrant: 1,645,982 -16,867
- Lamb of God: 1,606,143 -109,451
- Silverstein: 1,583,114 91,035
- In This Moment: 1,563,108 -30,079
- In Flames: 1,534,723 124,297
- Atreyu: 1,525,858 -96,810
- Mudvayne: 1,419,733 -55,903
- Parkway Drive: 1,413,963 -67,030
- The Cult: 1,395,414 -32,659
- Pop Evil: 1,383,468 -49,900
- Dragonforce: 1,360,299 -63,197
- Machine Head: 1,330,145 -55,840
- Slash: 1,322,246 -42,803
- All That Remains: 1,318,171 -59,641
- Within Temptation: 1,293,409 -54,055
- Of Mice & Men: 1,266,641 -123,797
- Motionless in White: 1,262,476 -78,038
- Dope: 1,178,241 -28,549
- Dream Theater: 1,176,885 -73,857
- Anthrax: 1,133,599 -1,622
- The Pretty Reckless: 1,118,590 -46,300
- Static-X: 1,114,492 -111,647
- Danzig: 1,099,838 14,939
- Amon Amarth: 1,097,138 -43,565
- The Amity Affliction: 1,089,894 -117,972
- Amaranthe: 1,084,567 -57,387
- Primus: 1,028,015 -55,359
- Nothing More: 1,018,292 -74,541
- Gojira: 1,017,201 -62,681
- Adelitas Way: 1,004,268 9,980
- As I Lay Dying: 1,000,156 -82,926
- Sepultura: 981,014 -196,839
- RATT: 977,071 -11,526
- Helloween: 975,230 -27,845
- Misfits: 967,220 -4,035
- White Zombie: 967,033 -23,334
- Coheed and Cambria: 925,291 -58,169
- Airbourne: 921,577 -70,934
- Mastodon: 915,940 -64,563
- Ice Nine Kills: 902,760 -87,741
- Accept: 889,804 12,405
- Underoath: 887,496 -65,573
- Sevendust: 878,249 -42,229
- A.S.P: 847,106 -14,113
- Black Stone Cherry: 827,034 -32,708
- HELLYEAH: 802,658 -31,136
- Tesla: 795,113 9,368
- Wage War: 784,003 -27,210
- Queensryche: 751,624 -9,490
- Architects: 738,833 -35,259
- Bury Tomorrow: 735,833 32,439
- Hammerfall: 731,334 -26,764
- Testament: 713,272 -26,997
- August Burns Red: 710,302 -55,509
- Hatebreed: 693,692 -33,768
- Uriah Heep: 690,850 17,517
- Manowar: 688,841 -12,712
- Living Colour: 685,846 -16,984
- Children of Bodom: 685,685 -23,730
- Arch Enemy: 675,498 -12,502
- Riot: 671,476 -47,594
- Opeth: 670,012 -25,239
- Fit For a King: 668,415 158,403
- Alestorm: 663,199 -29,265
- Soil: 657,507 -28,901
- Fozzy: 645,923 24,943
- Bad Omens: 641,634 126,374
- Suicidal Tendencies: 608,618 11,599
- Fear Factory: 608,558 -16,015
- Lacuna Coil: 605,694 -41,466
- Clutch: 591,917 -28,572
- Eluveitie: 537,637 8,783
- Type O Negative: 536,440 2,859
- Saxon: 528,882 7,256
- Suicide Silence: 512,624 -96,193
- Code Orange: 512,037 73,009
- Insane Clown Posse: 510,613 8,060
- Babymetal: 510,250 -36,098
- Heaven Shall Burn: 507,119 40,694
- Porcupine Tree: 502,792 6,909
- Skindred: 494,099 -29,907
- Meshuggah: 489,966 -25,543
- The Devil Wears Prada: 484,687 -18,131
- Korpiklaani: 483,403 -34,066
- Cold: 478,529 -20,578
- Steel Panther: 476,608 -22,758
- Sonata Arctica: 476,384 -30,003
- Death: 470,232 -10,626
- Epica: 465,344 -22,945
- Polyphia: 459,541 -20,170
- Blind Guardian: 450,886 -18,800
- Northlane: 433,866 -35,056
- Whitechapel: 427,295 -21,823
- Dethklok: 426,466 -17,135
- Soilwork: 419,842 81,743
- Soulfly: 415,516 -27,403
- After The Burial: 407,327 -26,514
- Thy Art is Murder: 397,373 -35,949
- Jinjer: 396,893 -20,861
- The Plot In You: 395,162 -20,162
- Exodus: 394,968 5,502
- Demon Hunter: 391,528 -15,302
- Attila: 387,155 -22,351
- Refused: 386,266 -25,841
- Avantasia: 378,503 -14,916
- Kreator: 372,320 63,143
- Turisas: 369,881 -17,141
- Periphery: 364,622 -35,692
- Avatar: 345,520 -8,620
- Cradle of Filth: 345,336 -24,886
- Cannibal Corpse: 343,700 -13,067
- Chon: 339,443 -18,651
- Dirty Honey: 337,793 -1,613
- Behemoth: 328,227 -41,000
- The Black Dahlia Murder: 326,399 -6,963
- Amorphus: 319,092 -15,213
- Emmure: 313,865 32,865
- Crobot: 312,038 -20,424
- Light the Torch: 310,566 -19,874
- Monster Magnet: 309,201 -5,392
- Kamelot: 301,350 -23,554
- Corrosion of Conformity: 300,192 -7,913
- Chelsea Grin: 293,440 -16,840
- Poets of the Fall: 291,685 5,598
- Delain: 285,614 -63,977
- Dimmu Borgir: 282,843 -18,850
- Animals As Leaders: 277,702 -17,071
- Turmion Kätilöt: 276,679 26,958
- Krokus: 274,160 2,997
- Overkill: 270,176 -5,568
- KMFDM: 267,018 -2,596
- Anathema: 265,360 3,125
- New Years Day: 261,387 -8,628
- Spineshank: 256,936 -6,682
- The Ghost Inside: 253,375 -22,124
- Diamond Head: 253,305 3,337
- Venom: 250,853 5,959
- Veil of Maya: 250,268 -22,323
- Volumes: 249,467 -75,687
- Born of Osiris: 243,412 -24,764
- Equilibrium: 240,940 -8,923
- Kvelertak: 240,189 -119,797
- Secrets: 238,962 4,863
- Myrkur: 234,338 23,110
- Sonic Syndicate: 233,974 -6,787
- Knocked Loose: 230,775 -30,025
- Mercyful Fate: 228,642 -16,134
- Ensiferum: 225,405 -14,467
- The Acacia Strain: 220,618 68,825
- Devin Townsend: 220,438 -6,422
- King Diamond: 215,280 -4,679
- Pain: 212,720 -1,763
- Dark Tranquility: 209,839 -9,070
- Baroness: 209,592 -16,546
- Plini: 199,407 -11,928
- Every Time I Die: 198,999 -16,198
- Red Fang: 195,932 -21,555
- 3Teeth: 195,845 -5,781
- The Birthday Massacre: 193,683 19,665
- Between the Buried and Me: 184,399 -20,945
- TesseracT: 183,970 -14,537
- Insomnium: 182,526 -11,069
- Stick To Your Guns: 182,497 -19,047
- Metal Church: 181,862 34,133
- Sleep: 181,794 -8,676
- The Dillinger Escape Plan: 179,277 -8,888
- Otep: 177,944 -13,066
- Burzum: 176,024 23,723
- Death Angel: 173,798 -4,910
- Riverside: 171,971 -3,441
- Strapping Young Lad: 169,351 -4,806
- Rhapsody of Fire: 167,536 -12,072
- The Contortionist: 166,041 -12,066
- Fit For An Autopsy: 165,215 -18,185
- Counterparts: 160,271 -26,872
- The Browning: 159,503 -13,732
- Caliban: 159,303 -7,407
- Mayhem: 157,457 -9,625
- At the Gates: 151,933 -11,898
- Rotting Christ: 151,076 -7,761
- Chimaira: 149,484 -7,031
- Alien Weaponry: 146,267 -8,580
- Havok: 145,901 42,552
- Kobra & the Lotus 144,651 -5,571
- Gamma Ray: 139,423 -2,718
- Elvenking: 138,436 -9,843
- Cattle Decapitation: 138,172 -31,520
- Deicide: 137,925 -11,461
- Converge: 136,976 5,983
- Carnifex: 135,462 -12,580
- Satyricon: 133,315 -8,939
- Biohazard: 131,946 -38
- Karnivool: 129,534 -8,065
- Finntroll: 127,587 -10,515
- Dying Fetus: 124,459 -11,225
- Shadows Fall: 122,828 -7,685
- The Unguided: 119,836 -7,902
- Unearth: 118,483 -11,617
- Celtic Frost: 118,285 2,544
- Municipal Waste: 117,860 -6,178
- Protest The Hero: 116,760 -11,609
- High on Fire: 115,537 -9,767
- Deafheaven: 113,663 -6,046
- Darkthrone: 112,797 -935
- If These Trees Could Talk: 107,291 -3,787
- Bloodbath: 103,721 -4,600
- Gwar: 101,632 -5,645
- Darkest Hour: 98,479 -8,925
- Fleshgod Apocalypse: 97,495 1,575
- Scar Symmetry: 95,395 -4,443
- Heidevolk: 94,958 -10,418
- Devilskin: 91,901 22,764
- Nevermore: 91,549 -3,813
- Carcass: 89,458 -35,675
- Wintersun: 87,411 -4,461
- Nuclear Assault: 86,884 2,468
- Bolt Thrower: 85,546 -4,990
- Decapitated: 83,464 -2,464
- Cult of Luna: 83,371 -8,448
- Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators: 82,995 -4,417
- Emperor: 82,454 -8,162
- Within the Ruins: 80,206 -8,821
- Warbringer: 76,819 20,834
- The Agonist: 76,552 -5,576
- The Ocean: 72,907 -3,090
- Antimatter: 72,262 2,377
- Aborted: 72,105 32,178
- Cellar Darling: 71,749 705
- Bloodywood: 69,111 -2,743
- Marduk: 68,905 -3,883
- Isis: 67,173 -2,475
- Dark Funeral: 66,117 -8,888
- Oh, Sleeper: 65,909 -7,927
- Rivers of Nihil: 65,837 -8,517
- Armored Saint: 65,813 -1,636
- Toxic Holocaust: 64,129 -2,775
- The Faceless: 63,056 -7,510
- Revocation: 59,239 -7,676
- Neurosis: 56,926 -2,453
- Crowbar: 56,895 -5,127
- Torche: 56,594 -5,222
- The Warning: 54,072 22,198
- Infected Rain: 54,063 -763
- Vein: 53,671 1,916
- Allegaeon: 53,617 -6,720
- Wednesday 13: 53,399 7,036
- Iron Reagan: 38,609 215
- Yob: 38,317 -2,910
- Beneath the Massacre: 37,392 3,013
- Nachtblut: 35,824 -657
- Imonolith: 31,713 2,712
- Uneven Structure: 26,763 -8,397
- Employed To Serve: 25,876 -3,472
- Green Lung: 24,332 -3,450
- Rolo Tomassi: 19,503 -2,899
- Sanctuary: 19,038 -1,748
- Divine Chaos: 15,815 4,270
- Lovebites: 15,302 -4,545
- Baest: 13,107 -362
- Brutality Will Prevail: 11,887 -4,237
- Arrival of Autumn: 11,774 -2,142
- Lords of the Trident: 9,534 -565
- Mortality Rate: 8,546 -119
- Evil Scarecrow: 8,084 -604
- A Dark Halo: 6,913 -6,875
- Evil Invaders: 5,587 -2,226
