Based on the Top 15 ranking as of September 2026, seven women appear across eight of the biggest dancehall and dancehall-influenced records on Spotify. Spotify listings acquired by World Music Views confirm the featured credits on records including “One Dance,” “Lean On,” “Rockabye,” “No Lie” and “Light It Up.”
Kyla leads the women represented in the ranking, appearing on Drake’s “One Dance,” which has approximately 4.47 billion Spotify streams. MØ is the only woman with two songs in the Top 15, appearing on “Lean On” and “Cold Water,” which together have approximately 4.74 billion streams. Sia is the highest-ranked woman as the sole lead artist, with “Cheap Thrills” at approximately 2.21 billion streams. Rihanna is the other female lead artist represented, with “Work” at approximately 1.76 billion. Overall, women appear on eight of the 15 records, or 53.3% of the ranking.
- Kyla — “One Dance” — 4.47 billion
Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla - MØ — “Lean On” — 2.80 billion
Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ - Sia — “Cheap Thrills” — 2.21 billion
Sia - Anne-Marie — “Rockabye” — 2.02 billion
Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - MØ — “Cold Water” — 1.94 billion
Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Dua Lipa — “No Lie” — 1.88 billion
Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa - Rihanna — “Work” — 1.76 billion
Rihanna feat. Drake - Nyla — “Light It Up” — 1.62 billion
Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG
