Hamilton or Wicked: This Musical Has The Best Soundtrack
World Theatre Day is on 27th March, and with theatres still closed around most of the world, Money.co.uk wanted to find out which musical soundtracks we have been streaming most at home.
They analysed 15 of the highest grossing musicals’ soundtracks on Spotify to see which musicals we love to listen to over again.
Most Streamed Musical Soundtracks:
| Musical | Number of Spotify Streams Per Musical | |
| 1 | Hamilton | 3,989,500,087 |
| 2 | Lion King | 936,182,474 |
| 3 | Mamma Mia! | 876,263,885 |
| 4 | Aladdin | 629,469,027 |
| 5 | Les Misérables | 488,183,051 |
| 6 | Beauty And The Beast | 446,156,212 |
| 7 | Wicked | 396,708,225 |
| 8 | Jersey boys | 349,355,887 |
| 9 | Mary Poppins | 220,871,539 |
| 10 | Book Of Mormon | 188,890,381 |
| 11 | Phantom Of The Opera | 178,560,515 |
| 12 | Chicago | 125,575,757 |
| 13 | Kinky Boots | 45,484,482 |
| 14 | Cats | 15,750,274 |
| 15 | Miss Saigon | 3,492,379 |
Money.co.uk can reveal that the most streamed musical is Hamilton with a whopping 3,989,500,087 streams for all of its songs on Spotify!
Hamilton’s most streamed song is its classic opening song Alexander Hamilton which has been streamed 184,576,667 times so far!
Our second favourite soundtrack to stream is The Lion King with 936,182,474 total streams, followed by Mamma Mia! with 876,263,885.
Disney classic Aladdin makes number four with 629,469,027 song streams, and the list wouldn’t be complete without Les Misérables placing fifth with a grand total of 488,183,051 streams.
Most Streamed Songs:
| Musical | Number of Spotify Streams Per Musical | |
| 1 | Hamilton | 3,989,500,087 |
| 2 | Lion King | 936,182,474 |
| 3 | Mamma Mia! | 876,263,885 |
| 4 | Aladdin | 629,469,027 |
| 5 | Les Misérables | 488,183,051 |
| 6 | Beauty And The Beast | 446,156,212 |
| 7 | Wicked | 396,708,225 |
| 8 | Jersey boys | 349,355,887 |
| 9 | Mary Poppins | 220,871,539 |
| 10 | Book Of Mormon | 188,890,381 |
| 11 | Phantom Of The Opera | 178,560,515 |
| 12 | Chicago | 125,575,757 |
| 13 | Kinky Boots | 45,484,482 |
| 14 | Cats | 15,750,274 |
| 15 | Miss Saigon | 3,492,379 |
Money.co.uk can reveal that the most streamed musical is Hamilton with a whopping 3,989,500,087 streams for all of its songs on Spotify!
Hamilton’s most streamed song is its classic opening song Alexander Hamilton which has been streamed 184,576,667 times so far!
Our second favourite soundtrack to stream is The Lion King with 936,182,474 total streams, followed by Mamma Mia! with 876,263,885.
Disney classic Aladdin makes number four with 629,469,027 song streams, and the list wouldn’t be complete without Les Misérables placing fifth with a grand total of 488,183,051 streams.
Most Streamed Songs:
| Song | Number of Spotify Streams | |
| 1 | A Whole New World (End Title) – Aladdin | 236,991,593 |
| 2 | December, 1963 (Oh What A Night) – Jersey Boys | 229,992,892 |
| 3 | Alexander Hamilton – Hamilton | 184,576,667 |
| 4 | I Just Can’t Wait To Be King – The Lion King | 167,763,615 |
| 5 | Can You Feel The Love Tonight – The Lion King | 163,951,301 |
| 6 | My Shot – Hamilton | 158,715,705 |
| 7 | Satisfied – Hamilton | 156,912,143 |
| 8 | Hakuna Matata – The Lion King | 148,906,294 |
| 9 | The Schuyler Sisters – Hamilton | 147,708,751 |
| 10 | You’ll Be Back – Hamilton | 143,368,118 |
The overall most streamed song is A Whole New World (End Title) from Aladdin with 236,991,593 total streams on Spotify.
Second is December, 1963 (Oh What A Night) from the Jersey Boys musical with 229,992,892 streams, and then Alexander Hamilton from Hamilton with 184,576,667.
The Lion King completes the top five with I Just Can’t Wait To Be King (167,763,615 streams), and Can You Feel The Love Tonight? (163,951,301 streams).
