. According to new research by Casino Grounds, David Bowie has topped the likes of Elvis Presley, Prince and John Lennon as the most listened to dead rock star on Spotify. The Ziggy Stardust legend who died in 2016, has 15,589,440 monthly listeners on the music streaming service as The Express reports
Elvis Presley, the most successful solo artist of all time, wasn’t far behind with 13,066,145 monthly listens on Spotify.
Nevertheless, The King has 2.26 million YouTube subscribers to Bowie’s 1.23 million. Here’s the full Top 10
1. David Bowie - 15.5 million 2. Elvis Presley - 13 million 3.Johnny Cash - 10.8 million 4. Prince - 10.5 million
5. John Lennon - 8.6 million 6. Jimi Hendrix - 8.4 million
7. Tom Petty - 8.1 million 8. George Harrison - 7.4 million
9. Roy Orbison - 5 million 10. Janis Joplin - 3.9 million
Bowie's take on Lennon's 'Mother' and Dylan's 'Tryin' to Get to Heaven' have been released. Both new recordings are being released as a limited edition 7″ single from Rhino Records, with only 8147 copies available for fans.
