Total Spotify streams
1,310,052,993
The sum of its 10 tracks' lifetime play counts, read 15 Nov 2026, 12:14 UTC.
- Average per track
- 131,005,299
- over 10 tracks
Tracks and their streams
| # | Title | Plays | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The GenesisEExplicit | 27,863,413 | |
| 2 | N.Y. State of MindEExplicit | 417,905,446 | |
| 3 | Life's a Bitch (feat. AZ & Olu Dara)EExplicitNas, AZ and Olu Dara | 115,324,853 | |
| 4 | The World Is YoursEExplicit | 243,067,956 | |
| 5 | HalftimeEExplicit | 84,658,978 | |
| 6 | Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)EExplicit | 68,536,231 | |
| 7 | One Love (feat. Q-Tip)EExplicitNas and Q-Tip | 49,448,687 | |
| 8 | One Time 4 Your MindEExplicit | 33,095,569 | |
| 9 | RepresentEExplicit | 123,203,726 | |
| 10 | It Ain't Hard to TellEExplicit | 146,948,134 | |
| Total | 1,310,052,993 |
History
Total streams history
One reading so far: 1,310,052,993 plays on 15 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.
| Day (UTC) | Total plays | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1,310,052,993 | First reading |
Release details
- Released
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Tracks
- 10
- Running time
- 39 min 49 s
- UPC
- 886444072496
- Popularity
- 76 / 100
- (P) 1994 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
More by Nas
Nas's other releases this site keeps a page for, newest first. Nas's artist page
For developers
Get the play counts on Illmatic from the API
One request returns each track's play count as JSON: GET /albums?ids=3kEtdS2pH6hKcMU9Wioob1&include=playcounts. Read its reference.
For many albums, GET /albums takes up to 50 ids in one call.
Get your own key
No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.
| curl -X GET \ |
| "https://spotify-proxy.checkleaked.cc/spotify-data/albums?ids=3kEtdS2pH6hKcMU9Wioob1&include=playcounts" \ |
| -H "x-rapidapi-key: $SPOTIFY_API_KEY" |
Frequently asked questions
How many streams does Illmatic have on Spotify?
Illmatic by Nas had 1,310,052,993 streams on Spotify as of 15 Nov 2026 (UTC), summed over its 10 tracks.
What is the most streamed song on Illmatic?
N.Y. State of Mind, with 417,905,446 streams as of 15 Nov 2026.
When was Illmatic released?
19 Apr 1994, on Columbia.
How many songs are on Illmatic?
10 tracks, 39 min 49 s in all.