15.5bn all-time streams (31 Jul '26)

Kylie Minogue started her long career as actress on an Australian soap, but her charisma and chameleon-like talents as a pop singer soon landed her on top of the music world.

The ride was bumpy, with high highs (chart-topping singles and albums, a brilliant collaboration with Nick Cave) and low lows (cancer, being dropped by record labels), but through it all, Minogue's cheerful relatability never flagged.