Spotify users are clearly listening to Drake. The rapper was the most streamed artist of the year globally.
The music streaming service announced its end-of-the-year list on Tuesday and said Drake earned 1.8 billion streams in 2015.
Rihanna was the year’s most streamed female performer with 1 billion streams, while Major Lazer’s ubiquitous hit, Lean On, was the most streamed song of the year with 540 million streams.
The Weeknd’s breakout album, Beauty Behind the Madness, was the most streamed album of the year, beating Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, which was No. 2.
It was Ed Sheeran, however, who took the most coveted title: most streamed artist of all time.
The Brit Award-winning singer’s music, which includes former number ones Thinking Out Loud and Sing, has notched up more than three billion plays, and over 59 million listeners, since the service started in 2008.
As rapper Eminem drops to second spot, Drake, David Guetta and Rihanna fill up the top five most played artists of all time on Spotify.
In the United States, Drake topped the list of most streamed artists, followed by the Weeknd, Kanye West, Sheeran and Eminem.
However, Sheeran topped the UK list, coming ahead of The Weeknd, Drake, Sam Smith and Kanye West.
The Weeknd’s Abel Makkonen Tesfaye said: ‘It’s been an insane year working with some really talented people. Thank you to the fans on Spotify for making Beauty Behind The Madness the most streamed album of 2015.’
Diplo and Switch, the producers behind Major Lazer, said: ‘One Love, One Lazer!! Thanks to you: our friends, fam and global squad, Lean On is the world’s most streamed track!!’
See the full list below:
TOP 5 ARTISTS GLOBALLY
Drake
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Maroon 5
Kanye West
TOP 5 FEMALE ARTISTS GLOBALLY
Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Beyoncé
Ellie Goulding
TOP 5 TRACKS GLOBALLY
Lean On (ft. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
Cheerleader, Felix Jaehn Radio Edit – OMI
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
See You Again (ft. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
TOP 5 ALBUMS GLOBALLY
Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
Peace Is The Mission – Major Lazer
Stories – Avicii
Title – Meghan Trainor
TOP 5 ARTISTS IN THE UK
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Drake
Sam Smith
Kanye West
TOP 5 FEMALE ARTISTS IN THE UK
Rihanna
Beyoncé
Ellie Goulding
Nicki Minaj
Sia
TOP 5 ARTISTS IN THE US
Drake
The Weeknd
Kanye West
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
TOP 5 FEMALE ARTISTS IN THE US
Nicki Minaj
Beyoncé
Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Lana Del Rey
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