Spotify has shared its annual lists of artists, albums, tracks and trends that top streaming in 2016. “Drake has been unstoppable this year - he’s a true global superstar,” said Stefan Blom, Spotify’s Chief Content & Chief Strategy Officer. "It’s no surprise he is dominating the music industry.”
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Spotify’s Global Year in Music
Most Streamed Artists
For the second year in a row, Drake was the world’s most streamed artist with over 4.7 billion streams this year, more than doubling his record of 1.8 billion streams last year. In fact, Drake is the most streamed artist of all time on Spotify with over 8.7 billion streams.
Here are the top five artists for 2016:
Drake
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Kanye West
Most Streamed Female Artists
Putting in ‘work’ this year with over 2.5 billion streams, Rihanna takes home the title of most streamed female artist for a second year in a row with Ariana Grande, Sia, Adele and Fifth Harmony rounding out the top 5:
Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Sia
Adele
Fifth Harmony
Most Streamed Male Artists
Behind Drake and with the help of his late 2015 release of his album, Purpose, Justin Bieber shoots to the number two spot on the list of most streamed male artists followed by Twenty One Pilots, Kanye West and Coldplay:
Drake
Justin Bieber
Twenty One Pilots
Kanye West
Coldplay
Top Five Breakout Artists
One Direction fans still have love for ZAYN, putting him on top of this year’s list of breakout artists along with FRENSHIP, Anne-Marie, Madeintyo and Rob $tone. These breakout artists made their mark in 2016:
ZAYN
FRENSHIP
Anne-Marie
Madeintyo
Rob $tone
Most Streamed Tracks
Drake’s One Dance made history this year by overtaking last year’s winner Lean On by Major Lazer (ft. MØ and DJ Snake), as the most popular song ever on Spotify with almost 970 million streams.
One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) – Drake
I Took A Pill in Ibiza – Seeb Remix – Mike Posner
Don’t Let Me Down (feat. Daya) – The Chainsmokers
Work (feat. Drake) – Rihanna
Cheap Thrills – Sia
Most Streamed Albums
After dropping Views in April, Drake’s album has racked up over 2.45 billion streams on Spotify in 2016, making it the most streamed album of the year. Here are the top 5 most streamed albums for 2016:
Views – Drake
Purpose – Justin Bieber
ANTI – Rihanna
Blurryface – Twenty One Pilots
Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
Most Popular Playlists
Of Spotify’s 2 billion+ playlists, Today’s Top Hits was the most popular this year with over nearly 12 million followers
Today’s Top Hits
Rap Caviar
Hot Country
Peaceful Piano
Baila Reggaeton
Fun Facts:
Top sex song: Sex – Cheat Codes, Kris Kross Amsterdam
Top sad song: Say Something – A Great Big World
Top breakup song: One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) – Drake
Top party/dance song: Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
Top workout song: ‘Till I Collapse (feat. Nate Dogg) – Eminem
Top gaming song: Fort Minor – Remember The Name (feat. Styles of Beyond)
Most Musical Day: 11th November 2016
Top Artists by Genre:
Classic Rock: The Beatles
Classical: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Country (New): Luke Bryan
Country (Old): Johnny Cash
EDM: The Chainsmokers
Emo: Panic! At The Disco
Hip Hop: Drake
Jazz: Nina Simone
Latin: Enrique Iglesias
Metal: Metallica
New Age: Enya
Pop: Drake
R&B: Rihanna
Reggae: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggaeton: Enrique Iglesias
Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Soul: Michael Jackson
Emerging 2016 Genres:
Ambient Fusion
Witch House
Indie Emo
Underground Latin Hip Hop
Baile Funk
Dangdut
Hoerspiel
Speed Garage
Brazilian Gospel
World Meditation
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