Ed Sheeran (photo: Paul Bachmann)
Spotify has revealed that rapper Drake was the most streamed artist of the year racking up 1.8 billion streams globally in 2015.
Brit Award winner Ed Sheeran easily held on to his all time record of 3 billion streams, and over 59 million listeners, since the streaming service started back in 2008. Rapper Eminem drops to second spot, Drake, David Guetta and Rihanna fill up the top five most played artists of all time list.
The associated press also reports that Rihanna topped the female performers on Spotify recording a billion streams in 2015.
Perhaps surprisingly, 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.
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