Spotify revealed that the Drake is their top streamed artist of the last 10 years. Celebrating their 10th Anniversary Spotify brought out the stats and the people streamed Drake more than anyone across any genre. Which is funny because Drake’s deal is really with Apple Music which means he probably dominates over there as well.
Other artists on this particular list, which is one of several Spotify revealed in order to celebrate their 10th anniversary, include superstar singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Eminem, Kanye West, The Weeknd and more. Even among these megastars, Drizzy stands out.
Most-streamed song each year since Spotify launch
2008: The Killers – “Human”
2009: The Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
2010: Eminem, Rihanna – “Love The Way You Lie”
2011: Don Omar, Lucenzo – “Danza Kuduro”
2012: Gotye, Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Can’t Hold Us” (feat. Ray Dalton)
2014: Pharrell Williams – “Happy” – from Despicable Me 2
2015: Major Lazer, MØ, DJ Snake – “Lean On”
2016: Drake – “One Dance”
2017: Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
Top-streamed artists of all time
1. Drake
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Eminem
4. The Weeknd
5. Rihanna
6. Kanye West
7. Coldplay
8. Justin Bieber
9. Calvin Harris
10. Ariana Grande
Most-streamed songs of all time
1. Ed Sheeran – “Shape Of You’”
2. Drake – “One Dance”
3. The Chainsmokers, Halsey – “Closer”
4. Post Malone – “Rockstar” (feat. 21 Savage)
5. Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
6. Major Lazer, MØ, DJ Snake – “Lean On”
7. Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber – “Despacito – Remix’”
8. Justin Bieber – “Love Yourself”
9. Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
10. The Chainsmokers – “Don’t Let Me Down”
First 10 artists to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify
1. Rihanna (2013)
2. David Guetta (2013)
3. Eminem (2013)
4. Kanye West (2014)
5. Avicii (2014)
6. Coldplay (2014)
7. Jay-Z (2014)
8. Katy Perry (2014)
9. Drake (2014)
10. Pitbull (2014)
Most-streamed albums globally
1. Ed Sheeran – ÷
2. Justin Bieber – Purpose
3. Drake – Views
4. Ed Sheeran – x
5. Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys
6. The Weeknd – Starboy
7. Drake – Scorpion
8. The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness
9. Post Malone – Stoney
10. Kendrick Lamar – Damn.
Most-streamed female artists globally
1. Rihanna
2. Ariana Grande
3. Sia
4. Beyoncé
5. Nicki Minaj
6. Adele
7. Taylor Swift
8. Selena Gomez
9. Katy Perry
10. Shakira
Total time streamed on Spotify: 16,858,080 years
Total tracks now on Spotify: 40M+
Total playlists now on Spotify: 3B+
October 2008 Flashback – top global track, artist, and album:
Most-streamed track: Coldplay – “Viva La Vida”
Most-streamed artist: Lady Gaga
Most-streamed album: Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
