Revealed: 5SOS & Vance Joy a hit with Aussie Spotify users
As 2018 draws to a close, Spotify is issuing data on what made Australian – and global – music fans rate on the click-o-meter.
2018 saw Aussies love of country music skyrocket them to third place, just behind the US and Canada.
2018 is arguably the year of urban music, with rap and hip hop taking out top honours on Spotify’s 2018 top lists.
Drake has taken out the global treble for the most-streamed artist, most-streamed album, and most-streamed track.
With 8.2 billion streams in 2018 alone, the Canadian rapper is now Spotify’s most-streamed artist of all time.
Five Seconds of Summer saw ‘Youngblood’ take out #2 spot, after Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’.
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dream’ was the most most streamed song for 55+ year olds.
The three most popular playlists for Aussies were Hot Hits Australia, Today’s Top Hits and Morning Motivation.
The full list from Spotify is:
Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2018: Drake
Most-Streamed Album: Drake, Scorpion
Most-Streamed Track: Drake, “God’s Plan”
Most-Streamed Female: Ariana Grande
Most-Streamed Aussie Track: 5SOS, “Youngblood” (24th most streamed track, globally)
Most-Streamed Aussie Artists: Sia, 5SOS, AC/DC, Troye Sivan, Hugh Jackman
AUSSIES LOVE…
Most-Streamed Artist: Drake
Most-Streamed Album: Post Malone, “beerbongs & bentleys”
Most-Streamed Track: Drake, “God’s Plan”
Most-Streamed Australian Artist: 5SOS
Most-Streamed Australian track: 5SOS, “Youngblood”
Most-Streamed Australian Females: Sia, Julia Stone, Amy
Shark, Tash Sultana, Vera Blue
Tasmanians have bucked the Drake trend to crown ‘Youngblood’ their number one streamed track ahead of Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’, which reigned supreme in every other state and territory.
Globally, our top five Aussies are an eclectic mix of pop, rock, and showtunes; Sia, 5SOS, AC/DC, Troye Sivan, and Hugh Jackman, proving popular with Spotify’s global audience.
“Unsurprisingly, rap and hip-hop have dominated the top lists in 2018,” says Alicia Sbrugnera, head of shows & editorial AUNZ.
”Excitingly, this global trend is paving the way for an exciting emerging scene to explode and resonate with a much wider audience for artists like Manu Crooks, Triple One, Kwame and The Kid Laroi.”
She adds, “We are also so excited that Aussie artists like 5SOS, Vance Joy, and Dean Lewis are being supported heavily by a homegrown audience, as well as finding audiences across the globe via Spotify.”
SPOTIFY TOP LISTS, AUSTRALIA:
Most-Streamed Artists
Drake
Post Malone
Khalid
XXXTENTACION
Ed Sheeran
Most-Streamed Australian Artists
5SOS
Vance Joy
Sia
Sticky Fingers
Dean Lewis
Angus & Julia Stone
Troye Sivan
Peking Duk
Hilltop Hoods
Amy Shark
Most-Streamed Tracks
Drake, God’s Plan
5SOS, Youngblood
Post Malone, Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Post Malone, Better Now
Post Malone, I Fall Apart
Most-Streamed Australian Tracks
5SOS, Youngblood
Dean Lewis, Be Alright
PNAU, Go Bang
Angus & Julia Stone, Chateau
Peking Duk, Fire
Most-Streamed Female Artists
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Dua Lipa
Halsey
Rihanna
Most-Streamed Australian Female Artists
Sia
Julia Stone (of Angus & Julia Stone)
Amy Shark
Tash Sultana
Vera Blue
Most-Streamed Albums
Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys
Drake, Scorpion
Ed Sheeran, ÷
XXXTENTACION, ?
Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa
Most-Streamed Collaborations
Post Malone, Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Normani, Khalid, Love Lies
Post Malone, rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
SZA, Kendrick Lamar, All The Stars
benny blanco, Eastside (with Halsey & Khalid)
Most-Streamed Spotify Playlists
Hot Hits Australia
Today’s Top Hits
Morning Motivation
Sleep
Chilled Hits
Most-Streamed Tracks, 55+ YO
Fleetwood Mac, Dreams – 2004 Remastered Edition
Elton John, Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
George Harrison, My Sweet Lord
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Ed Sheeran, Shape of You
Most-Viral Tracks
Viral charts are based on plays and shares.
Dennis Lloyd, Nevermind
5 Seconds of Summer, Youngblood
Dynoro, In My Mind
Panic! At The Disco, High Hopes
Jonas Blue, Rise
Most-Streamed Spotify Singles
Charlotte Lawrence, Psychopath – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
Harry Styles, Girl Crush – Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London
Ed Sheeran, ..Baby One More Time – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
Ed Sheeran, Castle on the Hill- Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
Taylor Swift, September – Recorded at The Tracking Room Nashville
Most ‘Followed’ Artists
Ed Sheeran
Bruno Mars
Eminem
Drake
Taylor Swift