Drake leads local & international Spotify playlist charts
Drake has been crowned 2016’s most streamed artist on Spotify, according to Spotify’s Year In Music report, while for the second year in a row, Sia is the top streamed Australian artist around the world.
One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla), Drake’s chart-topping hit, is also the world’s most streamed track in 2016. Not only was One Dance Australia’s top streamed track of 2016, the track is now the world’s most streamed Spotify track of all time with 970 million streams, surpassing Lean On by Major Lazer (ft. MØ and DJ Snake).
Drake’s name is found in almost every eligible category in Australia including the most streamed artist in Australia which was formerly retained for the previous two years by Ed Sheeran.
The Canadian’s impressive run continues with latest album Views becoming the most streamed album in Australia and globally, amassing over 2.45 billion streams on Spotify worldwide after it’s release in April.
The results are almost identical in the UK. Drake is the region’s most streamed artist of 2016 while also achieving the most streamed track and the most streamed album of the last year with One Dance and Views.
“Drake has been unstoppable this year – he’s a true global superstar,” said Stefan Blom, Spotify’s Chief Content & Chief Strategy Officer.
Building on last year’s accomplishments, Sia is again Australia’s most streamed artist globally. Her single Cheap Thrills is also the fifth most streamed track in 2016. Sia sits in third place behind Rhianna and Ariana Grande among Spotify’s top streamed female artists in Australia.
Flume’s Never Be Like You is 2016’s second most streamed track in Australia, while the Sydney native also topped the list of streams in Australia for domestic artists, capping of a successful year for the 25-year-old who took home six ARIA Awards last week.
Friday November 11 was Spotify’s busiest day of the year, racking up more streams than any other day on the calendar. The emerging genres category indicates that Ambient Fusion is the most streamed up-and-coming genre with Witch House coming in a close second.
See below for the full list of categories:
Top Five Artists in Australia
Top Five Male Artists in Australia
Top Five Female Artists in Australia
- Rihanna
- Ariana Grande
- Sia
- Adele
- Beyoncé
Top Five Tracks in Australia
- One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) – Drake
- Never Be Like You – Flume
- Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers
- Closer – The Chainsmokers
- I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix) – Mike Posner
Top Five Albums in Australia
- Views – Drake
- Purpose – Justin Bieber
- ANTI – Rihanna
- Blurryface – Twenty One Pilots
- Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Top Five Playlists in Australia
Top Five Australian Artists in Australia
Top Five Australian Tracks in Australia
- Never Be Like You (feat. Kai) – Flume
- Say It (feat. Tove Lo) – Flume
- Cheap Thrills – Sia
- 1955 (feat. Montaigne, Tom Thum) – Hilltop Hoods
- Papercuts (feat. Vera Blue) – Illy
Top Five Australian Albums in Australia
- Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung – Hilltop Hoods
- Skin – Flume
- This Is Acting – Sia
- Bloom – RÜFÜS
- Blue Neighbourhood – Troye Sivan
Spotify’s Global Year in Music 2016
Here are the top five artists for 2016 globally
Most Streamed Male Artist of 2016: Drake
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:
Most Streamed Female Artist of 2016: Rihanna
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:
Breakout Artist of 2016: ZAYN
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:
Most Streamed Track of 2016: One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) – Drake
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 over 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 Album of 2016: Views – Drake
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:
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