Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist of 2015 Revealed
Spotify have announced their streaming charts for the year of 2015.
Over the last 12 months over 75 million people have listened to 20 billion hours of music, creating more than 2 billion playlists all on Spotify alone.
Spotify’s charts reveal that Drake is the number one most streamed artist on the streaming service in 2015. With 1.8 billion streams and 46 million listeners Drake has over doubled Ed Sheeran’s 860 million streams that won him the top spot last year.
Sheeran takes Eminem’s position as the most streamed artist overall on Spotify having racked up over 3 billion streams from fans over the years. Only last month was it revealed that Sheeran’s track ‘Thinking Out Loud’ had been replaced as the most streamed Spotify track of all time by ‘Lean On’ by Major Lazer featuring MØ and DJ Snake.
Meanwhile Rihanna takes the top spot for most streamed female artist globally, despite her upcoming album ‘Anti’ having not yet released. The Weeknd takes most streamed album of the year with his second full length effort ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’.
Here are the charts for Spotify in 2015:
Top 5 Global Artists/Top 5 Male Artists
Top 5 Global Female Artists
Top 5 Global Tracks
- ‘Lean On‘ (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
- ‘Cheerleader‘ – Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit – OMI
- ‘Uptown Funk‘ – Mark Ronson
- ‘See You Again‘ (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
- ‘Love Me Like You Do‘ Ellie Goulding
Top 5 Global Albums
- 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 Global Viral Tracks
- ‘Sugar‘ (feat. Francesco Yates) – Robin Schulz
- ‘Hotline Bling‘ – Drake
- ‘Ain’t Nobody‘ – Felix Jaehn
- ‘Can’t Feel My Face‘ – The Weeknd
- ‘Here‘ – Alessia Cara
Top 5 Global Playlists
Top 5 Artists in the UK
Top 5 Females in the UK
Top 5 Tracks in the UK
- ‘Cheerleader‘ (Felix Jaehn Remix) – OMI
- ‘Uptown Funk‘ – Mark Ronson
- ‘Lean On‘ (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
- ‘Take Me To Church‘ – Hozier
- ‘See You Again‘ (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
Top 5 Albums in the UK
- Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
- Chaos and the Calm – James Bay
- Communion – Years & Years
- Peace Is The Mission – Major Lazer
- Me 4 U – OMI
Top 5 Viral Tracks in the UK
- ‘Talk To Me‘ – Nick Brewer
- ‘Queen’s Speech 4‘ – Lady Leshurr
- ‘Can’t Feel My Face‘ – The Weeknd
- ‘Hotline Bling‘ – Drake
- ‘What’s A Girl To Do‘ – Fatima Yamaha