{"id":11648,"date":"2016-12-01T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=11648"},"modified":"2016-12-01T15:40:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T15:40:03","slug":"unstoppable-drake-tops-spotify-for-the-2nd-year-in-a-row-in-their-2016-top-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/unstoppable-drake-tops-spotify-for-the-2nd-year-in-a-row-in-their-2016-top-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"“Unstoppable” Drake tops Spotify for the 2nd year in a row in their 2016 top lists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spotify have revealed the top streaming lists for 2016 taking a look back at the year in music and seeing who dominated the platform.<\/h4>\n

Today Spotify released their annual look back at the year after 2016 has shown an incredible increase in music streaming popularity. The lists highlights\u00a0the success of artists like Rihanna who takes her second year as the most streamed female artist on Spotify, whilst Drake continues his domination of the service taking the top streamed position for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

Spotify’s chief content & chief strategy officer, Stefan Blom said: “Drake has been unstoppable this year – he’s a true global superstar. With the top album and the top song this year, as well as his successful Summer Sixteen tour, Drake continues to engage his fans in a way that only Drake can; it’s no surprise he is dominating the music industry.”<\/p>\n

Drake isn’t the only success story to come out of music streaming this year however as services saw their best year ever, adding phenomenal numbers of new users<\/a>. Streaming’s giant rise in 2016 has been so significant that it has driven\u00a0the first increase in recorded music revenue for years<\/a> as well as climbing to become the biggest earner for major record labels Warner Music Group<\/a>\u00a0and Sony\u00a0Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spotify’s Discover Weekly<\/a> has had a great first, full year of release with Discover Weekly tracks being streamed over 9 billion times this year alone. Thanks to features like Spotify’s lauded Discover Weekly playlists listeners have been able to discover more new music than has ever been possible before.<\/p>\n

Spotify\u2019s Global Year in Music 2016<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Most Streamed Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the second year in a row, Drake was the world\u2019s most streamed artist with over 4.7 billion streams this year, more than doubling his record of 1.8 billion streams last year. In fact, Drake is the most streamed artist of all time on Spotify with over 8.7 billion streams.<\/p>\n

Here are the top five artists for 2016:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Drake<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Justin Bieber<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Rihanna<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Twenty One Pilots<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Kanye West<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Most Streamed Female Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Putting in \u2018work\u2019 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:<\/p>\n

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    1. Rihanna<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Ariana Grande<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. Sia<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Adele<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. Fifth <\/a>Harmony<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Most Streamed Male Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Behind Drake and with the help of his late 2015 release of his album, Purpose, <\/em>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:<\/p>\n

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      1. Drake<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Justin Bieber<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. Twenty One Pilots<\/a><\/li>\n
      4. Kanye West<\/a><\/li>\n
      5. Coldplay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Top Five Breakout Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

        One Direction fans still have love for ZAYN, putting him on top of this year\u2019s list of breakout artists along with FRENSHIP, Anne-Marie, Madeintyo and Rob $tone. These breakout artists made their mark in 2016:<\/p>\n

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        1. ZAYN<\/a><\/li>\n
        2. FRENSHIP<\/a><\/li>\n
        3. Anne-Marie<\/a><\/li>\n
        4. Madeintyo<\/a><\/li>\n
        5. Rob $tone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Most Streamed Tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Drake\u2019s One Dance<\/em> made history this year by overtaking last year\u2019s winner Lean On <\/em>by Major Lazer (ft. M\u00d8 and DJ Snake), as the most popular song ever on Spotify with almost 970 million streams.<\/p>\n

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          1. One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) \u2013 Drake<\/a><\/li>\n
          2. I Took A Pill in Ibiza \u2013 Seeb Remix \u2013 Mike Posner<\/a><\/li>\n
          3. Don\u2019t Let Me Down (feat. Daya) \u2013 The Chainsmokers<\/a><\/li>\n
          4. Work (feat. Drake) \u2013 Rihanna<\/a><\/li>\n
          5. Cheap Thrills \u2013 Sia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Most Streamed Albums<\/strong><\/p>\n

            After dropping Views <\/em>in April, Drake\u2019s 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:<\/p>\n

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            1. Views \u2013 Drake<\/a><\/li>\n
            2. Purpose \u2013 Justin Bieber<\/a><\/li>\n
            3. ANTI \u2013 Rihanna<\/a><\/li>\n
            4. Blurryface \u2013 Twenty One Pilots<\/a><\/li>\n
            5. Beauty Behind The Madness \u2013 The Weeknd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Most Popular Playlists<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Of Spotify\u2019s 2 billion+ playlists, Today\u2019s Top Hits<\/a> was the most popular this year with over nearly 12 million followers<\/p>\n

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              1. Today\u2019s Top Hits<\/a><\/li>\n
              2. Rap Caviar<\/a><\/li>\n
              3. Hot Country<\/a><\/li>\n
              4. Peaceful Piano<\/a><\/li>\n
              5. Baila Regga<\/a>e<\/a>ton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Fun Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n