Drake Tops Spotify’s List of Most Popular Artists in 2015—See Who Else Made the Cut
If you’re one of the 75 million listeners who streamed their tunes through Spotify this year, chances are you couldn’t get enough of Drake, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, Maroon 5, and Kanye in 2015. The streaming service just released its annual Year in Music list, and those were the five artists who topped the global popularity contest. Moral of the story: We all need to take “Hotline Bling” off repeat.
It’s a male-dominated list, so Spotify also broke down the most popular female artists, with Rihanna coming in on top, followed by Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, and Ellie Goulding. “Lean On” (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) by Major Lazer was the most-listened to song, followed by OMI’s “Cheerleader” and Mark Ronson‘s “Uptown Funk.”
Together, we’ve also listened to a whopping 20 billion hours of music (yikes) this year on Spotify, so you may as well take another few minutes to check out a complete breakdown of the app’s most popular artists, tracks, and albums.
Top Five Global Artists
Drake
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Maroon 5
Kanye West
Top Five Global Females
Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Beyoncé
Ellie Goulding
Top Five 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” (from Fifty Shades of Grey)—Ellie Goulding
Top Five 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 Five Global Viral Tracks
“Sugar” (feat. Francesco Yates)—Robin Schulz
“Hotline Bling”—Drake
“Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better)”—Felix Jaehn
“Can’t Feel My Face”—The Weeknd
“Here”—Alessia Cara
