

WizKid and Kyla) – DrakeĢ) I Took A Pill in Ibiza – Seeb Remix – Mike Posnerģ) Don’t Let Me Down (ft. Highlights from Spotify’s 2016 report follow:ġ) One Dance (feat. Twenty One Pilots (#4) and Kanye West (#5) complete the overall Top 5. Drake tops Spotify's most streamed artists of 2016 The world's leading streaming service releases its annual list with Drake, Bieber, Rihanna and Zayn all going for the top spot. Justin Bieber follows Drake as the #2 overall artist, while Rihanna, the year’s leader among female artists (with 2.5 billion streams), takes #3 on the overall list. Not simply the leading overall artist, Drake is also behind the year’s most-streamed track (“One Dance”) and most-streamed album (“Views”). Expectedly, the most streamed artist of all-time is Drake, followed by Bad Bunny who leads among Latin acts. In its “2016 Wrapped” report, Spotify confirms that Drake was the service’s most-streamed artist (and, obviously, most-streamed male artist) this year.ĭrake’s tracks generated a whopping 4.7 billion streams in 2016, more than doubling the (then-record) 1.8 billion he recorded last year. Most streamed artists on Spotify Results. "Don’t Let Me Down (feat.Drake may be closely associated with Apple Music, but he is also a major force on Spotify. On Thursday morning, the streaming service revealed its annual list of the years biggest. Spotify says 2016 was a year of discovering new music and artists. Users playlists from 2017, 2018, 20 are also still available to view with one simple tap. Yep, Spotify users are able to go back as far as 2016 to see their Top 100 Songs playlists. The biggest breakout artist of the year is a familiar face in the UK. Well, it turns out you can because Spotifys previous personalised Wrapped playlists are still available to view. The biggest breakout artist of the year is a familiar face. "I Took A Pill in Ibiza – Seeb Remix" – Mike Posner Here are the 5 breakout artists on Spotify in 2016. The top 5 breakout artists of 2016 who you need to hear, according to Spotify. Read more: Spotify outpaces Apple Music, reaches 40 million paid subscribers But most artists (and even labels) have no idea what it takes to climb into the coveted top 200 ranking.


See the full lists of Spotify’s most streamed artists, albums and songs below, and check out their year in review playlists here: Charting on Spotify can change things for an artist, and potentially alter an entire career. Read more: Twenty One Pilots perform “Heathens” / “Stressed Out” mashup at AMAs-watchįor the second year in a row, Drake was the world’s most streamed artist with over 4.7 billion streams, more than doubling his record of 1.8 billion streams last year.įans also discovered more new music and artists than ever before in 2016, with Discover Weekly being streamed more than 9 billion times this year. For the second year in a row, Drake has been crowned Spotify’s most streamed artist, attracting 4.7 billion streams in 2016 despite his album ‘Views’ being an exclusive to rival Apple Music for the.
