By now, it's no secret that streaming giant Spotify has eclipsed nearly every other comparable service in its field, so its new list of the "top" (or most popular) music of the year is probably one of the best gauges of America's listening habits that we have. Including categories for male and female artists, albums and songs, the list includes several artists from the hip-hop/R&B world (alright, mostly the R&B one).

Check out the lists below.

Top Male Artist:

1. Ed Sheeran
2. Eminem
3. Calvin Harris
4. Avicii
5. David Guetta

Top Female Artist:

1. Katy Perry
2. Ariana Grande
3. Lana Del Rey
4. Beyonce
5. Lorde

Top Album:

1. Ed Sheeran — x
2. Sam Smith — In the Lonely Hour
3. Iggy Azalea — The New Classic
4. Pharrell — G I R L
5. Ariana Grande — My Everything

Top Songs:

1. Pharrell — “Happy”
2. Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne — “Rather Be”
3. Calvin Harris — “Summer”
4. Katy Perry — “Dark Horse”
5. John Legend — “All of Me:
6. Pitbull — “Timber”
7. Magic — “Rude”
8. Mr. Probz — “Waves”
9. Ariana Grande — “Problem”
10. OneRepublic — “Counting Stars”

Are any of these surprising to you? Let us know in the comments. 

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