Spotify has released their year-end charts, revealing the most-streamed artists, songs, and albums on their platform in 2016. Drake is the most-streamed artist, with over 4.7 billion streams. VIEWS is the most-streamed album, with 2.45 billon streams, and "One Dance" is the most-streamed songs, with 970 million streams.
Drake was the most streamed artist on Spotify of 2015, when his music racked up 1.8 billion streams.
Check out Spotify's “2016 Wrapped” page.
Most Streamed Artists
1. Drake
2. Justin Bieber
3. Rihanna
4. Twenty One Pilots
5. Kanye West
Most Streamed Female Artists
1. Rihanna
2. Ariana Grande
3. Sia
4. Adele
5. Fifth Harmony
Most Streamed Male Artists
1. Drake
2. Justin Bieber
3. Twenty One Pilots
4. Kanye West
5. Coldplay
Top Five Breakout Artists
1. ZAYN
2. FRENSHIP
3. Anne-Marie
4. Madeintyo
5. Rob $tone
Most Streamed Tracks
1. One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) - Drake
2. I Took A Pill in Ibiza - Seeb Remix - Mike Posner
3. Don’t Let Me Down (feat. Daya) - The Chainsmokers
4. Work (feat. Drake) - Rihanna
5. Cheap Thrills - Sia
Most Streamed Albums
1. Views - Drake
2. Purpose - Justin Bieber
3. ANTI - Rihanna
4. Blurryface - Twenty One Pilots
5. Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weeknd
Most Popular Playlists
1. Today’s Top Hits
2. Rap Caviar
3. Hot Country
4. Peaceful Piano
5. Baila Reggaeton
Fun Facts:
• Top sex song: Sex – Cheat Codes, Kris Kross Amsterdam
• Top sad song: Say Something - A Great Big World
• Top breakup song: One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) - Drake
• Top party/dance song: Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
• Top workout song: 'Till I Collapse (feat. Nate Dogg) - Eminem
• Top gaming song: Fort Minor - Remember The Name (feat. Styles of Beyond)
• Most Musical Day: 11th November 2016
Top Artists by Genre:
• Classic Rock: The Beatles
• Classical: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Country (New): Luke Bryan
• Country (Old): Johnny Cash
• EDM: The Chainsmokers
• Emo: Panic! At The Disco
• Hip Hop: Drake
• Jazz: Nina Simone
• Latin: Enrique Iglesias
• Metal: Metallica
• New Age: Enya
• Pop: Drake
• R&B: Rihanna
• Reggae: Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Reggaeton: Enrique Iglesias
• Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Soul: Michael Jackson
Emerging 2016 Genres:
1. Ambient Fusion
2. Witch House
3. Indie Emo
4. Underground Latin Hip Hop
5. Baile Funk
6. Dangdut
7. Hoerspiel
8. Speed Garage
9. Brazilian Gospel
10. World Meditation
MARKET SPECIFIC – U.S.
Top Five Artists in U.S.
1. Drake
2. Kanye West
3. Rihanna
4. Twenty One Pilots
5. Future
Top Five Males in U.S.
1. Drake
2. Kanye West
3. Twenty One Pilots
4. Future
5. Justin Bieber
Top Five Females in U.S.
1. Rihanna
2. Ariana Grande
3. Beyoncé
4. Sia
5. Adele
Top Five Tracks in the U.S.
1. One Dance (feat. WizKid and Kyla) - Drake
2. Don’t Let Me Down (feat. Daya) - The Chainsmokers
3. Needed Me - Rihanna
4. Panda - Desiigner
5. Work (feat. Drake) - Rihanna
Top Five Albums in the U.S.
1. Views - Drake
2. ANTI - Rihanna
3. Purpose - Justin Bieber
4. Blurryface - Twenty One Pilots
5. The Life of Pablo - Kanye West
Top Five Playlists in the U.S.
1. Today’s Top Hits
2. Rap Caviar
3. Hot Country
4. New Music Friday
5. Peaceful Piano
