Ed Sheeran tops six billion streams on Spotify in 2017
Wednesday, 6 Dec 201711:00 AM MYT
Ed Sheeran's album '÷' was the most streamed album of 2017 on Spotify. — Reuters
British singer Ed Sheeran tops the list of the most popular artistes of 2017 on music streaming platform Spotify with 6.3 billion streams of his songs (combined) worldwide.
His hit Shape of You, streamed more than 1.4 billion times, is the most streamed track in the history of Spotify. His latest album, ÷, was also the most streamed album of the year.
Most streamed artistes worldwide on Spotify in 2017
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Drake
3. The Weeknd
Most streamed female artistes
1. Rihanna
2. Taylor Swift
3. Selena Gomez
Most streamed groups
1. Coldplay
2. Imagine Dragons
3. Maroon 5
Most streamed albums
1. ÷, Ed Sheeran
2. More Life, Drake
3. DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
4. Starboy, The Weeknd
5. Stoney, Post Malone
Most streamed tracks
1. Shape of You, Ed Sheeran
2. Despacito (Remix), Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber)
3. Despacito, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee
4. Something Just Like This, The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
5. I'm the One, DJ Khaled (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne)
Note that Spotify has added a special page rounding up the most streamed artistes by genre (hip hop, pop, rock, etc) as well as the most popular playlists. For more information visit spotify.com/2017. — AFP Relaxnews
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