Unsurprisingly, Drake Was Spotify’s Most Globally Streamed Artist In 2015

The most globally streamed artist of the year is, after the release of his overwhelmingly excellent album ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late‘ and catchy-to-the-point-you-want-to-strangle-him single ‘Hotline Bling’, Drake. 

Here he is celebrating his win with silent comedy icon, Mr Bean!

But anyway, here are the full lists for you to peruse at your leisure, probably while streaming ‘Hotline Bling’ some more:

– Most Streamed Artist of 2015: Drake 

Drake is the world’s most streamed artist of 2015 with over 1.8 billion streams this year and 46 million listeners, beating Ed Sheeran, last year’s most streamed artist.

– Most-Streamed song of 2015: Lean On (ft. MØ and DJ Snake) by Major Lazer

– Most-Streamed album of 2015: The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness

– Most-Streamed Artist of All Time: Ed Sheeran

– Breakout Artist of 2015: Kygo

– Most Viral Track of 2015: Sugar (ft. Francesco Yates) by Robin Schulz

– Most Popular Playlist of 2015: Today’s Top Hits

– Most Musical Day of 2015: June 19 was the biggest day for streams on Spotify in 2015.

Top Five Artists in Australia

1. Ed Sheeran
2. The Weeknd
3. Drake
4. Kanye West
5. Calvin Harris


Top Five Australian Artists (most streamed globally)

1. Sia
2. 5 Seconds of Summer
3. Iggy Azalea
4. Vance Joy
5. AC/DC

Top Five Male Artists in Australia

1. Ed Sheeran
2. The Weeknd
3. Drake
4. Kanye West
5. Calvin Harris

Top Five Female Artists in Australia

1. Rihanna
2. Ariana Grande
3. Beyoncé
4. Sia
5. Nicki Minaj

Top Five Tracks in Australia
1. Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
2. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
3. Cheerleader – Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit – OMI
4. Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber) – Jack Ü, Skrillex, Diplo
5. See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa

Top Five Albums in Australia
1. Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
2. Peace is the Mission – Major Lazer
3. Title – Meghan Trainor
4. Chaos And The Calm – James Bay
5. Stories – Avicii

Top Five Viral Tracks in Australia
1. Dessert – Dawin
2. Sugar (feat. Francesco Yates) – Robin Schulz
3. Do It Again – Pia Mia
4. Weathered – Jack Garratt
4. Ghost Town – Adam Lambert

Top Five Playlists in Australia
1. Today’s Top Hits
2. Hot Hits Australia
3. The triple j Hitlist
4. Afternoon Acoustic
5. Acoustic Covers

Top Five Most Followed Australian Profiles (non artist)
1. Triple J
2. Kimbra
3. Joe Vuong
4. Spotlight Australia & New Zealand
5. Filtr Australia

And, here’s a handy Spotify playlist of all the winners, for your streamin’ convenience:

You are welcome, baes.