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01st Dec 2016

These are the top five most streamed tracks on Spotify in 2016

Conor Heneghan

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You’ve probably heard these once or twice over the past 11 months or so.

‘One Dance’ by Drake (feat. WizKid and Kyla) is the most streamed song on Spotify in 2016, according to Spotify’s Global Year in 2016 report.

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The song made history in 2016 by overtaking last year’s number one, Lean On by Major Lazer (ft. MØ and DJ Snake), as the most popular song ever on Spotify with almost 970 million streams.

Mike Posner’s ‘I Took A Pill in Ibiza’ was second on the list of the most streamed songs of 2016, followed by ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ (feat. Daya) by The Chainsmokers. Rihanna’s ‘Work’ (feat. Drake) and ‘Cheap Thrills’ by Sia.

It was a good year overall for Drake, who emerged as the most streamed artist of 2016, followed by Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots and Kanye West and if that wasn’t enough, Views was the most streamed album of the past year.

In some of the more interesting revelations from the Spotify report, meanwhile, the appropriately titled ‘Sex’ by Cheat Codes, Kris Kross Amsterdam was the ‘top sex song’ of 2016, while Speed Garage and Brazilian Gospel were two of the biggest emerging genres of the year.

Spotify’s Global Year in 2016

Most Streamed Artists of 2016

  1. Drake
  2. Justin Bieber
  3. Rihanna
  4. Twenty One Pilots
  5. Kanye West

Most Streamed Female Artists of 2016

  1. Rihanna
  2. Ariana Grande
  3. Sia
  4. Adele
  5. Fifth Harmony

Most Streamed Male Artists of 2016

  1. Drake
  2. Justin Bieber
  3. Twenty One Pilots
  4. Kanye West
  5. Coldplay

Top Five Breakout Artists of 2016

  1. ZAYN
  2. FRENSHIP
  3. Anne-Marie
  4. Madeintyo
  5. Rob $tone

Most Streamed Tracks of 2016

  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 of 2016

  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

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

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Music,Spotify