With 2017 drawing to a close, Spotify has been releasing it’s ‘End or Year’ numbers for the platform’s most streamed artists. While several of this years top performers are in line with expectation, there are a number of surprises as well.
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Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0
Spotify just released its list of most streamed artists for 2017, and while many are household words, the extent of their popularity might surprise you. For instance, Ed Sheeran was the platform’s top streaming artist with over 6.3 billion streams this year, dethroning Drake who was number one in 2015 and 2016. Rihanna was the top streaming female artist for the third year in a row, while Ed Sheeran was the top streaming male artist.
Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ surpassed Drake’s ‘One Dance’ to become the most popular song ever on Spotify with over 1.4 billion streams. His album ÷ (Divide) racked up over 3.1 billion streams on the service, making it the top streaming album of the year.
If you were in a big band and decided to go solo, it was a good year, with Camila Cabello, Harry Styles and Liam Payne all having big releases and loads of streams, which landed them on the Breakout Artist list.
Here are all the categories of Spotify’s “most streamed” this year.
Most Streamed Artists Overall
- Ed Sheeran
- Drake
- The Weeknd
- Kendrick Lamar
- The Chainsmokers
Most Streamed Female Artist
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Rihanna
- Taylor Swift
- Selena Gomez
- Ariana Grande
- Sia
Most Streamed Male Artists
- Ed Sheeran
- Drake
- The Weeknd
- Kendrick Lamar
- Daddy Yankee
Top Five Breakout Artists
- Camila Cabello
- Harry Styles
- Liam Payne
- Lil Pump
- Trippie Redd
Most Streamed Groups
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Coldplay
- Imagine Dragons
- Maroon 5
- Linkin Park
- Migos
Most Streamed Tracks
- “Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
- “Despacito” – Remix – Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
- “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee
- “Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
- “I’m the One” – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne
Most Streamed Albums
- Divide – Ed Sheeran
- More Life – Drake
- DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
- Starboy – The Weeknd
- Stoney – Post Malone
The Day With The Most Streams
June 13, 2017 (measured by most streams per user)
Emerging 2017 Genres
Melodic Power Metal
Chaotic Black Metal
Chillhop
Trap Latino
Future Funk
Jumpstyle
Serialism
Cinematic Dubstep
Vintage Swoon
Gamecore
While the same names seem to pop up on all the lists, what’s interesting is the Emerging Genres, with a couple of Metal sub-genres that shows that the music refuses to die despite every thing you read.