New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Spotify reveals its annual Year in
Music lists, showing the top artists, albums, tracks and moments that made 2017 such an amazing year for music fans. Spotify can reveal that
Ed Sheeran is the most streamed artist of 2017 globally, and remains the #1 most streamed artist on Spotify with 47 million monthly listeners.
Ed Sheeran's ÷ (Divide) was the most streamed album of the year worldwide with 3.1 billion streams, and 'Shape of You' became the most streamed track of all time on Spotify, now with over 1.4 billion streams.
"Ed Sheeran absolutely dominated this year with the release of his record-breaking album, Divide," said Stefan Blom, Spotify's Chief Content Officer. "There is no doubt that 2017 was The Year of Ed Sheeran, and we are thrilled that so many millions of music fans have discovered, listened to, and shared his music on Spotify. Congratulations to Ed on an amazing achievement."
Despite Ed Sheeran's huge success this year, Hip Hop continues to play a major role in music listening around the world. Overall, Hip Hop listening increased 74% over the past year according to Spotify data - a significant increase, particularly considering Hip Hop's popularity in 2016.
In what was a landmark year for Latin music, its listening increased by 110%, with two Latin tracks hitting #1 on Spotify for the first time: 'Despacito' and 'Mi Gente', as well as 10 Latin songs appearing on Spotify's Global Top 50. 'Despacito - Remix' by
Luis Fonsi and
Daddy Yankee featuring
Justin Bieber was named Spotify's 'Song of the Summer,' showing the culture's reach. Yankee also held the #1 position on Spotify in July - a first for a Latin artist.
Check out the full breakdown below of this year's rankings and musical trends and head to spotify.com/2017 for the top playlists of 2017, Year in
Music playlists, videos, and more. And, in addition to Spotify's Year in
Music top lists, visitors can check out their own personalized list of their most-streamed artists and songs this year by visiting 2017wrapped.com.
Spotify's Global Year in
Music 2017
Most Streamed Artists
Ed Sheeran was the world's most streamed artist with over 6.3 billion streams this year, dethroning
Drake who took the top spot in 2015 and 2016. In fact,
Drake is the only top 5 artist carried over from last year, with Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd,
Kendrick Lamar and The
Chainsmokers all new to the top 5 list of artists this year.
Ed Sheeran
Drake
The Weeknd
Kendrick Lamar
The Chainsmokers
Most Streamed Female Artists
For the third year in the row,
Rihanna takes home the title of most streamed female artist, continuing her reign at the top. Pop superstars Taylor Swift,
Selena Gomez,
Ariana Grande and Sia round out the top 5.
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Sia
Most Streamed Male Artists
Ed Sheeran naturally dominates the Most Streamed Male Artists list, but for the first time we see
Daddy Yankee claim a spot in the Top Five Most Streamed Male Artists list this year.
Ed Sheeran
Drake
The Weeknd
Kendrick Lamar
Daddy Yankee
Top Five Breakout Artists
2017 was a big year for artists in groups breaking out on their own to go solo.
Camila Cabello,
Harry Styles and
Liam Payne all went solo this year and hit it big on their own as the top 3 breakout artists of the year. Rappers
Lil Pump and Trippie Red round out the list.
Camila Cabello
Harry Styles
Liam Payne
Lil Pump
Trippie Redd
Most Streamed Groups
This year, Coldplay's collaboration with The
Chainsmokers on 'Something Just Like This' catapulted them to the top of the groups list, followed by
Imagine Dragons bringing the 'Thunder' with Maroon 5,
Linkin Park and
Migos closing out the list.
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Linkin Park
Migos
Most Streamed Tracks
Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' surpassed Drake's 'One Dance' by becoming the most popular song ever on Spotify with over 1.4 billion streams.
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
After dropping ÷ (Divide) in March, Ed Sheeran's album has racked up over 3.1 billion streams on Spotify, making it the most streamed album of the year.
Divide - Ed Sheeran
More Life - Drake
DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar
Starboy - The Weeknd
Stoney - Post Malone
Most Musical Day 2017:
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
