Spotify's Most Streamed Artist of 2015: Drake

2015 has been another banner year for the OVO superstar.

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For 2015, the honor of being Spotify‘s most streamed artist is being handed to Drake. Spotify revealed the news during today’s unveiling of their “Year in Review” piece, with Drake reigning supreme over the competition thanks to 1.8 billion streams and 87 million listeners. Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” was listed as the most streamed song in the States, while Major Lazer earned the top spot for most streamed song throughout the globe courtesy of “Lean On.” You can skim through a rundown of Spotify’s rankings (courtesy of 2DopeBoyz) below.

Top Five Albums in the U.S.

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap
Dark Sky Paradise – Big Sean
SremmLife – Rae Sremmurd
Top Five Tracks in the U.S.

Trap Queen – Fetty Wap
The Hills – The Weeknd
Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) – The Weeknd
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
Top Five Global Males

Drake
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Maroon 5
Kanye West
Top Five Global Females

Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Beyoncé
Ellie Goulding
Top Five Global Tracks

Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
Cheerleader – Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit – OMI
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
Love Me Like You Do – From “Fifty Shades Of Grey” – Ellie Goulding

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