2015 isn't over quite yet, but the numbers are already in for the biggest songs and artists of the year. Spotify just released its results for the most streamed artists and songs around the world, and the data is enlightening about where music is heading for 2016. Basically: hip-hop, rap, and EDM continue to dominate the charts. (Although it is important to note that Adele's 25 and Taylor Swift's 1989 aren't available on Spotify—so we don't know how much that could have changed the results had they had been on the streaming service.)
But on to the results! Here are the most streamed artists and songs globally on Spotify:
The most streamed artist of 2015 is... Drake! The Hotline Bling singer scored over 1.8 billion streams this year and 46 million listeners. (Last year's most streamed artist? Ed Sheeran.)__
The most streamed female artist of 2015 is... Rihanna. Even without premiering a new album in 2015, Rihanna still scored the biggest numbers globally with over 1 billion streams and 57 million listeners. In the United States, Nicki Minaj was the most popular.
The most streams in a single day... Justin Bieber, of course. His new album Purpose was released on November 13 and scored the most single streams in a single day of all time: 36 million.
The most streamed song of 2015 is... "Lean On (featuring MØ and DJ Snake)" by Major Lazer. Spotify users listened to the song over 540 million times this year. (I'm not surprised—I'm fairly certain I contributed at least 500 million of those listens myself.) The song is now also the most streamed song of ALL TIME on Spotify, so congrats, Major Lazer! The top track in the United States was "Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap.
The most streamed album of 2015 is... Beauty Behind the Madness by the Weeknd. Yaaaasssss! It had 60 million listeners. (Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late scored the No. 2 spot globally but was the top spot in the United States.)
The most streamed artist of all time is... Ed Sheeran! Wow: He has 3 billion streams to date and over 59 million listeners this year.
The breakout artist of 2015 is... Kygo. Get to know the Norwegian DJ and producer with hits "Firestone" and "Stole the Show."
The most viral song of 2015 is... "Sugar (featuring Francesco Yates)" by Robin Schulz. The song appeared on Spotify's Viral 50 chart 55 times this year. Drake's "Hotline Bling" came in at number two for most viral. In the United States, Alessia Cara's "Here" was the most viral.
The most popular playlist is... Spotify's Today's Top Hits. The playlist scored close to 70 million hours of listening.
__The most musical day of 2015 was...June 19.__The day had the highest streams.
Want to know who else everyone was listening to this year? Here's the top five from all of the above in the U.S.:
Top Five Artists in U.S.
*1. Drake
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The Weeknd
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Kanye West
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Ed Sheeran
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Eminem
Top Five Males in U.S.
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Drake
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The Weeknd
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Kanye West
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Ed Sheeran
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Eminem
Top Five Females in U.S.
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Nicki Minaj
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Beyonce
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Rihanna
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Ariana Grande
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Lana Del Rey
Top Five Tracks in the U.S.
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"Trap Queen," Fetty Wap
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"The Hills," the Weeknd
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"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)," the Weeknd
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"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson
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"Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake)," Major Lazer
Top Five Albums in the U.S.
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If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake
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Beauty Behind The Madness, the Weeknd
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Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap
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Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean
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SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd
Top Five Viral Tracks in the U.S.
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"Here," Alessia Cara
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"Hotline Bling," Drake
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"Sugar (feat. Francesco Yates)," Robin Schulz
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"Ex's & Oh's," Elle King
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"Sunday Candy," Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment (tied for 4th place)
Top Five Playlists in the U.S.
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Today's Top Hits
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Hot Country
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RapCaviar
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TGIF
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