

Oh, and the most musical day of the year was November 18, though we're not quite sure why. The most streamed 'sex' song was, fittingly, Rihanna's Sex With Me - a bonus track from Anti album, while the top workout song was Calvin Harris and Rihanna's This Is What You Came For.

MORE: These are officially the UK's 40 biggest albums of 2016 so far The top acts according to genre have also been revealed, including David Bowie for Alternative, Dolly Parton for Country (New), Michael Buble for Jazz and Enrique Iglesias for Latin. Meanwhile, Rihanna was the most streamed female artist in the UK as well as worldwide with 2.5 billion streams, finishing ahead of Sia, while Zayn was the top breakout artist of the year. MORE: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2016 so far revealed “With the top album and the top song this year, as well as his successful Summer Sixteen tour, Drake continues to engage his fans in a way that only Drake can it’s no surprise he is dominating the music industry." “Drake has been unstoppable this year - he’s a true global superstar,” Stefan Blom, Spotify’s Chief Content & Chief Strategy Officer, said. Unsurprisingly, Drake was also the most streamed overall artist of the year, with 4.7 billion plays worldwide - that's more than 36 million monthly listens on the service. Both have been a huge success of the Official Charts this year, with One Dance racking up an almost record-breaking 15 weeks at Number 1, while Views also debuted at the top. Zayn, the former One Direction member who released a solo album this year, is Spotify's top breakout artist.Spotify has unveiled its annual top lists, revealing the most streamed artists, songs and albums of 2016 in the UKĭrake dominates end-of-year lists with the most streamed track for One Dance and album with his album Views. "Stressed Out" by twenty one pilots took the top spot, followed by Justin Bieber's "Sorry."ĭrake is the most streamed act of all-time on Spotify with 8.7 billion streams. "One Dance," though, placed third on Google Play's top songs of the year, announced Thursday. Mike Posner's "I Took a Pill in Ibiza - Seeb Remix" came in second after Drake's "One Dance" for top songs, followed by The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down," Rihanna and Drake's "Work" and Sia's "Cheap Thrills." The top albums following "Views" are Bieber's "Purpose," Rihanna's "Anti," twenty one pilots' "Blurryface" and The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind the Madness." Justin Bieber, Rihanna, twenty one pilots and Kanye West round out the top five artists of the year. The rapper has the most streamed album and song - "Views" (2.45 billion) and "One Dance" (970 million) - on Spotify this year, it was announced late Wednesday.

NEW YORK - Drake owned the year on Spotify: He's the most streamed act on the platform with 4.7 billion streams.
