Spotify Wrapped 2019: Drake and Ed Sheeran among most-streamed artists of the decade
Streaming service has released a number of stats from the past 10 years
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Your support makes all the difference.Spotify has revealed the biggest tracks, albums and artists on the streaming service over the past decade, with Drake emerging as the most-streamed artist of the 2010s.
The hip-hop star achieved more than 28 billion streams. Rounding out the top five most-streamed artists are Ed Sheeran, Post Malone, Ariana Grande and Eminem.
Despite the fact her last album was released in 2016, Rihanna emerged as the second most-streamed female artist of the decade, with Ariana Grande topping the list. Taylor Swift came in at number three, followed by Sia and Beyonce.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, the most-streamed track of the year was Ed Sheeran’s mega-hit “Shape of You”, with more than 2 billion streams. This was followed by Drake’s “One Dance” featuring Kyla and WizKid, Post Malone’s “Rockstar”, “Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey, and Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud”.
Click through the gallery to see the biggest artists and tracks of the decade:
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