NEW YORK: It’s no surprise, but Drake is the king of Spotify: He is the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year globally.
Spotify announced Tuesday that the rapper earned 8.2 billion streams in 2018. He also has the year’s most-streamed album and song with “Scorpion” and “God’s Plan.”
Following Drake on the 2018 list of top artists are Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin and Ed Sheeran.
No women made the Top 5, but Ariana Grande ranks first among female artists globally. She’s followed by Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello.
Drake not only has the year’s top song, his hit “In My Feelings” came in fifth. “Sad!” by XXXTentacion, who died in June, came in second. Malone has the third and fourth most-streamed songs with “Rockstar” and “Psycho.”
Drake tops Spotify’s 2018 list with 8.2 billion streams
Drake tops Spotify’s 2018 list with 8.2 billion streams
- Following Drake on the 2018 list of top artists are Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin and Ed Sheeran
- Ariana Grande ranks first among female artists globally
