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Drake is Spotify’s most streamed artist of the decade
We are close to the end of a decade and the music scene is taking stock. Music streaming titan, Spotify announced that rap sensation Drake is the most globally streamed artist of the decade with more than 28 billion streams.
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.
Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You was the most streamed song, with 2.3bn streams. Drake’s track One Dance was runner up to Shape of You, with the top five songs rounded out by Post Malone’s rockstar, the Chainsmokers’ Closer and another Sheeran song, Thinking Out Loud. Sheeran, Post Malone, Ariana Grande and Eminem were the other most-streamed artists.
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.
