

Whilst globally he’s still ahead with ‘One Dance’ at number 1, the 2nd spot was taken by Calvin Harris and Rihanna’s track ‘This is What You Came For’. It’s been an incredible year for Canadian rapper Drake as Spotify reveal that his tracks were the 1st, 2nd and 5th most streamed songs in the US. The summer is coming to an end and to take a look back at the summer just passed Spotify have compiled the most listened to tracks on their streaming service between June 1st and August 31st, 2016. Daya)" - The Chainsmokersĥ.Spotify have revealed which songs people have been listening to the most this summer with Drake’s ‘One Dance’ unsurprisingly clinching the top spot. "I Took A Pill in Ibiza - Seeb Remix" - Mike Posnerģ. While Drake dominated the lion's share of streams, other artists who were popular in 2016 included Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Twenty One Pilots and, the sole female to make the most-streamed artists list, Rihanna.ġ. Related: Who had the most successful music tour of 2016? "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," said Stefan Blom, Spotify's chief content and strategy officer. According to an Instagram post by Drake in September, it was the first album to gain one billion streams on Apple Music. It as equally popular on Apple Music, where it was first released as an exclusive in April. That is unsurprising given that Spotify announced in October that the track, featuring Wizkid and Kyla, had dethroned Major Lazer's "Lean On" as its most-streamed song of all time.ĭrake's fourth studio album Views was Spotify's most popular LP of 2016. singles chart, was the year's most popular track on the streaming site. The Canadian rapper's smash hit song "One Dance", which spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 weeks ruling the U.K.

Drake has been named the most-streamed artist on Spotify for the second year in a row.
