A new report published by Spotify shows Ed Sheeran has taken Drake’s former title of Most Streamed Artist, amassing 6.3 billion streams for 2017. Drake previously held the title in 2015 and 2016. Last year, Drizzy tallied 4.7 billion streams.
Although Drake has been dethroned, the data shows Hip Hop listening has increased 74 percent since 2016. In fact, two of the Top 5 Most Streamed Artists fall in the Hip Hop category. Drake grabbed the second slot while Kendrick Lamar grabbed the fourth.
Despite being pushed behind Sheeran, Hip Hop and R&B continue to dominate listenership. Drake’s More Life, The Weekend’s Starboy, Lamar’s DAMN. and Post Malone’s Stoney are listed as the most streamed 2017 releases, right after Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) LP.
Elsewhere on the chart, Migos is listed under Most Streamed Groups, while DJ Khaled’s “I’m The One” is listed as one of the Most Streamed Tracks. Last year saw Drake in this category twice for “One Dance” and “Work” featuring Rihanna. Lastly, newcomers Lil Pump and Trippie Redd are featured in the Top Breakout Artists category.
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Congrats to Drake ..even with a (playlist) he toss together with a bunch of UK Artist he still finish the yr quite impressive,he shot zero videos for that album and didn’t promote More Life at all yet it was a major factor by the numbers .This just shows how much of a force he really is.
– nobody at all
This guy is straight garbage. He is the best of today’s mediocre pop rappers. This music is for little kids who haven’t had a chance to know what good music is or not. The radio dictiates what garbage sells. I don’t listen to radio anymore. I buy good underground hip hop records. no corporation tells me what makes a good artist.
Let’s be real, Drake’s music is popular but it ain’t conventional pop. It never has been. “0 to 100”, “We Made It”, “Free Smoke”, “6 God” and “Can’t Have Everything” alone are so innovative and murders all the tracks by your favorite so-called hipster “underground” rappers (who u wont name because u know it doesn’t even compare). When tracks like “November 18”, “headlines”, “Worst behavior” and “started from the bottom” came out, they sounded like nothing else but now that sound dominates the radio. So let’s clear the air on the underground – Action Bronson is a weak ghostface Killah wannabe, old droog is an embarassing NaS wannabe, Danny Brown is a weak ODB wannabe…what other artists u got so good they can mess with the 6 God? Drake is Goat. The best MCs of this generation and past ones are on record as big fans: Joyner Lucas, Logic, PNB rock, Ghostface, Talib Kweli, Kendrick Lamar, Rev Run. Get over it
Danny Brown is a weak ODB wannabe? That’s where you lost me. You obviously don’t listen to Danny Brown.
drake get off this site and stop gassing yourself. sad.
Fuckin k_ke piece of shit this guy
That twink is holding the microphone like it’s Nicki Minaj’s cock.
Drake=GOAT!!
Numbers don’t lie
Competition is dead when The Summary drops 2018.
Drake got bodied by Kendrick
now he getting bodied by Ed Shareen
LMAOOO
nope kendrick sucks, he pure gas
fake drake’s a bitch made pop puppet who recites songs written by others, he’s a contrived pop tart wannabe rapper who has used ghostwriters continually throughout his career, since being exposed as a fraud he has resorted to making forgettable, disposable whitewashed r&b music who’s last two albums were critically panned, criticized & laughed at.
Drake should lose his spot. This guy is horrible. Fake drake is not hip-hop music. He is a pop singer. Drake doesn’t write his own work. He can’t be the father of the baby because drake doesn’t any have balls.