{"id":2171,"date":"2019-12-06T15:05:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T15:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2019-12-06T15:07:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T15:07:04","slug":"spotifys-decade-of-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/spotifys-decade-of-discovery\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify’s Decade Of Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been 12 years since Spotify launched, and the decade that included it’s rise to prominence is coming to an end.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

So there’s no better time to take a look at the numbers and reminisce on some of the great songs that have been released in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Most-streamed song each year since Spotify launch<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2008: The Killers \u2013 \u201cHuman\u201d<\/p>\n

2009: The Black Eyed Peas \u2013 \u201cI Gotta Feeling\u201d<\/p>\n

2010: Eminem, Rihanna \u2013 \u201cLove The Way You Lie\u201d<\/p>\n

2011: Don Omar, Lucenzo \u2013 \u201cDanza Kuduro\u201d<\/p>\n

2012: Gotye, Kimbra \u2013 \u201cSomebody That I Used To Know\u201d<\/p>\n

2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis \u2013 \u201cCan\u2019t Hold Us\u201d (feat. Ray Dalton)<\/p>\n

2014: Pharrell Williams \u2013 \u201cHappy\u201d \u2013 from\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em><\/p>\n

2015: Major Lazer, M\u00d8, DJ Snake \u2013 \u201cLean On\u201d<\/p>\n

2016: Drake \u2013 \u201cOne Dance\u201d<\/p>\n

2017: Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cShape of You\u201d<\/p>\n

Top-streamed artists of all time<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1. Drake<\/p>\n

2. Ed Sheeran<\/p>\n

3. Eminem<\/p>\n

4. The Weeknd<\/p>\n

5. Rihanna<\/p>\n

6. Kanye West<\/p>\n

7. Coldplay<\/p>\n

8. Justin Bieber<\/p>\n

9. Calvin Harris<\/p>\n

10. Ariana Grande<\/p>\n

Most-streamed songs of all time<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1. Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cShape Of You\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

2. Drake \u2013 \u201cOne Dance\u201d<\/p>\n

3. The Chainsmokers, Halsey \u2013 \u201cCloser\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Post Malone \u2013 \u201crockstar\u201d (feat. 21 Savage)<\/p>\n

5. Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cThinking Out Loud\u201d<\/p>\n

6. Major Lazer, M\u00d8, DJ Snake \u2013 \u201cLean On\u201d<\/p>\n

7. Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber \u2013 \u201cDespacito \u2013 Remix\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

8. Justin Bieber \u2013 \u201cLove Yourself\u201d<\/p>\n

9. Justin Bieber \u2013 \u201cSorry\u201d<\/p>\n

10. The Chainsmokers \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down\u201d<\/p>\n

First 10 artists to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1. Rihanna (2013)<\/p>\n

2. David Guetta (2013)<\/p>\n

3. Eminem (2013)<\/p>\n

4. Kanye West (2014)<\/p>\n

5. Avicii (2014)<\/p>\n

6. Coldplay (2014)<\/p>\n

7. JAY Z (2014)<\/p>\n

8. Katy Perry (2014)<\/p>\n

9. Drake (2014)<\/p>\n

10. Pitbull (2014)<\/p>\n

Most-streamed albums globally<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1. Ed Sheeran \u2013\u00a0\u00f7<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Justin Bieber \u2013\u00a0Purpose<\/em><\/p>\n

3. Drake \u2013\u00a0Views<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Ed Sheeran \u2013\u00a0x<\/em><\/p>\n

5. Post Malone \u2013\u00a0beerbongs & bentleys<\/em><\/p>\n

6. The Weeknd \u2013\u00a0Starboy<\/em><\/p>\n

7. Drake\u00a0\u2013 Scorpion<\/em><\/p>\n

8. The Weeknd \u2013\u00a0Beauty Behind The Madness<\/em><\/p>\n

9. Post Malone \u2013\u00a0Stoney<\/em><\/p>\n

10. Kendrick Lamar \u2013\u00a0DAMN.<\/em><\/p>\n

Most-streamed female artists globally<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1. Rihanna<\/p>\n

2. Ariana Grande<\/p>\n

3. Sia<\/p>\n

4. Beyonc\u00e9<\/p>\n

5. Nicki Minaj<\/p>\n

6. Adele<\/p>\n

7. Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

8. Selena Gomez<\/p>\n

9. Katy Perry<\/p>\n

10. Shakira<\/p>\n

Total time streamed on Spotify:<\/strong> 16,858,080 years+<\/p>\n

Total tracks now on Spotify:\u00a0<\/strong>40M+<\/p>\n

Total playlists now on Spotify:\u00a0<\/strong>3B+<\/p>\n

October 2008 Flashback \u2013 top global track, artist, and album:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Most-streamed track: Coldplay \u2013 \u201cViva La Vida\u201d<\/p>\n

Most-streamed artist: Lady Gaga<\/p>\n

Most-streamed album: Coldplay \u2013\u00a0Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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