Spotify reveals its most streamed artists of 2020
Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny are among Spotify‘s most-streamed artists of 2020.
In its annual Wrapped data, the streaming platform revealed this morning (December 1) that its most streamed artist of 2020 is Bad Bunny, with more than 8.2 billion streams globally this year.
Following on the heels of the Puerto Rican pop star are Drake, J Balvin, Juice WRLD and The Weeknd, in that order.
Bad Bunny also bagged himself the most-streamed album globally, with his second studio album ‘YHLQMDLG’ garnering 3.3 billion streams in 2020. The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’, Post Malone’s ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’. Harry Styles’ ‘Fine Line’ and Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ round out the Top 5.
Billie Eilish topped the list for most-streamed female artist of 2020 for the second year in a row. Behind her comes Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande at two and three, while Dua Lipa and Halsey sit at four and five.
The most-streamed song of the year goes to The Weeknd for ‘Blinding Lights’, with almost 1.6 billion streams globally. Tones And I‘s ‘Dance Monkey’ and Roddy Rich‘s ‘The Box’ arrive in second and third respectively. The fourth most-streamed song is ‘Roses – Imanbek Remix’ by Imanbek and SAINt JHN, with Dua Lipa’s ‘Don’t Start Now’ at five.
An interesting roundup from one of the world’s largest streaming services, were you surprised by the lineup?
Reported By: Jessica Rowe
