Music fans couldn’t get enough of “Happy” in 2014.
The bouncy Pharrell track was the most-streamed song globally on Spotify, the music streaming service announced Wednesday. The song racked up 260 million plays over the course of the year. Trailing “Happy” were “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne and “Summer” by Calvin Harris.
The most-streamed artist of the year was British singer Ed Sheeran, who amassed 860 million plays with hits like “I See Fire.” His latest album, x, was also the most-streamed album of the year with 430 million listens. Eminem followed Sheeran as the second-most-streamed artist, while Coldplay came in third. Katy Perry, at fifth, was the most-streamed female artist.
Musical tastes skewed slightly differently in the U.S., where Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” was the most-streamed track and Eminem was the most-streamed artist.
Overall, Spotify’s 50 million users listened to seven billion hours of music and created more than 700 million playlists this year. To entice more people to try its paid product, Spotify is offering three months of its ad-free Premium service for $0.99 cents. The promotion runs until Dec. 31.
Here’s a full breakdown of the top Spotify charts for the year:
Top Five Global Tracks
Top Five Global Artists
Top Five Global Albums
Most streamed artists in the US
Most streamed tracks in the US
Most streamed albums in the US
Top Five Global Females
Top Five Global Males
Top Five Global Groups
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