--- title: Here's Spotify's Most Streamed Music of 2017 description: These artists and songs — including work from Ed Sheeran, Rihanna and Drake — dominated 2017 for streaming, according to Spotify. canonical: https://time.com/5050155/spotify-2017-most-streamed-music/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-05T18:32:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:27:58.867Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: See Spotify's Most Streamed Music of the Year og:description: Ed Sheeran continues to dominate og:url: https://time.com/5050155/spotify-2017-most-streamed-music/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta996f1580d934861/6988f3c886f68ecaf66e7748/ed-sheeran-taylor-swift.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 99.7 NOW! 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POPTOPIA at SAP Center on December 2, 2017 in San Jose, California.Tim Mosenfelder—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 5, 2017 6:32 PM UTC Spotify just released its year in review numbers, and — unsurprisingly, given the dominance of blockbuster hits like[ “Shape of You”](http://time.com/4653758/shape-of-you-ed-sheeran-video/) — Ed Sheeran has emerged as the platform’s most popular artist. The Brit-pop juggernaut is followed by three stars of hip-hop and R&B — Drake, The Weeknd and [Kendrick Lamar](http://time.com/5038985/grammy-awards-2018-nominations-jay-z/) — with EDM duo The Chainsmokers rounding out the top five. The top of the list is dominated by male artists. In fact, a female artist doesn’t even show up until the 15th spot, held by [Rihanna](http://time.com/5005608/rihanna-nerd-lemon-song/). The next woman on the list is Taylor Swift — who just added her own song catalogue to the service this summer, and didn’t make her November album release [available on Spotify](http://time.com/5044212/taylor-swift-reputation-streaming/) for three weeks — followed by fellow pop icons Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Sia. Naturally, the summer hit [“Despacito”](http://time.com/4913699/the-new-science-of-the-truly-unstoppable-impossible-to-resist-summer-jam/) also took a number of highly-ranked spots, with the remix and the original coming in at number two and three, respectively, for most streamed track. When narrowed down to just U.S. listeners, however, “Despacito” falls slightly lower, at number five. Instead, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert and Post Malone found popularity stateside, illustrating the growing rift between pop-leaning radio and hip-hop-leaning streaming, thanks to the preferences of the younger demographic that gravitates to digital services. You can check out your own Spotify listening stats at their [year in review hub](https://open.spotify.com/view/2017-page), or explore the [associated playlists](https://open.spotify.com/view/2017-page) across genres. ### Most Streamed Tracks 1. “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran 2. “Despacito (Remix),” Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber 3. “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee 4. “Something Just Like This,” The Chainsmokers feat. Coldplay 5. “I’m the One,” DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo, Lil Wayne ### Top Artists (Overall) 1. Ed Sheeran 2. Drake 3. The Weeknd 4. Kendrick Lamar 5. The Chainsmokers ### Top Artists (Female) 1. Rihanna 2. Taylor Swift 3. Selena Gomez 4. Ariana Grande 5. Sia ### Top Artists (Male) 1. Ed Sheeran 2. Drake 3. The Weeknd 4. Kendrick Lamar 5. The Chainsmokers ### Top Artists (Groups) 1. Coldplay 2. Imagine Dragons 3. Maroon 5 4. Linkin Park 5. Migos ### Top Tracks (U.S.) 1. “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar 2. “XO TOUR Llif3,” Lil Uzi Vert 3. “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran 4. “Congratulations,” Post Malone feat. 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