Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2017 is: Ed Sheeran

Spotify reveals its annual Year in Music lists, showing the top artists, albums, tracks and moments that made 2017 such an amazing year for music fans.

Spotify can reveal that Ed Sheeran is Australia's most streamed artist of 2017 and remains the #1 most streamed artist on Spotify with 47 million monthly listeners globally.

Ed Sheeran's ÷ (Divide) was the most streamed album of the year, both in Australia and worldwide, with 3.1 billion streams globally, and -Shape of You' became the most streamed track of all time on Spotify, now with over 1.4 billion streams globally.

"Ed Sheeran absolutely dominated this year with the release of his record-breaking album, Divide," said Stefan Blom, Spotify's Chief Content Officer. "There is no doubt that 2017 was The Year of Ed Sheeran, and we are thrilled that so many millions of music fans have discovered, listened to, and shared his music on Spotify. Congratulations to Ed on an amazing achievement."

Hip Hop continues to play a major role in music listening around the world and closer to home. Overall, Hip Hop listening increased 74% over the past year globally, according to Spotify data - a significant increase, particularly considering Hip Hop's popularity in 2016.

Locally, Australian Hip Hop artists Hilltop Hoods and Bliss n Eso were both listed in Australia's top #5 most streamed Australian artists list, alongside Flume, Sia and Vance Joy.

Globally, it was also a landmark year for Latin music - listening increased by 110%, with two Latin tracks hitting #1 on Spotify for the first time: Despacito and Mi Gente, as well as 10 Latin songs appearing on Spotify's Global Top 50.

Check out the full breakdown below of this year's rankings and musical trends and head to spotify.com/2017 for the top playlists of 2017, Year in Music playlists, videos, and more.

And, in addition to Spotify's Year in Music top lists, visitors can check out their own personalised list of their most-streamed artists and songs this year by visiting 2017wrapped.com.

Spotify's Australia's Year In Music 2017

Ed Sheeran was both Australia and the world's most streamed artist with over 6.3 billion streams this year, dethroning Drake who took the top spot in 2015 and 2016. In fact, Drake is the only top 5 artist carried over from last year, with Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and The Chainsmokers all new to the top 5 list of artists this year.

All data below is based on most streamed in Australia for 2017.  

Most Streamed Artists

1. Ed Sheeran

2. Drake

3. Kendrick Lamar

4. The Chainsmokers

5. The Weeknd

Most Streamed Female Artists

For the first time, Taylor Swift takes home the title of most streamed female artist, taking the crown from Rihanna who previously held the title for three years in a row. Pop superstars Lorde, Selena Gomez and Adele round out the top 5.

1. Taylor Swift

2. Rihanna

3. Lorde

4. Selena Gomez

5. Adele

Most Streamed Male Artists

1. Ed Sheeran

2. Drake

3. The Weeknd

4. Kendrick Lamar

5. The Chainsmokers

Most Streamed Australian Artists

1. Flume

2. Sia

3. Sticky Fingers

4. Bliss n Eso

5. Hilltop Hoods

Most Streamed Australian Female Artists

1. Sia

2. Starley

3. Tash Sultana

4. Amy Shark

5. Vera Blue

Most Streamed Australian Tracks

1. Call On Me (Ryan Riback Extended Remix) - Starley

2. Chameleon - PNAU

3. Waves - Dean Lewis

4. Adore - Amy Shark

5. Moments (feat. Gavin James) - Bliss N Eso

Most Streamed Tracks in Australia

1. Shape of You - Ed Sheeran

2. Despacito - Remix - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber

3. HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar

4. Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran

5. I'm the One - DJ Khaled

Most Streamed Albums in Australia

1. Divide - Ed Sheeran

2. DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

3. More Life - Drake

4. Stoney - Post Malone

5. Starboy - The Weeknd

Spotify's Global Year In Music 2017

Most Streamed Artists

1. Ed Sheeran

2. Drake

3. The Weeknd

4. Kendrick Lamar

5. The Chainsmokers

Most Streamed Female Artists

1. Rihanna

2. Taylor Swift

3. Selena Gomez

4. Ariana Grande

5. Sia

Most Streamed Male Artists

1. Ed Sheeran

2. Drake

3. The Weeknd

4. Kendrick Lamar

5. Daddy Yankee

Top Five Breakout Artists

1. Camila Cabello

2. Harry Styles

3. Liam Payne

4. Lil Pump

5. Trippie Redd

Most Streamed Groups

1. Coldplay

2. Imagine Dragons

3. Maroon 5

4. Linkin Park

5. Migos

Most Streamed Tracks

1. Shape of You - Ed Sheeran

2. Despacito - Remix - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber

3. Despacito - Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee

4. Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

5. I'm the One - DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne

Most Streamed Albums

1. Divide - Ed Sheeran

2. More Life - Drake

3. DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

4. Starboy - The Weeknd

5. Stoney - Post Malone

Emerging 2017 Genres

1. Melodic Power Metal

2. Chaotic Black Metal

3. Chillhop

4. Trap Latino

5. Future Funk

6. Jumpstyle

7. Serialism

8. Cinematic Dubstep

9. Vintage Swoon

10. Gamecore

Australia's Quirkiest Playlists and Listening Habits 

Goodbye postal survey. Hello Same Love.There are 598,347 Australian made playlists that have love in the title. YES.

Someone made an I Love Gingers playlist, which featured 48 songs by Ed Sheeran.

You'll never be as 'strayan as the person who made the playlist "bloody oath ripper tunes for a fair dinkum true blue aussie".

Have less issues than the person who streamed Issues over 8,594 times this year.

Be as confident as the person who made the "every good song, ever" playlist.

The "Doggo Approved" playlist has not been tested on animals. Huge if true.
Playlists tested on humans.

Most Musical Day 2017 

June 13, 2017  (measured by most streams per user)