Drake Is Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist Of 2015

Hip Hop completely dominated Spotify’s Most Streamed Artists in 2015 United States list.
Drake edged his Canadian crony The Weeknd for the most streamed artist in the U.S. Kanye West, Ed Sheeran and Eminem rounded out the top five.
The 6 God was also the most streamed artist globally, with over 1.8 billion total plays.
As you can see below, the top five U.S. albums were an all Hip Hop affair, led by Drake. Check out all of the data:

Top Five Artists in U.S.
1. Drake
2. The Weeknd
3. Kanye West
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Eminem

Top Five Males in U.S.
1. Drake
2. The Weeknd
3. Kanye West
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Eminem

Top Five Females in U.S.
1. Nicki Minaj
2. Beyoncé
3. Rihanna
4. Ariana Grande
5. Lana Del Rey

Top Five Tracks in the U.S.
1. ‘Trap Queen’ – Fetty Wap
2. ‘The Hills’ – The Weeknd
3. ‘Earned It’ (Fifty Shades Of Grey) – The Weeknd
4. ‘Uptown Funk’ – Mark Ronson
5. ‘Lean On’ (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer

Top Five Albums in the U.S.
1. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
2. Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
3. Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap
4. Dark Sky Paradise – Big Sean
5. SremmLife – Rae Sremmurd

Top 5 Global Artists (also Top 5 Male Artists)
Drake
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Maroon 5
Kanye West

Top 5 Global Female Artists
Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Beyoncé
Ellie Goulding

Top 5 Global Tracks
“Lean On” (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
“Cheerleader”– Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit – OMI
“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson
“See You Again” (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding

Top 5 Global Albums
Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
Peace Is The Mission – Major Lazer
Title – Meghan Trainor