Ed Sheeran Becomes Most-Streamed Artist In The World

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Ed Sheeran Becomes Most-Streamed Artist In The World
Credit: ryanseacrest.com

 

Ed Sheeran has had a pretty fantastic year, by all accounts. Not only has he scored 2 number one singles and a number one album, he has also booked a three night run at Wembley Stadium for next summer, and now he’s been named as the most-streamed artist in the world by Spotify.

No, before anyone asks, Taylor Swift didn’t feature in the chart.

Sheeran has racked up an astounding 860 million streams through the site, with Eminem and Coldplay coming in second and third respectively.

His most recent album, x, made him the first artist to sell a million copies in the UK during 2014 this week, and it has been played 430 million times through Spotify.

Katy Perry topped the female charts, ousting Rihanna who has held the title for the past two years. Ariana Grande came in second, and Lana Del Rey third.

Pharell Williams’ “Happy” was the service’s most listened to track, probably because it’s fabulously uplifting and enjoyable, with Clean Bandit in second with “Rather Be” and Calvin Harris’ “Summer” coming in third.

All in all, Spotify said that more than 50 million of us have listened to 7 billion hours of music in 2014, and it’s not even over yet.

The chart makes for some really interesting reading, and as a proud Brit I’d like to say how fabulous it is to see talents such as Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith riding so high. It’s been a great year for musiv the world over, and here’s to an even better 2015!

Spotify’s Most – Streamed Charts:

Most-played artists

  1. Ed Sheeran
  2. Eminem
  3. Coldplay
  4. Calvin Harris
  5. Katy Perry

Most-played groups

  1. Coldplay
  2. Imagine Dragons
  3. Maroon 5
  4. OneRepublic
  5. One Direction

Most-played songs

  1. “Happy” – Pharrell Williams
  2. “Rather Be” – Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne)
  3. “Summer” – Calvin Harris
  4. “Dark Horse” – Katy Perry
  5. “All of Me” – John Legend

Male artist

  1. Ed Sheeran
  2. Eminem
  3. Calvin Harris
  4. Avicii
  5. David Guetta

Female artist

  1. Katy Perry
  2. Ariana Grande
  3. Lana Del Rey
  4. Beyonce
  5. Lorde

Most-played albums

  1. x – Ed Sheeran
  2. In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
  3. The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
  4. G I R L – Pharrell Williams
  5. My Everything – Ariana Grande

Most-played artists (UK)

  1. Ed Sheeran
  2. Arctic Monkeys
  3. Eminem
  4. Sam Smith
  5. Coldplay

Most-played songs (UK)

  1. “Rather Be” – Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne)
  2. “Happy” – Pharrell Williams
  3. “Waves” – Mr Probz
  4. “All of Me” – John Legend
  5. “Stay With Me” – Sam Smith

Most-played albums (UK)

  1. x – Ed Sheeran
  2. In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
  3. Wanted On Voyage – George Ezra
  4. The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
  5. G I R L – Pharrell Williams

 

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