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Drake at top of Spotify 2018 list

It's no surprise, but Drake is the king of Spotify: He is the platform's most-streamed artist of the year globally

By MESFIN FEKADU, Associated Press
Published: December 29, 2018, 6:00am
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Drake performs at the Staples Center Oct. 12 in Los Angeles.
Drake performs at the Staples Center Oct. 12 in Los Angeles. Richard Shotwell/Invision Photo Gallery

NEW YORK — Drake is the king of Spotify: He is the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year.

Spotify said Tuesday the rapper had 8.2 billion streams in 2018. He has the year’s most-streamed album and song with “Scorpion” and “God’s Plan.”

Following Drake on the 2018 list of top artists are Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin and Ed Sheeran, who was Spotify’s most-streamed artist last year.

No women made the Top 5, but Ariana Grande ranks first among female artists globally on Spotify. She’s followed by Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello.

Drake not only has the year’s top song, his hit “In My Feelings” came in fifth on the list. “Sad!” by XXXTentacion, who died in June, came in second. Malone has the third and fourth most-streamed songs with “Rockstar” and “Psycho.”

Malone’s “Beerbongs & Bentleys” is the second most-streamed album. XXXTentacion, Lipa and Sheeran round out the Top 5.

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