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Drake Tops Spotify’s List of Most Streamed Artists in 2015

Don’t act like you weren’t listening to "Hotline Bling" on repeat.
Drake Tops Spotify’s List of Most Streamed Artists in 2015
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By Taylor Lewis · Updated October 27, 2020
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Drake has danced his way into Spotify’s top slot.

Spotify confirmed yesterday that Mr. Hotline Bling is the music service’s most streamed artist of 2015, with an unbelievable 1.8 billion streams from 46 million listeners. 

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Rihanna topped the list of the most streamed female artists with 1 billion streams from 57 million users. 

And the most streamed album? The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness followed by Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.

Who were you listening to this year?