On October 7th, 2008, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon launched their own music streaming platform, to create a legal, better alternative to piracy: Spotify. Ten years later, the largest music-streaming service in the world have 180 million monthly active listeners across 65 countries, and 2,000 genres have been identified on the platform.
To celebrate the milestone, Spotify has published a few weeks ago in their newsroom a “Decade of Discovery”, a new list looking back at the past ten years, with the top-ranked songs, artists, and albums since 2008.
Top 10 Most-Streamed Artists of All Time
- Drake
- Ed Sheeran
- Eminem
- The Weeknd
- Rihanna
- Kanye West
- Coldplay
- Justin Bieber
- Calvin Harris
- Ariana Grande
Top 10 Most-Streamed Songs Of All Time
- ‘Shape of You,’ Ed Sheeran
- ‘One Dance,’ Drake
- ‘Closer,’ The Chainsmokers and Halsey
- ‘rockstar,’ Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
- ‘Thinking Out Loud,’ Ed Sheeran
- ‘Lean On,’ Major Lazer, MO, and DJs Snake
- ‘Despacito’ Remix, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber
- ‘Love Yourself,’ Justin Bieber
- ‘Sorry,’ Justin Bieber
- ‘Don’t Let Me Down,’ The Chainsmokers
Top 10 Most-Streamed Albums Globally
- Ed Sheeran – ÷
- Justin Bieber – Purpose
- Drake – Views
- Ed Sheeran – x
- Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys
- The Weeknd – Starboy
- Scorpion – Drake
- The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness
- Post Malone – Stoney
- Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Find more lists on Spotify’s article: https://bit.ly/2IL1f1Y
