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    Spotify's Most-Streamed List Is Free Of Surprises

    Ed Sheeran, Rihanna and Luis Fonsi take top spots in Spotify's year-end roundup of streaming stats.
    by Sidney Madden Dec 05, 2017 2 minutes
    Ed Sheeran performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2017. Spotify reports Sheeran is the most-streamed artist of 2017.

    The numbers are in. Spotify has released its year-end round up of the most-listened to music on its platform, revealing new leaders in a sea of familiarity.

    was Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2017; the U.K. singer's 2017 album was streamed 3.1 billion times, with the album's lead single, "Shape Of You," pulling in 1.4 billion streams worldwide. (Streams of an album's singles, in aggregate, contribute's 2016 hit "One Dance" as the most-streamed song in the platform's history, dethroning the Canadian rapper, who was atop the streaming services data in 2016. This year marks the second time Sheeran has earned the title of 'most-streamed artist,' the last time being back in 2014 when his () album was released.

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