Spotify releases its annual Year in Music top lists — revealing the artists and songs that were the most popular with music fans around the world in 2015.
This year, more music was listened to by more music fans than ever before around the world, with over 75 million listeners enjoying over 20 billion hours of music and with over 2 billion playlists now created.
In Malaysia, Ed Sheeran tops the list of most streamed artists, with Mandopop king Jay Chou being the only Asian artist rounding out the top five. Meanwhile, ‘See You Again’ by Wiz Khalifa (feat. Charlie Puth) is the most streamed track among Malaysian music fans and Meghan Trainor’s Title is the most streamed album of the year.
Check out the Top 100 Tracks in Malaysia for 2015 here.
Malaysia Year in Music 2015
Top Five Artists in Malaysia
- Ed Sheeran
- One Direction
- Maroon 5
- Sam Smith
- Jay Chou
Top Five Asian Artists in Malaysia
- Jay Chou
- BigBang
- JJ Lin
- EXO
- Dato Siti Nurhaliza
Top Five Tracks in Malaysia
- See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
- Love Me Like You Do – From “Fifty Shades Of Grey” – Ellie Goulding
- Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- Photograph – Ed Sheeran
- Sugar – Maroon 5
Top Five Albums in Malaysia
- Title – Meghan Trainor
- Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
- Delirium – Ellie Goulding
- Handwritten – Shawn Mendes
- Reflection – Fifth Harmony
Top Five Viral Tracks in Malaysia
- Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainor
- Stitches – Shawn Mendes
- The Hills – The Weeknd
- Flashlight – From “Pitch Perfect 2” Soundtrack – Jessie J
- Cheerleader – Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit – OMI
Top Five Playlists in Malaysia
- Today’s Top Hits
- Afternoon Acoustic
- Pop Ballads
- Your Favorite Coffeehouse
- Peaceful Piano
Spotify’s Global Year in Music 2015
Most Streamed Artist of 2015: Drake
Drake is the world’s most streamed artist of 2015 with over 1.8 billion streams this year and 46 million listeners, beating Ed Sheeran, last year’s most streamed artist.
Most-Streamed Female of 2015: Rihanna
With over 1 billion streams and 57 million listeners this year, Rihanna is 2015’s most streamed female artist.
Most Streams in a Single Day: Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber set a record with the most streams in a single day of all time with 36 million streams on November 13.
Most-Streamed song of 2015: Lean On (ft. MØ and DJ Snake) by Major Lazer
Lean On (ft. MØ and DJ Snake) by Major Lazer is the most streamed song of 2015, Spotify users listened to it over 540 million times this year. This popular track also ranks as the most streamed song of all time on Spotify.
Major Lazer thanked fans and said “One Love, One Lazer!! Thanks to you: our friends, fam and global squad, ‘Lean On’ is the world’s most streamed track!!”
Most-Streamed album of 2015: The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness
The Weeknd’s 60 million listeners made Beauty Behind The Madness the most streamed album of the year. Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late comes in at #2.
“It’s been an insane year working with some really talented people. Thank you to the fans on Spotify for making “Beauty Behind the Madness” is the most streamed album of 2015”, said The Weeknd.
Most-Streamed Artist of All Time: Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is now the most streamed artist of all time on Spotify, with more than 3 billion streams to date, and with over 59 million listeners this year.
Breakout Artist of 2015: Kygo
Norwegian DJ and producer, Kygo, is crowned breakout artist of the year, becoming the first Spotlight artist to reach 1 billion streams, with hits including Firestone and Stole the Show.
Kygo said “2015 has been a crazy year for me, and Spotify have supported me right from the start. It’s an honour to be their Breakout Artist of the year, and I’m super excited to see what we can do together in 2016!”
Most Viral Track of 2015: Sugar (ft. Francesco Yates) by Robin Schulz
Robin Schulz’s Sugar (ft. Francesco Yates) is the most viral track of the year, appearing on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 chart 55 times this year. Drake’s Hotline Bling is #2.
Robin Schulz commented “Things that go viral are normally cat videos, small children doing stupid stuff or both – so it’s amazing when this happens to one of your songs!! Thanks to everyone who shared “Sugar” on Spotify this year!”
Most Popular Playlist of 2015: Today’s Top Hits
Of Spotify’s 2 billion playlists, Today’s Top Hits was the most popular this year with close to 70 million hours of listening.
Most Musical Day of 2015:
June 19 was the biggest day for streams on Spotify in 2015.
Global Results
Top Five Global Artists
- Drake
- Ed Sheeran
- The Weeknd
- Maroon 5
- Kanye West
Top Five Global Males
- Drake
- Ed Sheeran
- The Weeknd
- Maroon 5
- Kanye West
Top Five Global Females
- Rihanna
- Ariana Grande
- Nicki Minaj
- Beyoncé
- Ellie Goulding
Top Five Global Tracks
- Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
- Cheerleader – Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit – OMI
- Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
- See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
- Love Me Like You Do – From “Fifty Shades Of Grey” – Ellie Goulding
Top Five Global Albums
- Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
- If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
- Peace Is The Mission – Major Lazer
- Stories – Avicii
- Title – Meghan Trainor
Top Five Global Viral Tracks
- Sugar (feat. Francesco Yates) – Robin Schulz
- Hotline Bling – Drake
- Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better) – Felix Jaehn
- Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
- Here – Alessia Cara
Top Five Global Playlists
- Today’s Top Hits
- Afternoon Acoustic
- Baila Reggaeton
- Hot Country
- RapCaviar
