

Rihanna's consistently remained on the list of Spotify's top artists for the past few years, often appearing solo amongst a sea of men like in 2013, and this year is no exception. If we are, then that number only jumps to 30 percent. Why are the top streaming honors - on Spotify at least - going exclusively to men?Īt first glance, this data comes off as a bit of a shock, especially when our chosen president, Cardi B, is still dominating the Billboard charts, making schmoney, and living her best life.īut upon closer examination, at time of publication, only 24 percent of the top 50 songs on the Hot 100 charts belong to women, if we're not counting guest spots on other tracks. The most streamed groups were Coldplay (thanks to their collaboration with The Chainsmokers), Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, Linkin Park (most likely due to the death of frontman Chester Bennington), and Migos.


Ed Sheeran takes Drake's crown to become Spotify’s most streamed artist of 2017Įd Sheeran, Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and The Chainsmokers took the top spots for most streamed artists.
