On October 7th, 2008, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, along with a group of other executives, launched their own streaming music service, after licensing deals with the major music labels.
Ten years later, Spotify now has over 180 million monthly active users, with around 46% – or 83 million – paying for a subscription. According to the company, it has paid over €10 billion ($11.5 billion) to rights holders. The streaming music service now has over 2,000 genres.
To celebrate the milestone, Spotify published reciently a new list looking back at the past ten years. Here are the top-ranked songs, artists, and albums dating back to ’08.
Top Streamed Artists of All Time
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
The Weeknd
Rihanna
Kanye West
Coldplay
Justin Bieber
Calvin Harris
Ariana Grande
Top 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 Streamed Albums of All Time
÷, Ed Sheeran
Purpose, Justin Bieber
Views, Drake
x, Ed Sheeran
beerbongs & Bentleys, Post Malone
Starboy, The Weeknd
Scorpion, Drake
Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weekend
Stoney, Post Malone
DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
Source | DigitalMusicNews