

Hip-hop dominated Spotify’s charts in 2018, but Latin music continued its rapid growth.

She dropped major hits throughout the year, including her fourth album, “Sweetener” and her latest single “thank u, next” (over 220 million streams).

Ariana Grande ’s 48 million plus monthly listeners raised her to the position of Spotify’s most-streamed female artist, following in the footsteps of three-time winner Rihanna. Outside of the reigning favorites, some chart-breaking stars also reached the top. His album “Scorpion” and song “God’s Plan” took the top slots in their categories-with “God’s Plan” bringing in more than 1 billion streams. With 8.2 billion streams in 2018 alone, the Canadian rapper is now our most-streamed artist of all time. Music lovers continued with some existing favorites, such as 20’s most-streamed artist, Drake, who took home the crown once again this year. So, what did the world listen to in 2018? Now, we’re looking back to determine the music and audio trends that defined the year. All throughout the year, our users have streamed countless hours of their favorite songs, artists, playlists, and podcasts. 2018 is winding down, but on Spotify, the music is playing as loudly as ever.
