Spotify has announced that more than five billion streams have taken place on its PlayStation app since it became the Sony gaming machine’s official worldwide music partner a year ago.
To put that into context, the entire UK market, as one example, was streaming music on audio services at a rate of around 500m plays a week last year.
Perhaps what’s even more interesting about Spotify’s relationship with PlayStation is what the gaming audience is listening to.
As you can see below, Drake is the most popular artist on the platform – both around the world and in the US market.
That’s the very same Drake who’s giving his new album to Apple Music for a week-long exclusive later this month, following a reported $19m deal with the Spotify rival signed in 2015.
Interesting times…
Spotify on PlayStation: the most popular music of the past year (GLOBAL)
Most streamed artists
- Drake
- Eminem
- Justin Bieber
- The Weeknd
- Fetty Wap
Most streamed tracks
- “Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake)” by Major Lazer
- “See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) – From Furious 7 by Wiz Khalifa
- “Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd
- “Hotline Bling” by Drake
- “Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap
Most streamed gaming soundtracks
- The Music of Grand Theft Auto V, Vol. 1: Original Music
- The Last of Us
- Rocket League (Official Game Soundtrack)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Minecraft – Volume Alpha
Spotify on PlayStation: the most popular music of the past year (US ONLY)
Most streamed artists in the US
- Drake
- Future
- Fetty Wap
- The Weeknd
- Eminem
Most streamed tracks in the US
- “Jumpman” by Drake, Future
- “Hotline Bling” by Drake
- “White Iverson” by Post Malone
- “Me, Myself & I” by G-Eazy, Bebe Rexha
- Antidote” by Travi$ Scott
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