Ed Sheeran is the world’s most streamed artist of 2014 according to SPOTIFY

Spotify’s Year in Music looks back at the soundtrack of this year, which saw over 50 million Spotify users listen to over 7 billion hours of music in 2014.

Ed Sheeran is crowned the most streamed artist of 2014, with the UK singer songwriter being listened to more than 860 million times across the globe this year on Spotify. Ed also holds the title for the most streamed album for x which was released in June to rave reviews, and which had over 430 million streams from the album by fans.

In the Philippines, the Eraserheads led by no other than Ely Buendia tops the list of most streamed OPM artists this year. The band is then followed by M.Y.M.P., short for Make Your Momma Proud and homegrown pop star Sarah Geronimo in second and third place, respectively. Angeline Quinto places fourth, while Yeng Constantino, who recently launched her newest album All About Love on Spotify through an exclusive pre-stream, rounds up the top five.

2014 also saw Katy Perry take the crown from Rihanna – who has held the title consecutively for the past two years – as the most streamed female artist on Spotify. Dark Horse spent 11 weeks at #1 on Spotify’s US Top 50 chart, the longest run at the top of the chart in 2014.

Pharrell Williams united music fans across the world with pop anthem of the year, Happy is the most streamed track in the world in 2014 on Spotify, with over 260 million plays.

More than 733 million playlists have been created on Spotify this year, with ‘Today’s Top Hits’ being the most popular with over 2.3 million followers. Spotify also revealed that 10th October was officially the loudest day of the year, with more heavy rock and metal played than any other day, while 30th May was the happiest day, with the biggest number of playlists titled ‘happy’ being streamed on repeat.

“2014 has been a fantastic year for music fans with a vibrant mix of Asian and global artists topping the end-of-year Spotify charts,” said Sunita Kaur, Managing Director (Asia), Spotify. “Spotify’s Year in Music is a great way for music fans to look back on their favourite tunes of the year and discover new tracks and playlists.”

Steve Savoca, Head of Content, Spotify said: “This has been a phenomenal year for a rich variety of amazing artists on Spotify. Over fifty million dedicated music fans listened to more than 7 billion listening hours in 2014 alone. We’re extremely proud that Spotify allows music fans to discover, enjoy and share a world of new music, while helping artists reach new audiences.”

He added “Huge congratulations to Ed Sheeran on achieving most-streamed album on Spotify for the wildly successful x, and also for earning the overall most streamed artist of 2014 thanks to his dedicated fans on Spotify.”

Ed Sheeran said: ‘“It’s a great thing to be above so many amazing artists who I’d assume would be streamed more than me!”

Visitors to spotify.com/2014 will not only be able to find out more about the biggest global and national music trends of 2014, but Spotify users will be able to create their own personal Year in Music 2014 card which can be shared on social media. Spotify.com/2014 will identify users’ most-played songs, favourite artists and the playlist that soundtracked their year. They can also discover how many minutes of music they enjoyed in 2014, which genres they listened to most, favourite artists by season, and their most musical day of the week.

Music fans not yet on Spotify can now take advantage of Spotify’s Christmas promotion and get 3 months of Spotify Premium for just PHP129.00, giving users the chance to play any song, anytime without ads. Go to www.spotify.com/ph/holiday for more details.

Global Results
Top Five Global Artists
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Eminem
3. Coldplay
4. Calvin Harris
5. Katy Perry

Top Five Global Males
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Eminem
3. Calvin Harris
4. Avicii
5. David Guetta

Top Five Global Females
1. Katy Perry
2. Ariana Grande
3. Lana Del Rey
4. Beyoncé
5. Lorde

Top Five Global Groups
1. Coldplay
2. Imagine Dragons
3. Maroon 5
4. OneRepublic
5. One Direction

Top Five Global Tracks
1. Happy – From “Despicable Me 2” – Pharrell Williams
2. Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) – Clean Bandit
3. Summer – Calvin Harris
4. Dark Horse – Katy Perry
5. All of Me – John Legend

Philippines

Top 10 most streamed artists
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Maroon 5
3. Ariana Grande
4. Boyce Avenue
5. Sam Smith

6. Katy Perry
7. Coldplay
8. Jason Derulo
9. John Legend
10. Magic!

Top 10 most streamed OPM artists
1. Eraserheads
2. M.Y.M.P.
3. Sarah Geronimo
4. Angeline Quinto
5. Yeng Constantino
6. Daniel Padilla
7. Up Dharma Down
8. Rivermaya
9. Nina
10. Toni Gonzaga

Top 10 most streamed tracks
1. Rude – Magic!
2. Break Free – Ariana Grande
3. All of Me – John Legend
4. Maps – Maroon 5
5. Bang Bang – Jessie J
6. All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
7. Am I Wrong – Nico & Vinz
8. Problem – Ariana Grande
9. Chandelier – Sia
10. Stay with Me – Sam Smith

Top 10 most streamed albums
1. x – Ed Sheeran
2. In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
3. V – Maroon 5
4. My Everything – Ariana Grande
5. 5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer
6. The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
7. Don’t Kill the Magic – Magic!
8. Begin Again – Music From and Inspired By The Original Motion Picture
9. The Fault In Our Stars: Music From The Motion Picture – The Fault In Our Stars
10. Oh, What A Life – American Authors