Spofity has obviously changed the way we listen to music. Not only making music more social but giving music lovers more access to the songs they want to hear without having to download from iTunes. Spotify recently released their top streamed and shared songs from the year that was 2012.
Also, compare this year’s list to 2011.
Most-streamed tracks of 2012 (global)
1. Gotye featuring Kimbra – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
2. Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’
3. Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’
4. Flo Rida – ‘Whistle’
5. Flo Rida featuring Sia – ‘Wild Ones’
6. Train – ‘Drive By’
7. Nicki Minaj – ‘Starships’
8. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa – ‘Payphone’
9. David Guetta featuring Sia – ‘Titanium’
10. Loreen – ‘Euphoria’
Most-streamed albums of 2012 (global)
1. David Guetta – ‘Nothing But The Beat’
2. Gotye – ‘Making Mirrors’
3. Drake – ‘Take Care’
4. Lana Del Ray – ‘Born To Die’
5. One Direction – ‘Up All Night’
6. Fun. – ‘Some Nights’
7. Rihanna – ‘Talk That Talk’
8. Coldplay – ‘Mylo Xyloto’
9. Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’
10. Flo Rida – ‘Wild Ones’
Most-shared tracks by Spotify users (the most-shared tracks to Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr; global)
1. Gotye ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
2. Carly Rae Jepsen ‘Call Me Maybe’
3. Fun. ‘We Are Young – feat. Janelle Monáe’
4. Flo Rida featuring Sia ‘Wild Ones’
5. David Guetta ‘Titanium – feat. Sia’
6. Flo Rida featuring Sia – ‘Whistle’
7. Train – ‘Drive By’
8. Maroon 5 – ‘Payphone’
9. Rihanna – ‘We Found Love’
10. Michel Teló – ‘Ai Se Eu Te Pego – Live’
Most-streamed female artists (global)
1. Rihanna
2. Nicki Minaj
3. Adele
4. Lana Del Ray
5. Katy Perry
6. Carly Rae Jepsen
7. Beyonce
8. Taylor Swift
9. Loreen
10. Kelly Clarkson
Most-streamed male artists (global)
1. David Guetta
2. Flo Rida
3. Eminem
4. Skrillex
5. Gotye
6. Drake
7. Pitbull
8. Jay-Z and Kanye West
9. Chris Brown
10. Avicii
Most-streamed bands (global)
1. Coldplay
2. Maroon 5
3. Fun
4. Mumford and Sons
5. Florence and the Machine
6. Linkin Park
7. LMFAO
8. One Direction
9. Train
10. Glee Cast
(via TNW)
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