Drake, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna top Spotify’s all-time streaming lists
By Reuters
15 October 2018 |
5:39 am
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Spotify compiled a list of the most popular songs and artists of all time on the platform. Drake claimed the spot as the most-streamed artist of all time
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