Jay Chou is Singapore’s Most Streamed Artist this year on Spotify

All year round, Spotify users have been listening to non-stop music and spent countless hours of their favourite songs, artists, playlists, and podcasts.

Here are what Singaporeans mostly listened to all throughout the year.

2017 versus 2018

In 2017, the K-Pop momentum continues in Singapore this year as Spotify’s data revealed that BTS dominated the most streamed group chart followed by Maroon 5, fellow K-Pop group – BLACKPINK, Imagine Dragons and Coldplay.

This year, JJ Lin dominated the most streamed local artists’ chart followed by Stefanie Sun, The Sam Willows, Gentle Bones and Tanya Chua.

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Jay Chou and Ariana Grande topped the most streamed male and female artists chart respectively in Singapore, dethroning Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift from last year.

Spotify’s Singapore Top Lists 2018

Most-Streamed Artists

  1. Jay Chou
  2. BTS
  3. JJ Lin
  4. Ed Sheeran (no.1 last year)
  5. Khalid

Most-Streamed Local Artists

  1. JJ Lin
  2. Stefanie Sun
  3. The Sam Willows
  4. Gentle Bones
  5. Tanya Chua

Most-Streamed Male Artists

  1. Jay Chou
  2. JJ Lin
  3. Ed Sheeran (no.1 last year)
  4. Khalid
  5. Shawn Mendes

Most-Streamed Female Artists

  1. Ariana Grande
  2. Dua Lipa
  3. Taylor Swift (no.1 last year)
  4. Camila Cabello
  5. Selena Gomez

Most-Streamed Tracks

  1. Rewrite The Stars
  2. The Middle
  3. Havana
  4. Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B)
  5. Perfect

Most-Streamed Albums

  1. Love Yourself 結 ‘Answer’
  2. Dua Lipa
  3. ÷* (no.1 last year)
  4. I met you when I was 18. (the playlist)
  5. Red Pill Blues

Most-Streamed Playlist

  1. Today’s Top Hits
  2. Top Hits Singapore
  3. It’s a Hit!
  4. Soft Pop Hits
  5. Chill Hits

Most-Streamed Groups (with 3 or more members)

  1. BTS
  2. Maroon 5
  3. BLACKPINK
  4. Imagine Dragons
  5. Coldplay

You can download the Spotify app now via Google Play Store or Apple Store and enjoy listening to your favourite songs and bands.

Irone Kim

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