Huge British popstar lands most streamed song EVER as they beat The Weeknd and Drake – can you guess who it is?
top star Huge British popstar lands most streamed song EVER as they beat The Weeknd and Drake – can you guess who it is?
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A HUGE British popstar has landed the most streamed song EVER on Apple Music blowing out competition from many heavy-hitters in the US.
The music streaming service has released a list of the 500 most streamed songs on the app in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
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A British popstar has ranked ahead of The Weeknd for the most streamed song ever
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Drake appears the most on the top 500 list - with 27 total entries
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Billie Eilish is the only woman to hit the top ten as a lead artist
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Apple Music has famously never disclosed the number of times a song is streamed publicly but now for the first time, they have released a list of who is topping the streaming charts.
While the site did not reveal the exact numbers, it was confirmed that a Brit superstar had been lucky enough to bag the top position.
Whilst crooner The Weeknd and hip-hop hunk Drake found themselves in second and third position, they were unable to know the British chart-topper from the global number one spot.
But can you guess who it is?
It is of course, Ed Sheeran.
The singer's track, Shape Of You, has been confirmed to be Apple Music's most streamed song ever.
The track went to number one across the globe and will come as no surprise to music fanatics that it is the most played track ever on the streaming service.
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd fell into second place whilst Drake's track, God's Plan, rounded out the top three.
Hip-hop music largely dominated the top ten with Post Malone bagging the fourth and fifth spots.
His Swae Lee collaboration, Sunflower, was the fourth most streamed track, whilst his hit, Rockstar, came in fifth.
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Drake made his second appearance at number six with One Dance followed by fellow rapper, Travis Scott, in seventh with his monster hit, Sicko Mode.
Brit star Ed was back in the top ten with his ballad, Perfect, at number eight, followed by R&B legend Chris Brown's duet with Drake, No Guidance, at position nine.
Billie Eilish closed out the top ten with her track - Bad Guy.
This meant that Billie was the only woman to place in the top 10 of the list.
Rapper Drake appears on the top 500 more than any other artist with a total of 27 entries.
Apple Music's Top 50 Most Streamed Songs
Apple Music has released its 500 most played songs of all time. The entire list can be found on the streaming site for fans to listen too in full but here are the top 50 tracks that have dominated music over the last 10 years. Shape of You, Ed Sheeran Blinding Lights, The Weeknd God's Plan, Drake Sunflower, Post Malone, Swae Lee rockstar (feat. 21 Savage), Post Malone One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla), Drake SICKO MODE, Travis Scott Perfect, Ed Sheeran No Guidance (feat. Drake), Chris Brown bad guy, Billie Eilish Closer (feat. Halsey), The Chainsmokers Starboy (feat. Daft Punk), The Weeknd goosebumps, Travis Scott STAY, The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber HUMBLE., Kendrick Lamar Dance Monkey, Tones And I Freestyle, Lil Baby The Box, Roddy Ricch 7 rings, Ariana Grande Someone You Loved, Lewis Capaldi Nice For What, Drake thank u, next, Ariana Grande Drip Too Hard, Lil Baby, Gunna Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee), French Montana In My Feelings, Drake Nonstop, Drake No Role Modelz, J. Cole Circles, Post Malone Lucid Dreams, Juice WRLD I Like It, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin XO TOUR Llif3, Lil Uzi Vert Going Bad (feat. Drake), Meek Mill HIGHEST IN THE ROOM, Travis Scott Dynamite, BTS Better Now, Post Malone Congratulations (feat. Quavo), Post Malone Mask Off, Future For The Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby), Pop Smoke Yes Indeed, Lil Baby, Drake Sum 2 Prove, Lil Baby Passionfruit, Drake WAIT FOR U (feat. Drake & Tems), Future Believer, Imagine Dragons Work (feat. Drake), Rihanna Don't, Bryson Tiller New Rules, Dua Lipa Wow., Post Malone Havana (feat. Young Thug), Camila Cabello Life Is Good (feat. Drake), Future lovely, Billie Eilish, Khalid
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Ed Sheeran has the most streamed song EVER
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His song Shape of You gained the top honour
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