Huge British popstar lands most streamed song EVER as they beat The Weeknd and Drake – can you guess who it is?
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
But can you guess who it is?
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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.
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Hip-hop music largely dominated the top ten with
His Swae Lee collaboration, Sunflower, was the fourth most streamed track, whilst his hit, Rockstar, came in fifth.
Ed Sheeran teams up with school pals AND 00s rock legend for epic performance
Drake made his second appearance at number six with One Dance followed by fellow rapper,
Brit star Ed was back in the top ten with his ballad, Perfect, at number eight, followed by R&B legend
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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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