Most streamed songs in 2021

Spotify and Apple Music – who together control almost half of all global music streaming – have named their most- streamed songs of the year

Olivia Rodrigo (right), former Disney Channel actress, prominent in both lists with songs from debut album, Sour

BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan, below), South Korea’s biggest musical export, have sold tens of millions of albums worldwide


SPOTIFY
1. drivers license – Olivia Rodrigo
2. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X 
3. STAY (with Justin Bieber) – The Kid LAROI
4. good 4 u – Olivia Rodrigo
5. Levitating (feat. DaBaby) – Dua Lipa

Spotify streaming music market share: 32%*


APPLE MUSIC
1. Dynamite – BTS
2. drivers license – Olivia Rodrigo
3. positions – Ariana Grande
4. For The Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby) – Pop Smoke 
5. Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

Apple streaming music market share: 16%*


*Q1, 2021


Sources: Spotify, Apple, BBC, Statista  
Pictures: Getty Images 
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