News Ed Sheeran Only Got One Grammy Nom This Year, but He Received This Huge Honor Instead By Jonathan Borge Jonathan Borge Instagram Twitter Jonathan Borge is a writer and editor living in New York City. His writing has appeared in Glamour, Refinery29, Forbes, and PAPER, among other publications. Plus, he's held staff positions at Marie Claire, InStyle, and OprahDaily.com. Currently, he's the Senior Entertainment Editor at Bustle Digital Group's Elite Daily, where he oversees digital covers, features and profiles, freelance essays, and strategy for the site's TV/Movies and Celebrity and Music sub-verticals.He primarily writes about pop culture and style, and has a passion for telling LGBTQ+ and Latinx stories. When he's not working, he's likely waiting for Lady Gaga to announce her next tour. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on December 5, 2017 @ 11:45AM Pin Share Tweet Email Already a big fan of Ed Sheeran? Prepare to root him on even more. Spotify released its list of the artists and songs that took this year by storm and the 26-year-old English singer-songwriter is at the very top. He was not only the most-streamed artist of 2017, beating Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and The Chainsmokers, but “Shape of You” (1.4 billion streams) was the most-streamed track of the year while Divide (1.3 billion streams) was the most-streamed album. Obviously, he was the most-streamed male artist, too. Randy Shropshire/MTV1617/Getty Images The list also included usual suspects like Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber, who collaborated on the second most-streamed track of the year: their remix of “Despacito.” As for the leading ladies, Rihanna was the most-streamed female artist followed by Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Sia. According to Entertainment Weekly, hip-hop music owned the charts this year with a 74 percent increase over the past year. Scroll down to see more of the rankings and visit Spotify.com for the full list. Most-Streamed Artists1. Ed Sheeran2. Drake3. The Weeknd4. Kendrick Lamar5. The Chainsmokers Most-Streamed Female Artists1. Rihanna2. Taylor Swift3. Selena Gomez4. Ariana Grande5. Sia Most-Streamed Male Artists1. Ed Sheeran2. Drake3. The Weeknd4. Kendrick Lamar5. Daddy Yankee Top Five Breakout Artists1. Camila Cabello2. Harry Styles3. Liam Payne4. Lil Pump5. Trippie Redd Most-Streamed Groups1. Coldplay2. Imagine Dragons3. Maroon 54. Linkin Park5. Migos Most-Streamed Tracks1. “Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran2. “Despacito – Remix” – Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber3. “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee4. “Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay5. “I’m the One” – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne Most-Streamed Albums1. Divide – Ed Sheeran2. More Life – Drake3. DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar4. Starboy – The Weeknd5. Stoney – Post Malone