(AllHipHop News) Consumers are definitely leaning towards on-demand services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal for their listening pleasures (up 97.4% from last year).
The first half of 2016 has seen several music stars draw in big numbers from streaming.
According to Billboard, songs by Drake, Rihanna, and Desiigner top the mid-year count for most audio streaming. Drizzy’s “One Dance” featuring WizKid and Kyla is #1 with 286,396,000 streams.
The Toronto rhymer is also at #2 thanks to his contribution to Rihanna’s “Work” which totaled 249,625,000 streams.
RiRi is followed by Desiigner at #3. The Brooklyn native’s “Panda” collected 197,997,000 streams.
“Panda” also managed to grabbed the top spot on the list of mid-year video streams. The song’s visuals racked up 269,382,000 streams. “Work” came in second with 261,829,000 streams.
Check out the list of Top 5 audio streams, video stream, and combined streams for mid-year 2016 below.
Mid-Year Audio Streams
1. Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla – “One Dance” (286,396,000)
2. Rihanna featuring Drake – “Work” (249,625,000)
3. Desiigner – “Panda” (197,997,000)
4. G-Eazy & BeBe Rexha – “Me, Myself & I” (180,962,000)
5. Zayn – “Pillowtalk” (169,634,000)
Mid-Year Video Streams
1. Desiigner – “Panda” (269,382,000)
2. Rihanna featuring Drake – “Work” (261,829,000)
3. Justin Bieber – “Sorry” (179,753,000)
4. Silento – “Watch Me” (152,687,000)
5. Justin Bieber -“Love Yourself” (141,833,000)
Mid-Year Song Streams (Audio and Video Combined)
1. Rihanna featuring Drake – “Work” (511,454,000)
2. Desiigner – “Panda” (467,379,000)
3. Justin Bieber -“Sorry” (325,235,000)
4. Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla – “One Dance” (308,826,000)
5. Justin Bieber – “Love Yourself” (296,890,000)