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Spotify's top 5 songs of the year - one of which is its most popular song of all time

John LynchDec 5, 2017, 22:40 IST

Ed Sheeran's &quotShape of You" music video.YouTube/EdSheeran

Spotify has shared the songs and artists that were streamed the most on its service in 2017.

Ed Sheeran was the most-streamed artist of the year on Spotify with over 6.3 billion streams, the company said in a release.

Sheeran's single "Shape of You" was also the most-streamed song of the year with over 1.4 billion streams on the service - a total which surpassed Drake's "One Dance" to become the "most popular song ever on Spotify," according to the company.

Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and The Chainsmokers (in that order) made up the rest of the top five in Spotify's most-streamed artists list.

Below are the five songs that were streamed the most on Spotify this year: