Drake and Rihanna Dominate Spotify's Most Streamed Songs of the Summer List

Drake, Rihanna, and Desiigner dominated everyone's summer playlist according to Spotify.

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Song of the summer is always up for debate as the weather gets warmer and people rely on artist's to supply anthems for getting lit between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Right on cue, Spotify has published its list of the most streamed songs of summer and unsurprisingly, Drake, Rihanna, and even Drake featuring Rihanna (#Aubrih) have taken the top spots both in the U.S. and globally.

It's no secret that Drake's Wiz Kid and Kyla-featured "One Dance" kicked the summer off, but Views cut "Too Good" picked up speed during the summer about the same time as Drake and Rihanna's relationship began heating up. Of course, Rihanna's ANTI track, "Needed Me," also made the list along with her feature on Calvin Harris' club-ready "This Is What You Came For." Desiigner, Sia, and Fifth Harmony also made the list with their respective hits "Panda," "Cheap Thrills," and "Work From Home," which recently earned the group an MTV VMA win for Best Collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign. 

Spotify’s U.S. Top 10 Songs of the Summer:
1.    Drake (feat. Wiz Kid, Kyla) - One Dance
2.    Drake (feat. Rihanna) - Too Good
3.    Rihanna - Needed Me
4.    Calvin Harris (feat. Rihanna) - This Is What You Came For
5.    Drake - Controlla
6.    Desiigner - Panda
7.    The Chainsmokers (feat. Daya) - Don’t Let Me Down
8.    Twenty One Pilots - Ride
9.    Sia - Cheap Thrills
10.  Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

Spotify’s Global Top 10 Songs of the Summer:
1.    Drake (feat. Wiz Kid, Kyla) - One Dance
2.    Calvin Harris (feat. Rihanna) - This Is What You Came For
3.    Sia - Cheap Thrills
4.    The Chainsmokers (feat. Daya) - Don’t Let Me Down
5.    Justin Timberlake - CAN’T STOP THE FEELING
6.    Drake (feat. Rihanna) - Too Good
7.    Desiigner - Panda
8.    Fifth Harmony (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) - Work From Home
9.    Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)
10.  Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better 

It's interesting to note that both Drake and Ri's songs dominated the lists despite the fact that each artist initially released their respective album as exclusives on other music services. You can check out the full list of the top 25 streamed songs this summer in the U.S. here and the full global list here or stream each list in its entirety below to keep Summer Sixteen going just a little bit longer.

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