This month saw Spotify share a wealth of data regarding the artists streamed across their service this past year, including the most popular artists by genre. When it came to metal, Metallica unsurprisingly took home the most streamed artist in the genre for 2016. As for the most streamed rock artist, the Red Hot Chili Peppers took home that honor. Here’s who took home the most streamed in each genre in 2016:
Classic Rock: The Beatles
Classical: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Country (New): Luke Bryan
Country (Old): Johnny Cash
EDM: The Chainsmokers
Emo: Panic! At The Disco
Hip Hop: Drake
Jazz: Nina Simone
Latin: Enrique Iglesias
Metal: Metallica
New Age: Enya
Pop: Drake
R&B: Rihanna
Reggae: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggaeton: Enrique Iglesias
Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Soul: Michael Jackson
