Spotify 2014 Winners Include Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Pharrell, Avicii

Spotify's Top Of The Pops

SPOTIFY has announced its "Year in Review" lists, and ED SHEERAN, KATY PERRY and COLDPLAY topped the lists as Top Male, Top Female and Top Group, according to a survey of worldwide streams. ALT-J was named Breakout Artist, while SHEERAN's "x" was the Top Album.

The streaming giant's Top 10 songs were:

• PHARRELL WILLIAMS, "Happy"
• CLEAN BANDIT featuring JESS GLYNNE, "Rather Be"
• CALVIN HARRIS, "Summer"
• KATY PERRY, "Dark Horse"
• JOHN LEGEND, “All Of Me”
• PITBULL, “Timber”
• MAGIC!, “Rude”
• MR. PROBZ, “Waves”
• ARIANA GRANDE, “Problem"
• ONEREPUBLIC, “Counting Stars”

AVICII's “Wake Me Up” f/ALOE BLACC became SPOTIFY's all-time leader, the first track ever streamed more than 200 million times.

Other honors included:

Most Viral Song: HOZIER, “Take Me To Church”
Top Throwback: BLUE SWEDE, “Hooked on a Feeling” ("Guardians Of The Galaxy -- Awesome Mix Part 1")
Most Addictive: BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH, “Shine”
Top Seasonal Songs: WINTER: “Happy"; SPRING, “All of Me”; SUMMER, “Rude”; AUTUMN “All About That Bass”

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