若論今年歐美歌壇最紅的歌手，當屬德雷克和「A妹」愛莉安娜·格蘭德。但若是論有史以來歌曲流量最高的歌手，那麼「黃老闆」艾德·希蘭是當之無愧的冠軍。黃老闆的冠軍單曲《Shape of You》、德雷克的《One Dance》，還有A妹的《謝謝你，下一個》，沒聽過都不好意思說自己是地球人。
Ed Sheeran performs on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 25, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
Spotify has named its most streamed track of all time.
流媒體音樂服務平臺Spotify日前公布了有史以來流量最高的冠軍單曲。
The music subscription service has revealed that Ed Sheeran song 「Shape of You」 has now surpassed 2bn listens, easily making it the world’s most popular song.
該音樂訂閱網站透露，「黃老闆」艾德·希蘭的單曲《你的形狀》的收聽次數已經超過20億，輕而易舉地成為了全世界最受歡迎的歌曲。
聽歌：《Shape of You》
Sheeran himself commented on the feat, writing on Instagram: 「Thank you world. First song to two billion streams on Spotify」.
得知這一成績後，黃老闆在Ins上評論說：「感謝全世界。第一首在Spotify上播放量達到20億的歌曲。」
Spotify pays up to $0.0084 per stream to the owner of a respective song's music rights, which is usually split between the songwriter, record label, producer and artist. Taking into account the 2bn listens amassed by "Shape of You", Sheeran's team would have earned approximately $16.8m (that's roughly $8.4 per 1,000 listens).
Spotify網站上的歌每被收聽一次，Spotify就要向歌曲的版權所有人支付0.0084美元（0.058元人民幣），這些所得通常會在創作者、唱片公司、製作人和歌手之間分攤。考慮到《你的形狀》高達20億的收聽次數，黃老闆團隊將從中收入大約1680萬美元，相當於每聽1000次收取8.4美元。
record label: 唱片公司
Singer Drake performs at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, November 20, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
The British singer’s closest competitor is Canadian rapper Drake, who was recently announced to be the most listened to artist of 2018. His song 「One Dance」 has been streamed 1.6bn with The Chainsmokers song 「Closer」 following close behind with 1.4bn listens.
這位英國歌手最有力的競爭對手是加拿大說唱歌手德雷克。前不久，德雷克剛被宣布為2018年被收聽最多的藝人。他的單曲《一支舞》流量高達16億，緊隨其後的是菸鬼組合的《更近》，收聽次數達14億。
聽歌：《One Dance》
Sheeran has another song in the top ten. His 2014 ballad 「Thinking Out Loud」 currently sits at number 5 with 1.2bn streams.
艾德·希蘭還有一首歌也躋身流量前十名。他在2014年發行的抒情歌曲《自言自語》目前在榜單上排名第五，流量達12億。
聽歌：《Thinking Out Loud》
This year, Drake’s single 「God’s Plan」 was the most listened-to with over 1.1bn streams.
今年，德雷克的單曲《上帝的計劃》成為收聽次數最多的歌曲，流量超11億。
聽歌：《God’s Plan》
Ariana Grande performs during Wango Tango concert at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California, US, June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Ariana Grande achieved the highest number of streams for a female artist, following the release of her anticipated fourth album Sweetener in August, and the success of her new single 「thank u, next」 – the video for which broke several records on YouTube.
「A妹」愛莉安娜·格蘭德成為歌曲流量最高的女藝人，她在八月份發布了備受期待的第四張專輯《甜味劑》，而且新單曲《謝謝你，下一個》也大獲成功，歌曲MV在YouTube網站上打破了多項紀錄。
聽歌：《「thank u, next》
South Korean K-Pop Boys Band BTS (Bangtan Boys) attend the Third Korean studio album show case in Seoul South Korea on June 20 2018. Photo Credit: Lee Young-ho/Sipa USA
In the groups category, pop-rock band Imagine Dragons were the most streamed band of the year, followed by K Pop sensations BTS, who recently played a series of sold-out arena shows in the UK. Maroon 5, Migos and Coldplay rounded off the top five.
流行搖滾樂團夢龍樂隊是今年流量最高的音樂團體，其次是韓國流行天團防彈少年團，他們最近在英國的一系列演唱會場場爆滿。魔力紅樂隊、說唱組合Migos和酷玩樂隊也躋身前五名。
英文來源：獨立報
編譯：丹妮