Ed Sheeran was Spotify's second most popular artist of 2015, riding the success of songs like "Thinking Out Loud" and "Photograph." (credit: Glenn Hunt/Getty Images)
The Weeknd
The Weeknd had a big year on Spotify as the streaming site's third most popular artist of the year. He also had the most popular album with "Beauty Behind the Madness." (credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Maroon 5
Adam Levine and Maroon 5 were the fourth most popular artists on Spotify in 2015 with hits like "Sugar." (credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CBS Radio Inc.)
Kanye West
Kanye West rounded out Spotify's list of the five most popular musicians of 2015. (credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
Major Lazer
Major Lazer had the third most streamed album on Spotify in 2015 with "Peace is the Mission," and the most streamed track with "Lean On." (credit: ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
Avicii
Avicii's album "Stories" was the fourth most popular album of 2015 on Spotify. (credit: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
Meghan Trainor
Spotify listeners were all about Meghan Trainor in 2015, making her "Title" the fifth most popular album of the year. (credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Omi
Omi had the second most streamed song of 2015 on Spotify with his catchy track "Cheerleader." (credit: David Becker/Getty Images for LARAS)
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
Mark Ronson (right) and Bruno Mars (left) had Spotify listeners jamming to "Uptown Funk" in 2015, as it was the year's third most popular track. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth
The "Furious 7" track "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa (right) and Charlie Puth (left) was Spotify's fourth most streamed track in 2015. (credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do," from the "Fifty Shades of Grey" soundtrack, was the fifth most popular track on Spotify in 2015. (credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott topped music news in 2015 when she returned from a long hiatus to perform at the Super Bowl with Katy Perry. (credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
One Direction
One Direction fans were shocked when Zayn Malik (center) decided to leave the band in 2015. (credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
D'Angelo
D'Angelo returned to the music scene in 2015, coming back 10 years after a car crash threatened his career. (credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Amy Winehouse
The release of an Amy Winehouse documentary had music listeners returning to her most popular tracks in 2015. (credit: SHAUN CURRY/AFP/Getty Images)
Kygo
The Norwegian DJ by the name of Kygo had a breakout year in 2015 with singles like "Firestone" and "Stole the Show." (credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Coachella)
