These were the 5 most streamed artists on Spotify in the UK this year

Spotify has announced the biggest artists in the UK this year, based on how many times their songs were streamed on the service in 2016.

Drake and Rihanna have dominated the international stage for the second year in a row. Rihanna retained her title as the most-streamed female artist in the UK and worldwide, while Drake was the most-streamed overall.

Coldplay is the only UK name in the list, which is made up of American and Canadian superstars like Justin Bieber and Kanye West.

Drake has dominated Spotify in 2016. His fourth studio album "Views," which was released in April, was the most popular album on the website, while his 2016 single "One Dance" - which made it to number one in the charts of 20 countries around the world - was Spotify's most-streamed single.

From Coldplay to Kanye, here are the biggest artists of 2016.