2016

Streaming fully reshaped the charts as Drake's 'One Dance' and Justin Bieber's 'Love Yourself' rode Spotify and Apple Music plays to year-end dominance. The Chainsmokers emerged as EDM-pop's biggest act with 'Closer,' Twenty One Pilots brought alternative to the mainstream, and Adele's 'Hello' proved that a blockbuster album launch could still cut through the algorithm-driven landscape.