ABC/Image Group LAApparently, a whole lot of people uttered the words “Alexa, play Imagine Dragons” this year. According to Amazon, Dan Reynolds and company were the most-requested artists globally on Amazon Music Unlimited with Alexa in 2018.
Additionally, ID was also very popular as wake-up music among Alexa users: The “Believer” hitmakers led all artists this year when it came to music alarm selections.
Meanwhile, Amazon has also revealed that Drake‘s #1 hit, “God’s Plan,” was the most-requested song of the year with Alexa, while Juice WRLD had the most-requested song by lyrics. Customers asked Alexa, “Play the song that goes ‘I still see your shadows in my room” — from Juice WRLD’s hit “Lucid Dreams” — more than any other song released in 2018.
By genre, Drake was the most-streamed artist overall — and the most-streamed hip-hop artist — on Amazon Music Unlimited this year.
Ariana Grande was the most-streamed pop artist, while Panic! at the Disco was the most-streamed alternative artist. J. Balvin, who appeared on Cardi B‘s #1 hit “I Like It,” was the most-streamed Latin artist.
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