Jay Z and Imagine Dragons were among the top artists in both the U.S. and around the world at on-demand streaming service Rdio in 2013. Rdio listeners in 51 countries also heavily streamed Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Miley Cyrus.
The U.S. and global lists have a lot of overlap. Six songs appear on both top tracks lists and seven songs appear on both album lists. U.S. listeners preferred Bruno Mars, Rihanna, J. Cole and Justin Timberlake. Global listeners were more prone to stream Lana Del Rey, P!nk and Robin Thicke. Listeners in both categories loved Jay Z, Drake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Imagine Dragons, Daft Punk and Miley Cyrus.
Rdio is the latest to release an overview of the last calendar year. iTunes has released its annual list of top sellers. Spotify has created a year in review website with usage statistics and lists of top music in various countries. Spotify’s top U.S. tracks and albums — it lists only the top 5 — are similar to Rdio’s top lists with one exception: The Lumineers’ self-titled album was Spotify’s #3 album of 2013 but doesn’t appear in Rdio’s top ten.
Below the lists you can find a playlist comprised of covers of the year’s top songs.
Top U.S. Tracks
1. Jay Z: “Holy Grail”
2. Imagine Dragons: “Radioactive”
3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)”
4. Miley Cyrus: “We Can’t Stop”
5. Bruno Mars: “When I Was Your Man”
6. Justin Timberlake: “Mirrors”
7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: “Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)”
8. Bruno Mars: “Treasure”
9. Rihanna: “Stay”
10. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: “Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert)”
Top U.S. Albums
1. Drake: Nothing Was The Same (Deluxe)
2. Jay Z: Magna Carta… Holy Grail
3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: The Heist
4. Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox
5. Lil Wayne: I Am Not A Human Being II (Explicit Deluxe Version)
6. Imagine Dragons: Night Visions
7. J. Cole: Born Sinner
8. Drake: Take Care (Deluxe Version)
9. A$AP Rocky: LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Version)
10. The Weeknd: Trilogy
Top Global Tracks
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: “Can’t Hold Us” (feat. Ray Dalton)
2. Bruno Mars: “When I Was Your Man”
3. Miley Cyrus: “We Can’t Stop”
4. Imagine Dragons: “Radioactive”
5. Jay Z: “Holy Grail”
6. Bruno Mars: “Treasure”
7. Robin Thicke: “Blurred Lines”
8. Daft Punk: “Get Lucky” (feat. Pharrell Williams)
9. P!nk: “Just Give Me a Reason”
10. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: “Thrift Shop” (feat. Wanz)
Top Global Albums
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: The Heist
2. Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox
3. Drake: Nothing Was The Same (Deluxe)
4. Jay Z: Magna Carta… Holy Grail
5. Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
6. Imagine Dragons: Night Visions
7. Lana Del Rey: Born To Die – The Paradise Edition
8. A$AP Rocky: LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Version)
9. Lil Wayne: I Am Not A Human Being II (Explicit Deluxe Version)
10. Calvin Harris: 18 Months
