Spotify have announced that the most streamed female artist using their service across the globe is US singer Rihanna.

The site looked at data that was streamed over the last six months and put together a chart in order to mark International Women’s Day which is on Friday 8th March.

In the global chart, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift followed closely on her heels in 2nd and 3rd places though in the UK exclusive chart, Swift did manage to beat Rihanna into second place, taking the number one spot herself.

Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch did well in the UK chart, coming second after Rihanna and Emeli Sande came fourth after a very successful year for her in the official charts.

The full lists are as follows:

Top 10 most streamed female artists across the globe:

1. Rihanna

2. Britney Spears

3. Taylor Swift

4. Ke$ha

5. Carly Rae Jepson

6. Florence Welch

7. Nicki Minaj

8. P!nk

9. Loreen

10. Alicia Keys

Top 10 most streamed female artists in the UK:

1. Taylor Swift

2. Rihanna

3. Florence Welch

4. Emeli Sande

5. Britney Spears

6. Ellie Goulding

7. Ke$ha

8. Gabrielle Aplin

9. Nicki Minaj

10. P!nk

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