Spotify predicts Sia and Iggy Azalea will win Grammys

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One of music’s biggest nights, the 57th annual Grammy Awards, will take place on February 8th and to celebrate, Spotify has released data to predict who will take home a Grammy in four of the night’s top categories: Album Of The Year, Record of The Year, Song of The Year and Best New Artist.

To predict the winners, Spotify compiled global data on the top streamed songs, albums and artists in each of the categories. Additionally, Spotify analyzed the listening habits of its 60 million users worldwide to look at the most viral songs, albums, and artists in those categories to predict the possible “dark horses.”

Sia’s Chandelier was the most streamed song globally in the Record and Song Of The Year categories, additionally ranking most viral in the Record Of The Year category. Hozier’s Take Me To Church is the most viral song in the Song Of The Year category. For Album Of The Year, Ed Sheeran’s X was the most streamed album, with Pharrell Williams’ G I R L being the most viral.  In the Best New Artist category, Ed Sheeran was the most streamed artist and Bastille was the most viral* artist.

Most Streamed Record of the Year

1.     Chandelier – Sia

2.     Stay With Me – Sam Smith

3.     Fancy – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX

4.     All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor

5.     Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

Most Streamed Album of the Year

1.     Ed Sheeran – X

2.     Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour

3.     Pharrell Williams – G I R L

4.     Beyoncé - Beyoncé

5.     Beck – Morning Phase

Most Streamed Song of the Year

1.     Chandelier – Sia

2.     Stay With Me – Sam Smith

3.     All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor

4.     Take Me To Church – Hozier

5.     Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

Best New Artist

1.     Sam Smith

2.     Iggy Azalea

3.     Bastille

4.     HAIM

5.     Brandy Clark

Dark Horse Winner Predictions, Based on Virality*

Record of the Year

Sia - Chandelier

Album of the Year

Pharrell Williams – G I R L

Song of the Year

Hozier - Take Me to Church

Best New Artist

Bastille

* Viral = number of streams divided by the number of shares