Ed Sheeran's ‘Shape of You' is the most-streamed song in Apple Music history
With 27 songs, Drake has the most songs in the top 500.
Taylor Swift comes in at second place with 14.
Mariah Carey is the only artist to have a holiday song make the list with 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' coming in at number 100.
The full playlist is available on Apple Music.
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