Drake’s ‘One Dance’ pegged as song of the summer by Spotify, Billboard

TORONTO – Drake proclaimed that this summer would be his season to shine — but now it’s official.

The Toronto-born rapper’s massive hit “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla, has been crowned “song of the summer” by both Spotify and Billboard.

The music streaming company says Drake’s track was played 757 million times on Spotify over the summer, far outpacing other big tracks of the season.

Billboard says “One Dance” also managed to stay atop the Songs of the Summer chart for its entire 14-week span.

The Songs of the Summer chart ranks the biggest hits based on cumulative performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from the U.S. Memorial Day holiday on May 30 through to Labour Day.

“One Dance” is only the third song this decade to dominate Billboard’s summer chart throughout the entire season. Previously, Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX, managed the feat in 2014. Katy Perry’s “California Gurls,” featuring Snoop Dogg, also did it in 2010.

Drake laid a subtle claim to this year’s summer season back in January when he dropped the track “Summer Sixteen” on his OVO Sound Radio show.

His fourth studio album “Views” debuted a few months later and surged to the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 album chart — a position it held for six consecutive weeks.

Drake also raced past fellow Canadian Justin Bieber this summer as the most-streamed artist on Spotify.

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