2018 was the year of Drake on Apple Music.
On Tuesday, Apple Music released its "Best of 2018" list, revealing that the rapper was the most-streamed artist on the service. Drake's album Scorpion took the top spot, and he had three of the five most popular songs: "God's Plan" came in first, followed by "Nice for What" in second and "In My Feelings" in fourth.
Post Malone had the other two top songs — "Rockstar" and "Psycho" — and the second-most streamed album, Beerbongs & Bentleys. Albums by Cardi B, XXXTentacion, and Travis Scott rounded out the top five.
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