Lady Gaga tops Spotify's most listened-to track and album of 2010

Lady Gaga has come top of Spotify's most listened-to tracks and albums of 2010 lists.

The singer, who is currently preparing her third album 'Born This Way', topped the album chart with her 2009 album 'The Fame Monster'. 'Telephone', her single with Beyonce, was the most-played track.

The list also shows the excellent year Mumford and Sons have enjoyed, with their album 'Sigh No More' charting higher than efforts by The xx, Rihanna and The Black Eyed Peas. Florence And The Machine also featured in both lists.

The music streaming site came under fire earlier in the year from The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) over royalty payments it gives to artists. BASCA cited Lady Gaga as its key example – the singer earned $167 (£106) for one million plays of her song 'Poker Face'.

The ten most listened to tracks on Spotify in the UK in 2010 were:

1. Lady Gaga – 'Telephone'
2. BOB feat. Hayley Williams – 'Airplanes'
3. Lady Gaga – 'Bad Romance'
4. Mumford & Sons – 'The Cave'
5. Rihanna – 'Rude Boy'
6. Mumford & Sons – 'Little Lion Man'
7. Florence + The Machine – 'You’ve Got The Love'
8. Jason Derulo – 'Ridin' Solo'
9. Usher feat. Will.i.am – 'OMG'
10. Iyaz – 'Replay'

The UK's ten most listened to albums were:

1. Lady Gaga – 'The Fame Monster'
2. Florence And The Machine – 'Lungs'
3. Mumford & Sons – 'Sigh No More'
4. The xx – 'xx'
5. Rihanna – 'Rated R'
6. Jason Derulo - 'Jason Derulo'
7. Ke$ha – 'Animal'
8. The Black Eyed Peas – 'The END'
9. Alicia Keys – 'Element Of Freedom'
10. Jay-Z – 'The Blueprint 3'