In Honor of International Women's Day, Here Are the Ladies Who Slay on Spotify

These are the musicians we just can't get enough of

By Julia Hays Mar 08, 2016 5:00 PMTags
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Rihanna's hard "work, work, work, work, work, work" has definitely paid off.

Today is International Women's Day, and to celebrate ladies who slay, music streaming service Spotify has released lists of the top-streamed female artists on their platform.

Since music knows no boundaries, no surprise here that the United States and world rankings are pretty similar.

Rihanna took the top spot on the world rankings list for popular female artists, with Ariana Grande and Beyoncé taking the No. 2 and No. 3 spots.

In the U.S., Beyoncé rules the roost at No. 1, while Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande take second and third.

Here is the Top 10 global list for the most-streamed women artists on Spotify:

  1. Rihanna
  2. Ariana Grande
  3. Beyoncé
  4. Ellie Goulding
  5. Katy Perry
  6. Lana Del Rey
  7. Sia
  8. Adele
  9. Selena Gomez
  10. Meghan Trainor
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Here's the Top 10 list of which female artists the U.S. can't stop streaming:

  1. Beyoncé
  2. Nicki Minaj
  3. Ariana Grande
  4. Rihanna
  5. Lana Del Rey
  6. Katy Perry
  7. Ellie Goulding
  8. Adele
  9. Selena Gomez
  10. Lorde

Please excuse us while we listen to Bey's "Run the World (Girls)" on repeat.

Though today is International Women's Day, March is Women's History Month, so there is plenty of time to honor the women who inspire us—even more than we already do every day.

Speaking of Rihanna, watch as she and Drake show off some super-sexy dance moves on stage during a performance of her new song "Work"...