But the uppermost rankings are still decidedly a male-dominated zone. The prominence of Bad Bunny and BTS in the big streaming services’ end-of-year charts reflects a growing diversity of listening in terms of non-English-language music. Meanwhile, sitting behind Bad Bunny on Spotify’s most-streamed artists chart were Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Eminem. Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ topped Spotify’s most-streamed songs chart with 1.6bn streams globally in 2022. That’s a huge leap from the 9.1bn streams he recorded to top the rankings in 2021.Ĭontext: he didn’t even put out a new album that year, whereas 2022 saw the release of ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, which also tops Spotify’s Wrapped 2022 chart of most-streamed albums. Wrapped also sees the release of Spotify’s end-of-year charts, so we’ll start with the most notable points from those – which remember, cover the period from the start of the year until the end of October.īad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist for the third year in a row, racking up more than 18.5bn streams in the Wrapped period.
In both cases, sharing to socials is very much encouraged. There’s a separate Wrapped microsite for artists and podcasters giving them a range of yearly stats. Apple, YouTube and Deezer did well to get their end-of-2022 recaps out yesterday: Spotify has just launched its annual Wrapped promotion.Īs ever, it’s partly an experience created for listeners: a hub within Spotify’s mobile app exploring their habits from 2022.
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