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Taylor Swift is the most streamed artist of the year

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The 2024 Spotify Wrapped data crash is here – and Taylor Swift is back on top.

Swift was the most streamed artist worldwide on Spotify in 2024, securing the crown for the second year in a row. This is mainly due to their latest album “The Tortured Poets Department,” which was the most streamed album of the year on Spotify. In total, Swift’s music generated more than 26.6 billion streams on the platform this year.

After Swift, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish were the world’s most streamed Spotify artists of the year. (Below you’ll find the complete top 10 lists including artists, albums, songs and more.)

Swift’s “Tortured Poets” broke several Spotify records, including becoming the first album to reach 300 million streams in a day and more than 1 billion streams in its first week of release. Its enormous popularity led to a record year for female artists, reaching the top eight of the ten most streamed albums worldwide on Spotify. They were “Hit Me Hard and Soft” by Billie Eilish (No. 2), “Short n’ Sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter (No. 3), “Mañana Será Bonito” by Karol G (No. 4) and “Eternal Sunshine.” “by Ariana Grande” (No. 5), Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” (No. 6), SZA’s “SOS” (No. 7) and Swift’s “Lover” (No. 8).

To celebrate Swift’s renewed rise as the most-streamed artist, Spotify is adding a few sprinkles for her fans. For the first time, Spotify is adding a Wrapped badge to Taylor Swift’s Spotify profile, marking the first year of what the company says is an annual award. In addition, Spotify is launching an Easter Egg experience for Swifties: When listening to Taylor songs on Spotify, fans will see individual mini-animations on the app’s play button tailored to the eras of their discography (e.g. it will Giving glitter for “Swifties”). “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” and seagulls for “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”. In a partnership with Snapchat, Swift fans worldwide will find special 2024 Wrapped wristbands – with a Global Top Artist Badge charm – through an AR lens in the Snapchat app. Additionally, Spotify will launch out-of-home installations with Swift in cities such as New York, Toronto, Jakarta, São Paulo, Manila, Mexico City, London, Berlin, Los Angeles, Nashville and Miami.

Meanwhile, Spotify’s most streamed songs worldwide in 2024 were: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter with more than 1.6 billion streams worldwide, followed by “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone, “Birds of a Feather” by Eilish, “Gata Only ” by FloyyMenor and Cris MJ and “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims.

Spotify also revealed the top podcasts of the year, led by “The Joe Rogan Experience” and “Call Her Daddy” by Alex Cooper. (For the ranking of the top 50 US podcasts on Spotify, see this link.) Additionally, for the first time, Spotify Wrapped features the top audiobooks of the year, with Sarah J. Maas the No. 1 most-streamed author and her successful Fantasy romance series “A Court of Thorns and Roses” took first place in audiobook.

Starting Wednesday, users can access their personalized “2024 Wrapped Experience” via the Spotify mobile app. This year, thousands of artists return thank-you clips to their top fans, including Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Peso Pluma, Rosé and Usher.

New this year to Wrapped: Your Music Evolution, a data story that promises to “unveil the musical phases that uniquely shaped your year”; Each user sees up to three music phases, displayed with descriptions, genres and artists. Additionally, with Longest Listening Streak, fans can now see the artist they liked most this year alongside Top Listeners, which reveals what percentage of listeners their favorite artist belongs to.

Also new is an AI-generated podcast about your Spotify Wrapped music listening in 2024, created using Google’s NotebookLM AI tool and narrated by two presenters (available in English in select markets). Additionally, Spotify’s AI DJ provides commentary on your Wrapped (available in English and Spanish) and the AI ​​Playlist feature allows premium users to create personalized playlists using their Wrapped data.

2024 Spotify Wrapped: Global Toplists

The most streamed artists worldwide

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. The Weeknd
  3. Bad bunny
  4. drake
  5. Billie Eilish
  6. Travis Scott
  7. Peso Pluma
  8. Kanye West
  9. Ariana Grande
  10. Feid

Most streamed songs worldwide

  1. “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
  2. “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone
  3. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
  4. “Gata Only” by FloyyMenor, Cris MJ
  5. “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims
  6. “End of Beginning” by Djo
  7. “Too Sweet” by Hozier
  8. “One of the Girls” by The Weeknd with Jennie, Lily Rose Depp
  9. “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift
  10. “Die With a Smile” by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga

Most streamed albums worldwide

  1. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology by Taylor Swift
  2. “Hit Me Hard and Soft” by Billie Eilish
  3. “Short n’ Sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter
  4. “Mañana Será Bonito” by Karol G
  5. “Eternal Sunshine” by Ariana Grande
  6. “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” by Taylor Swift
  7. “SOS” by SZA
  8. “Lover” by Taylor Swift
  9. “Fireworks and Rollerblades” by Benson Boone
  10. “Starboy” by The Weeknd

The most viral songs worldwide

  1. “Die With A Smile” by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga
  2. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
  3. “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone
  4. “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims
  5. “Good Luck, Baby!” by Chappell Roan
  6. “Too Sweet” by Hozier
  7. “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” by Ariana Grande
  8. “End of Beginning” by Djo
  9. “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
  10. “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar

Top podcasts worldwide

  1. “The Joe Rogan Experience”
  2. “Call her daddy”
  3. “Huberman Laboratory”
  4. “Last weekend with Theo Von”
  5. “The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett”
  6. “serial killer”
  7. “Relatos de la Noche”
  8. “Crime Junkie”
  9. “Café Com Deus Pai”
  10. “El Podcast de Marian Rojas Estapé”

Top premium audio books worldwide

  1. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
  2. “The Fellowship of the Ring” by JRR Tolkien
  3. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
  4. “A Court of Fog and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas
  5. “It Ends with Us” by Colleen Hoover
  6. “The 48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene
  7. “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J. Maas
  8. Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One by George RR Martin
  9. Icebreaker: A Novel by Hannah Grace
  10. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros

2024 Spotify Wrapped: US Toplists

Most streamed artists in the US

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. drake
  3. Zach Bryan
  4. Morgan Wallen
  5. Kanye West
  6. Future
  7. Kendrick Lamar
  8. Travis Scott
  9. The Weeknd
  10. Metro Boomin

Most streamed songs in the US

  1. “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
  2. “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
  3. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
  4. “I Had Some Help (Feat. Morgan Wallen)” by Post Malone
  5. “Million Dollar Baby” by Tommy Richman
  6. “Good Luck, Baby!” by Chappell Roan
  7. “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone
  8. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
  9. “I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)” by Zach Bryan
  10. “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan

Most streamed albums in the US

  1. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology by Taylor Swift
  2. “One Thing at a Time” by Morgan Wallen
  3. “Short n’ Sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter
  4. “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan
  5. The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess by Chappell Roan
  6. “Hit Me Hard and Soft” by Billie Eilish
  7. “SOS” by SZA
  8. Dangerous: The Double Album by Morgan Wallen
  9. “Zach Bryan” by Zach Bryan
  10. “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” by Taylor Swift

US Top Podcasts

  1. “The Joe Rogan Experience”
  2. “Call her daddy”
  3. “Last weekend with Theo Von”
  4. “Crime Junkie”
  5. “The Daily”
  6. “The Tucker Carlson Show”
  7. “Huberman Laboratory”
  8. “Armchair Expert” with Dax Shepard
  9. “Smosh reads Reddit stories”
  10. “Shawn Ryan Show”

The Most Anticipated Podcast Launches in the US

  1. “Mind the Game” with LeBron James and JJ Redick
  2. “Talk Tuah” with Haliey Welch
  3. “Drowning Stream”
  4. “Hysterical”
  5. “Murder in the Hollywood Hills”
  6. “Media pressure”
  7. “Therapuss with Jake Shane”
  8. “Basically unfiltered with Remi, Alisha, Zane and Heath”
  9. “The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast”
  10. Clooless Podcast

Top US audiobooks in premium

  1. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
  2. “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy
  3. “A Court of Fog and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas
  4. “It Ends with Us” by Colleen Hoover
  5. “The 48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene
  6. “The Fellowship of the Ring” by JRR Tolkien
  7. “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J. Maas
  8. Icebreaker: A Novel by Hannah Grace
  9. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
  10. “Funny Story” by Emily Henry

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