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Spotify Wrapped: Taylor Swift Boasts Most Global Streams Of 2023
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Spotify Wrapped 2023 was revealed on Wednesday, and Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist on the app, with more than 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1.
In honor of Swift’s place at the top, Spotify said that for a limited time, when you play one of her songs on Spotify, watch as the progress bar changes and sparkles to match the songs era color.
The 33-year-old Grammy winner claimed the top spot from Bad Bunny, who held the title for the past three years, and dropped to No. 2 this year. The Weeknd, Drake, and Peso Pluma rounded out the top five, followed by Feid, Travis Scott, SZA, KAROL G, and Lana Del Rey.
The top song of 2023 was Flowers by Miley Cyrus, with 1.6 billion streams globally, followed by SZA’s Kill Bill, Harry Styles’ As It Was, and Jung Kook’s Seven (feat. Latto). Taylor Swift had two songs in the top 10: Cruel Summer’ in the No. 6 spot and Anti-Hero at No. 10.
Bad Bunny claimed the top album of 2023, with more than 4.5 billion global streams for Un Verano Sin Ti, followed by Taylor Swift’s Midnights, SZA’s SOS, and The Weeknd’s Starboy. Swift also claimed the seventh spot on the list with Lover.
Rihanna’s discography also saw a 640% boost in streams following her halftime performance at the Super Bowl this year. B* Better Have My Money saw a 2,600% increase in streams this year, followed by a 1,400% increase for Diamonds, a 1,170% increase for Rude Boy, and a 1,160% increase for We Found Love.
Spotify also reported unusual trends in user-created playlists. The streamer said listeners created more than 200,000 break-up playlists in 2023, and they were streamed the most on Valentine’s Day. In May, searches for pickleball playlists jumped 1,600% as the sport gained popularity. Meanwhile, 10,000 girl dinner playlists were created this year, featuring food-themed titles like Cherry and Peppers by Lana Del Rey, Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift, and Deli by Ice Spice.
TMX contributed to this article.
