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Spotify Wrapped is here — and with the platform’s analysis of users’ personal listening habits also comes a breakdown of the top-played music of the year globally.
Taylor Swift earned the crown of the most-streamed artist this year, dethroning Bad Bunny, who had the most streams for three consecutive years. Benito’s success, however, continued on the albums chart, where his LP Un Verano Sin Ti earned the No. 1 slot for top albums globally for the second year in a row.
On the list of most-streamed artists, Swift, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, and corridos star Peso Pluma landed in the Top 5, in that order. The Top 10 also sees Feid, Travis Scott, SZA, Karol G, and Lana Del Rey.
Globally, Verano Sin Ti earned more than 4.5 billion streams this year, according to Spotify data. Taylor Swift’s Midnights landed at No. 2, SZA’s SOS ranked third, The Weeknd’s 2016 LP Starboy earned the fourth slot, while Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito rounded out the list at No. 5.
Interestingly, Starboy ranked No. 4 most-streamed in 2017, the year after it dropped. Meanwhile, Midnights ranked No. 4 on the top albums list last year.
As for the top songs, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” ranked first globally, garnering 1.6 billion streams. “Kill Bill” by SZA earned the No. 2 slot, followed by “As It Was” by Harry Styles, “Seven” by Jung Kook feat. Latto, and “Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabón Armado and Peso Pluma, respectively. “As It Was” was the only song to return to the Top 5, after it ranked as the No. 1 song last year.
See all of Spotify’s global music data and rankings below:
Most-Streamed Artists Globally
Taylor Swift
Bad Bunny
The Weeknd
Drake
Peso Pluma
Feid
Travis Scott
SZA
Karol G
Lana Del Rey
Most-Streamed Albums Globally
Un Verano Sin Tiby Bad Bunny
Midnightsby Taylor Swift
SOSby SZA
Starboyby The Weeknd
MAÑANA SERÁ BONITOby KAROL G
One Thing At A Timeby Morgan Wallen
Loverby Taylor Swift
HEROES & VILLAINSby Metro Boomin
GÉNESISby Peso Pluma
Harry’s Houseby Harry Styles
Most-Streamed Songs Globally
“Flowers” by Miley Cyrus
“Kill Bill” by SZA
“As It Was” by Harry Styles
“Seven (feat. Latto)” by Jung Kook
“Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma
“Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift
“Creepin’ (with The Weeknd & 21 Savage)” by Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage
“Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)” by Rema, Selena Gomez
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” by Bizarrap, Shakira
“Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift
