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Spotify Celebrates 3 Years of Record-Breaking Bad Bunny Streaming With a Mexico City Fiesta

December 13, 2022

By now, the news of Bad Bunny’s record-breaking streaming success has ricocheted far and wide. The global recording artist generated over 18.5 billion streams in 2022, landing him the title of Spotify’s top artist for the third year in a row—the first artist ever to claim such an accomplishment. If you ask us, that’s cause for celebration. 

With Mexico leading over the past three years as the top market to stream Bad Bunny, it only seemed fitting to celebrate the artist’s success with 1,000 of his biggest fans, collaborators, and supporters there. So this past weekend, Spotify and Rimas (Bad Bunny’s label) joined forces to throw the ultimate after-party at Ragga Club in Mexico City to celebrate the end of his World’s Hottest Tour. Artists Rauw Alejandro, paopao, Jowell & Randy, Carin Leon, Danna Paola, Kim Loaiza, Juan de Dios Pantoja, Mario Bautista, Buscabulla, and Arcángel were among some of the guests toasting the Puerto Rican native. 

Benito himself even took to the stage in a surprise special performance where he thanked everyone for streaming his music and for celebrating this incredible moment with him. He surprised the crowd with an improvised performance of his hit “Despues de la Playa,” and with acoustic versions of “Neverita,” “Callaita,” and “El Apagon” with the backing of a Dahian El Apechao’s live merengue band. 

Key to the celebration was the Ring Ceremony, where Jeremy Erlich, Spotify’s Global Head of Music Content, joined Benito for a celebratory moment on behalf of Spotify. “Congratulations on the three-peat—the first time any artist is the most streamed for three years in a row,” he shared. “An epic showing for a career-defining year.” 

Creators and Fans Celebrate the Playfulness of Wrapped Around the World

December 8, 2022

a DJ playing music at a wrapped event in pakistan

In case you missed it, last week Spotify unveiled 2022 Wrapped. To toast the highly anticipated year-end toplist reveals, the unparalleled user and creator experiences, and the beloved data stories, we hosted Wrapped-themed parties in cities across the globe. This year’s Wrapped is all about self-expression and play—celebrating the two-way connections that bring millions of creators and fans together through audio each and every day. From Paris to Karachi, our events invited fans, creators, and influencers to celebrate how they listened in 2022, and encouraged them to revel in activities that highlighted their music listening personalities.

France

For its 2022 year-end retrospective, Spotify France opened the doors of its Wrapped Café, a temporary space in Paris’ 10th arrondissement. The pop-up space gave fans a new way to extend their Wrapped experience into real life. Visitors had the chance to control the venue’s playlist, get a personalized Wrapped Café t-shirt, capture the night in a photobooth with custom audio personality filters, and play Wrapped-themed arcade games.

Over the course of the four-day event, French artists and podcast creators performed at the café. Fans had the chance to enjoy performances by rapper Fresh la Peufra, singer and EQUAL ambassador Chilla, and artist Bianca Costa. Attendees also took part in a live recording of the Spotify Original history podcast Oyez, Oh Yeah with cohosts Manon Bril and Alex Ramires.

Fans Wanting To Wear Merch From Their Top Wrapped Artists Leads to the Biggest Week of Artist Merch Sales in Spotify History

December 8, 2022

Each year when Spotify Wrapped rolls around, listeners eagerly look forward to seeing their top-streamed artists revealed. And 2022 Wrapped was no different. Last week, millions of fans around the globe learned about their unique music listening personalities as well as the patterns behind their plays. But this year, as always, we took Wrapped a step further with new stories and features—including artist merch in the app to help fans get closer to their favorite artists. 

Fans love to rep their favorite artists, and they especially love to do so after seeing their Wrapped results: In the seven days since launching Wrapped, we’ve seen the highest-grossing merch sales week for artists in Spotify history. 

Connecting fans with ways to express their favorite fandoms and lend support to the artists they love is key to fulfilling our mission of enabling artists to live off their art. In the weeks leading up to Wrapped, artists listed their top merch items on their Spotify profiles through Spotify for Artists to capitalize on all the increased attention their profiles would get on the big day. Then, during Wrapped, we debuted a new shelf of merch offers in the Wrapped hub and sent a personalized email to fans with merch from their top artists of the year. Fans of Ghost, Smino, NIKI, Joji, Elton John, Fireboy DML, and Jack Harlow even got early access to exclusive merchandise through Spotify, further underscoring our commitment to helping artists build new revenue streams on Spotify. 

Though selling merch may seem unexpected, it’s impactful. “By our offering merch on Spotify, millions of the world’s most engaged music fans can now support their favorite artists by buying merch right where they’re already listening,” says Alex Lavian, Product Marketing Lead, Spotify for Artists. “This helps us get closer to achieving our goal of providing a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art.”

We asked Alex to break down these impactful merch sales even further. 

Why merch? 

Merch is an important source of revenue for artists, and we’re actively investing in new revenue opportunities for artists beyond streaming royalties. Enabling artists to sell merch on Spotify drives a deeper connection between them and their fans. Plus, it’s a natural place for fans to buy things from the artists they love. Just like how fans can’t resist the merch table after an amazing live performance, Spotify can share offers with fans at that perfect moment, whether it’s right after streaming an album, discovering an artist for the first time, or learning an artist was your most streamed that year. We think there’s a huge opportunity to help artists reach listeners with their merch at just the right moment. 

How does this contribute to greater earnings for artists?  

The business of being an artist is complex and multifaceted—it relies on multiple income streams from multiple artist-to-fan touch points, including streaming music, selling merch and tickets, collecting tips, and more. Just as we enabled artists to list their merch in the Wrapped Hub, we also did the same with upcoming tour dates, so that fans can easily experience the artist live and in-person as well as—contributing to yet another revenue stream for the creator. There’s a huge opportunity for Spotify to be an impactful sales channel for artists and we’re making lots of progress.

How does merch in Wrapped build brand love with fans? 

This year merch played a central role in the Wrapped campaign to give fans new ways to express their fandom and support the artists they love. Merch is a relatively new vertical for Spotify and one we’re extremely excited about. We aim to build a culture around merch on Spotify, establishing Spotify as a destination for unique offerings, effective promotions, and meaningful revenue.

Find merch from your favorite artists in the Wrapped hub.

Charli XCX, Paris Hilton, and Spotify Celebrate an Unforgettable Year of Listening at 2022 Wrapped Playground

December 5, 2022

Whether you discovered your music listening personality, explored new genres, or uncovered the songs and artists that you streamed most, 2022 Spotify Wrapped had plenty for fans to dive into.

This year’s Wrapped was all about self-expression and play, celebrating the two-way connections that bring millions of creators and fans together through audio each and every day. And after a memorable year of listening, what better way to cap it all off than with a one-of-a-kind, playground-inspired Wrapped experience? That’s why we invited Spotify fans to the 2022 Wrapped Playground, which featured custom rides, interactive games, DJ sets from Paris Hilton and Matt FX, and a live performance from Charli XCX. 

It was none other than Paris who got the party started with a special DJ set for our special guests, who enjoyed a drink as the multi-hyphenate spun a mix of dance and pop tracks.  

As fans began to pour into the event space, they had the chance to enjoy a Wrapped-inspired photo moment, like custom carnival-themed activations inspired by some of the most popular artists this year. These included “Bad Habit” Skeeball, inspired by Steve Lacy’s smash hit; Latto’s “Big Energy” Hi-Striker, from the rapper’s megahit; “Good Ones” Claw Grabber, which taps into the energy of Charli XCX’s lead single from her latest album, CRASH; Gravy’s Groovy Funhouse, which draws from by the effortless 70s style of Yung Gravy; and Mitski’s “Stay Soft” Serve, influenced by the singer’s single released this year. 

Fans also took to new heights with rides on a Ferris wheel, treated their taste buds to funnel cake and corn dog bites, and enjoyed a photo booth and custom airbrush trucker hats. Throughout the evening, circus-like acts such as jugglers and stilt walkers performed around the playground. 

 

 

 

Podcaster Wrapped Celebrates Podcast Creators and Their Fans in 2022

December 2, 2022

Earlier this week we revealed 2022 Wrapped, our annual campaign that brings creators and fans together around a shared love of all things audio. And to accompany it, we launched Podcaster Wrapped for creators. 

Podcaster Wrapped is our way to recognize achievements across our podcast creator ecosystem and offer a unique peek into user behavior and listening trends from the past year. And what a year it was! We were blown away by the amount of podcast content created: It would take you over 1,500 years to listen to every minute of the 25 million+ podcast episodes published in 2022. 

As we look back at all the meaningful moments that made up 2022—the milestones, big wins, and one-of-a-kind connection that brings creators and fans together—it’s clear there’s a lot to celebrate. 

More for listeners and creators to love

This year, we saw a more than 50% increase in podcast consumption. Over half of the billions of hours of content played in 2022 was newly published since January.

Meanwhile, we continued to build innovative tools that enable podcasters to create, grow, and monetize their content in new ways. We brought video podcasts to creators in over 180 markets so that listeners can enjoy a visual complement to content and creators have a new way to reach and connect with their fans. We also made it easier for creators to sound better with a new audio enhancement feature, and we expanded our interactivity capabilities by making Q&A and Polls available to creators around the world.

Getting to know you

We launched our first-ever Fan Study for podcasters, giving creators insights into fan behavior so they can make more informed decisions about how to grow their show. Through Fan Study, we learned things like fans who follow your podcast will listen to four times the number of episodes, and Gen Z’s podcast discovery is growing at twice the rate of other generations.  

We elevated dozens of emerging podcasters from around the world with programs like RADAR Podcasters and Sound Up, which both aim to spotlight up-and-coming creators and provide them with support to grow their audiences.

Near and far

And we continued to see that podcasts are truly global. Podcaster Wrapped showed us that the majority of podcasts published are listened to in more than one country, and we’re seeing impressive creation growth in Central and South America, specifically Colombia, Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. These countries saw a more than 50% increase in new shows created between 2021 and 2022. The top markets in terms of shows published are the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, and India. 

We love seeing creators grow and hit their strides, and we’ll continue to build programs and tools to help podcasters of all kinds find success in 2023 and beyond.

EQUAL Global Ambassador Sara James Celebrates Her First Artist Wrapped After a Breakthrough Year

December 1, 2022

Spotify listeners all over the world are taking part in Wrapped and learning about their listening habits. And just as Wrapped is an exciting time for fans, creators are feeling the anticipation too.

Now in its sixth year, Artist Wrapped delivers a personalized experience through a microsite presented by Spotify for Artists. It’s a moment just for the creators, who can get in on the global Wrapped experience by discovering how their music connected with fans across the world. This includes a breakdown of the total hours their music has been streamed, follower and listener stats, playlist adds, total numbers of shares, and more.

New to Wrapped this year is Songwriter Wrapped: Spotify’s celebration dedicated to the storytellers behind some of the most beloved lyrics that soundtracked 2022. Songwriter Wrapped recognizes a wide range of songwriters who have official Songwriter Pages on Spotify, including the likes of Max Martin [the Swedish mastermind who worked on Lizzo’s Special and The Weeknd’s Dawn FM], Tainy [the Puerto Rican producer who had a major hand in Bad Bunny’s blockbuster album, Un Verano Sin Ti], Louis Bell, Kid Harpoon, and, of course, NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade, Taylor Swift.

One rising star who has been waiting for their Artist Wrapped to drop is Polish singer Sara James, who made history this past June after she became the youngest-ever EQUAL Global Ambassador at age thirteen. 

Since then, Sara’s celebrated her fourteenth birthday, reached the finals on the most recent season of America’s Got Talent, made an appearance on the Spotify: Mic Check podcast, and become the first Polish artist to take part in the Spotify Singles program, with “My Wave” and her cover of Billie Eilish’s “lovely.” Throw in the continued success of her hit single “Somebody,” and Sara will finish the year as the Most Streamed Artist on Spotify’s global EQUAL Playlist in 2022.

For the Record caught up with Sara to talk about her breakout year, her music, and what she’s excited to discover on her 2022 Artist Wrapped.

For the Record caught up with Sara to talk about her breakout year, her music, and what she’s excited to discover on her 2022 Artist Wrapped.

What were some of your personal 2022 highlights? 

I think my favorite highlight was reaching the finals of America’s Got Talent and getting the golden buzzer from Simon Cowell. That was a huge deal to me because I wasn’t just in Poland, but in America. And obviously, being a part of EQUAL was wonderful.

June 2022 saw you named the youngest EQUAL Global Ambassador, and now Wrapped has revealed that you’re the #1 Most Streamed Artist on Spotify’s global EQUAL Playlist in 2022. How are you feeling about your accomplishments this year? 

That’s crazy. Like, actually crazy. And I’m just so happy and so honored to serve as an example for women and younger people, and show that you can do it and nothing’s going to stop you. You just have to follow your dreams.

Which women artists have you been listening to most this year?

There were a lot, but I would definitely say ROSALÍA, that’s for sure. I would also say Billie Eilish, Tems, and Beyoncé’s album RENAISSANCE. 

What are you excited for most in your 2022 Artist Wrapped? How do you think you’ll use the learnings going forward?

This is going to be my first year experiencing my Artist Wrapped. I’m really excited and just want to see what I’m going to find out. I’m super excited and I’ll probably learn a lot of stuff. For example, I’m interested to see where people listen to me. For example, if I discover people in Spain listen to me a lot, then maybe I will release a song in Spanish.

What does Sara James have in store for the world in 2023?

Music, music, music, that’s for sure. I want to go on tour for my new album. I also want to show the world the more mature Sara James.

Want to learn more about one of 2022’s hottest songwriters? Listen to our Wrapped episode of Spotify: Discover This with Tainy.

Ya están aquí: los artistas, canciones y podcasts más escuchados, además de las tendencias de escucha del 2022

November 30, 2022

No hay una sola forma de definir lo que ha sido el 2022. El volver luego de algunos años de incertidumbre nos ha llevado a que cada quien cree una “nueva normalidad” en nuestras relaciones con la cultura, y entre nosotros. Este año, los oyentes de Spotify aprovecharon para redefinir lo que les apasiona. Y ahora es tiempo de relevar lo que colectivamente cautivó y obsesionó a todo el mundo en la suma de todos los Mi 2022 en Spotify. 

Desde la música que nos hace bailar hasta los podcasts que nos mantienen fascinados, este es el audio que llegó a la cima de las playlists de los oyentes de Spotify.

Los artistas más escuchados de 2022 

Es un tricampeonato para Bad Bunny. El cantante y compositor es el artista más escuchado del mundo en Spotify, un lugar que mantiene desde el 2020. Ningún otro artista ha logrado esa hazaña antes, así que para celebrar, convertimos el botón de corazón en Spotify en el icónico corazón rojo de Un Verano Sin Ti. El artista también fue el más escuchado en todos los países hispanohablantes de Latinoamérica.

Taylor Swift  llegó a tiempo a la cita con sus fans a medianoche, y eso la impulsó a convertirse en la segunda artista más reproducida del año globalmente, y en el primer lugar de Australia, el Reino Unido, Irlanda, Malasia, Filipinas, Nueva Zelanda, Qatar, Eslovenia y Singapur. Completando los cinco artistas más escuchados están las dos potencias de Toronto, Drake y The Weeknd, junto con la banda de K-Pop BTS.   

Las canciones más escuchadas de 2022 

El creador de la canción del verano de 2022, Harry Styles, se lleva el codiciado honor de tener la canción más reproducida en todo el mundo con su éxito “As It Was”. La canción “Heat Waves” de la banda británica de indie rock Glass Animals es la segunda canción más escuchada de 2022, y los fanáticos simplemente no tienen suficiente. La colaboración del artista australiano The Kid LAROI con  Justin Bieber en “STAY” es la tercera canción más reproducida del año. “Me Porto Bonito”  feat. Chencho Corleone y “Tití Me Preguntó” de Bad Bunny ocupan el cuarto y quinto lugar, respectivamente.

Los álbumes más escuchados del 2022

Ahora bien, ¿qué obra en formato álbum, se escuchó más en 2022? Del español al inglés, del pop al hip-hop, los oyentes de todo el mundo mostraron una variedad de gustos. Un Verano Sin Ti  de Bad Bunny ocupa el primer lugar como el álbum más reproducido a nivel global para 2022. Harry’s House  de Harry Styles ocupa el segundo lugar. El álbum debut de Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR, ocupa el tercer lugar como álbum más escuchado. El álbum = de la superestrella del pop británico Ed Sheeran sigue siendo un favorito de los fans en el número cuatro. Finalmente, el álbum Planet Her (Deluxe) de la rapera y cantante estadounidense Doja Cat ocupa el quinto sitio.

Los podcasts más escuchados de 2022

Este año, la oferta de podcasts de Spotify se expandió a nuevos mercados, brindando a más oyentes de todo el mundo nuevos programas para maratonear. Con más de cuatro millones de podcasts, la plataforma ofrece algo para cada tipo de oyente de podcasts. Pero, ¿qué programas dejaron su huella especialmente en 2022? A nivel mundial, el podcast más popular por tercer año consecutivo es The Joe Rogan Experience. Call Her Daddy, de Alex Cooper, ocupa el lugar del segundo podcast más popular. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain, una futura exclusiva de Spotify que toca una variedad de temas de la popular creadora estadounidense, ocupa el tercer lugar, mientras que Caso 63, un podcast original de Spotify que se estrenó en español, portugués brasileño, hindi, y el inglés ocupa el cuarto lugar con todas sus iteraciones de idiomas combinadas. Crime Junkie, un podcast sobre crímenes reales de Ashley Flowers y Brit Prawat, completa la lista como el quinto podcast más popular.

Las tendencias globales que moldearon el año 

Estos artistas, canciones, álbumes y podcasts no fueron los únicos referentes que dieron forma a nuestro año. También hubo tendencias de audio en Spotify que unieron a las personas a través de la risa y la diversión. 

La nostalgia sigue muy presente en las playlists de los fans 

 

Y, por supuesto, nuestros oyentes realmente dominan todo sobre sus programas y películas.

 

¿Ya revisaste tu propio #Mi2022enSpotify? ¿Estos artistas, canciones, álbumes, podcasts y tendencias aparecen en tu experiencia de fin de año? Obtén más información sobre lo que tenemos reservado específicamente para ti aquí.

Mientras nos despedimos de 2022, puedes encontrar las listas completas de las canciones, los artistas, álbumes y podcasts más escuchados a continuación.

Los artistas más escuchados globalmente 

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Drake
  4. The Weeknd
  5. BTS

Los álbumes más escuchados globalmente

  1. 1. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
  2. Harry’s House by Harry Styles
  3. SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo
  4. = by Ed Sheeran
  5. Planet Her by Doja Cat

Las canciones más escuchadas globalmente 

  1. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
  2. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
  3. “STAY (with Justin Bieber)” by The Kid LAROI
  4. “Me Porto Bonito” by Bad Bunny feat. Chencho Corleon
  5. “Tití Me Preguntó” by Bad Bunny

Los podcasts más populares globalmente 

  1. The Joe Rogan Experience
  2. Call Her Daddy
  3. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain
  4. Case 63 (All Languages) 
  5. Crime Junkie 

Los artistas de K-Pop más escuchados globalmente 

  1. BTS
  2. BLACKPINK
  3. TWICE
  4. Stray Kids
  5. SEVENTEEN

Las canciones con las letras más compartidas globalmente 

  1. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
  2. “Heather” by Conan Gray
  3. “I Love You So” by The Walters
  4. “Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey
  5. “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane

Los artistas más virales globalmente 

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. The Weeknd
  3. Bad Bunny
  4. BTS
  5. Lana Del Rey

*Artistas virales significa que su música se comparte con mayor frecuencia en las plataformas sociales desde Spotify

Artistas más escuchadas de la playlist EQUAL 

  1. Sara James
  2. Shania Twain
  3. Evangelia
  4. Avril Lavigne
  5. Ethel Cain

Nu är det dags: Topplåtarna, Artisterna, Poddarna och Lyssningstrenderna för 2022

November 30, 2022

Det är omöjligt att definiera 2022 på ett enkelt sätt. Efter de senaste årens ovisshet har var och en av oss behövt hitta ett “det nya normala” i vår relation till kulturen såväl som till varandra. I år har Spotifys användare omdefinierat hur de skapar glädje. Och nu är det dags att att avslöja vad världen tillsammans glatt sig åt och varit besatta av i Spotifys 2022 Wrapped

Från musiken som har fått oss att dansa, till podcasterna som hållit oss fastnaglade. Här är ljudet som tog sig till den absoluta toppen på Spotify-användarnas spellistor.

Toppartisterna globalt 2022

Det blir tredje raka förstaplatsen för Bad Bunny. Singer-songwritern hamnar återigen högst upp på listan över de mest streamade artisterna globalt, en placering han har hållit sedan 2020. Ingen annan artist har lyckats med bedriften tidigare och för att fira det har vi stöpt om gillaknappen på Spotify till “Bad Bunnys speciella hjärtformade symbol”. Taylor Swift är den näst mest streamade artisten i världen med förstaplatser i Australien, Storbritannien, Irland, Malaysia, Filippinerna, Nya Zealand, Qatar, Slovenien och Singapore. Övriga artister som har tagit sig till topp 5 är två legendarer från Toronto: Drake och The Weeknd, samt K-Pop-giganterna BTS.

Flera artister har tagit stora kliv tack vare kraften i sociala medier. De mest “virala” artisterna definierar vi som de som som fått sin musik mest delad från Spotify till sociala plattformar. Att säga att Taylor Swifts album Midnights blev omtalat vore en underdrift och hon kniper förstaplatsen på listan över mest virala artister. The Weeknd är den näst mest delade artisten, följd av Bad Bunny. På plats fyra och fem återfinns BTS och Lana Del Rey.

Topplåtarna globalt 2022

Skaparen av årets sommarhit Harry Styles toppar listan över de mest streamade låtarna 2022 med superhiten “As It Was”. Det brittiska indierockbandet Glass Animals “Heat Waves” är den näst mest streamade låten 2022 – deras fans kan verkligen inte få nog. Australiensiska The Kid LAROIs samarbete med Justin Bieber “STAY” är den tredje mest streamade låten i år. Bad Bunnys “Me Porto Bonito” med Chencho Corleon och “Tití Me Preguntó” tar plats fyra och fem.

Toppalbumen globalt 2022

Vilket album streamades mest 2022? Användare runt om i världen visar på en stor mångfald i smak med topplistade verk på spanska såväl som engelska, och inom genrerna hiphop och pop. Bad Bunnys Un Verano Sin Ti  tar platsen som det mest streamade albumet 2022. Harry Styles “Harry’s House” tar andraplatsen och Olivia Rodrigos debutalbum SOUR tar tredjeplatsen. Brittiska superstjärnan  Ed Sheerans album = fortsätter att vara en stark lyssnarfavorit och kniper fjärdeplatsen på listan. Slutligen tar Doja Cats album Planet Her (Deluxe) femteplatsen på listan.

Toppoddarna 2022

I år expanderade Spotify sitt podcasterbjudande till en mängd nya marknader och användare runt om hela världen har fått nya favoritpoddar att plöja frenetiskt. Med fler än fyra miljoner podcasts kan Spotify erbjuda något för alla. Men vilka var de största poddarna under året? För tredje året i rad kniper The Joe Rogan Experience förstaplatsen. Call Her Daddy, med Alex Cooper, tar platsen som den andra mest lyssnade podcasten. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain, en blivande Spotify Exclusive som berör en bredd av ämnen från den populära amerikanska skaparen tar tredjeplatsen medan Caso 63, ett Spotify Original som i år togs fram på spanska, brasiliansk portugisiska, hindi, och engelska, tar fjärdeplatsen med språkvarianterna inräknade. Crime Junkie, en true crime-podcast av Ashley Flowers och Brit Prawat, är den femte mest lyssnade podcasten.

Har du hunnit kika på din egen Wrapped? Har dessa artister, låtar, album, podcasts och trender visat sig i din egen sammanställning av året? Utforska vad mer vi kan erbjuda specifikt för dig!

Medan vi tar farväl av 2022 finns hela listan av topplåtar, artister, album och podcasts nedan.

Mest streamade artister globalt

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Drake
  4. The Weeknd
  5. BTS

Mest streamade artister i USA

  1. Drake
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Bad Bunny
  4. Kanye West
  5. The Weeknd

Mest streamade album globalt

  1. 1. Un Verano Sin Ti av Bad Bunny
  2. Harry’s House av Harry Styles
  3. SOUR av Olivia Rodrigo
  4. = av Ed Sheeran
  5. Planet Her av Doja Cat

Mest streamade låtar globalt

  1. “As It Was” av Harry Styles
  2. “Heat Waves” av Glass Animals
  3. “STAY (with Justin Bieber)” av The Kid LARO
  4. “Me Porto Bonito” av Bad Bunny feat. Chencho Corleon
  5. “Tití Me Preguntó” av Bad Bunny

Mest streamade låtar i USA

  1. “As It Was” av Harry Styles
  2. “Heat Waves” av Glass Animals
  3. “Bad Habit” av Steve Lacy
  4. “Me Porto Bonito” av Bad Bunny feat. Chencho Corleon
  5. “First Class” av Jack Harlow 

Mest populära podcasts globalt

  1. The Joe Rogan Experience
  2. Call Her Daddy
  3. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain
  4. Case 63 (All Languages) 
  5. Crime Junkie 

Mest populära podcasts i USA

  1. The Joe Rogan Experience
  2. Call Her Daddy
  3. Crime Junkie
  4. The Daily
  5. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Mest streamade K-Pop-artister globalt

  1. BTS
  2. BLACKPINK
  3. TWICE
  4. Stray Kids
  5. SEVENTEEN

Mest delade låttexter globalt

  1. “Heat Waves” av Glass Animals
  2. “Heather” av Conan Gray
  3. “I Love You So” av The Walters
  4. “Summertime Sadness” av Lana Del Rey
  5. “Somewhere Only We Know” av Keane

Mest virala artister globalt

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. The Weeknd
  3. Bad Bunny
  4. BTS
  5. Lana Del Rey

*Med virala artister menas de som oftast delats från Spotify till olika sociala plattformar. 

Meat streamade artister på den globala EQUAL-spellistan

  1. Sara James
  2. Shania Twain
  3. Evangelia
  4. Avril Lavigne
  5. Ethel Cain

The Top Songs of Summer 2022 Reveal a Return to Dance and Nostalgia

August 31, 2022

Songs of Summer on a fun colored background

Summer 2022 is coming to an end, but the music that soundtracked the past few months of longer days, road trips, festivals, and pool parties is sure to reverberate into the rest of the year. So before you toss those flip-flops to the back of the closet, let’s celebrate the listening trends that brought the heat this summer. 

Top Songs of Summer 

Back in June, Spotify predicted some of the songs that would soundtrack the summer months to come. Now it’s time to reveal what listeners were blasting between May 29 and August 29, 2022. 

Topping the global list with more than 610M streams over the last three months alone is none other than Harry Styles’ hit “As It Was.” It also claimed the top spot in 24 countries around the world including Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Arab Emirates.

The global runner-up and top track in the U.S. this summer is Kate Bush’s now-viral song from 1985, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God),” which became popularized after being featured prominently in the latest season of Netflix’s Stranger Things. It’s one of the most retro tracks to make it onto Spotify’s Songs of Summer list—37 years after its release. Fans born after the song was originally released are discovering it, with first-time streams from U.S. Gen Zs (aka listeners aged 24 and under) increasing over 7,800% since being featured on the show.

Bad Bunny dominated both the top global and U.S. Songs of Summer lists with tracks like “Me Porto Bonito,” “Tití Me Preguntó,” “Ojitos Lindos,” and “Efecto” off his latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti. “Me Porto Bonito,” in particular, is the Song of the Summer in 14 Latin American countries including Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.

It wouldn’t be summer without some brand-new hot girl anthems like Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” and Doja Cat’s “Vegas (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ELVIS),” which both landed in the U.S. Top 20 Songs of Summer list. And around the globe, “About Damn Time” and “Vegas” were the top two tracks most frequently added to user-generated hot girl summer playlists on Spotify.

Like what you hear? From sped-up songs to country classics, even more trends have made summer 2022 musically unique, and Spotify’s music editors are tracking their ebbs and flows across genres. Check out what trends our editors across Pop, Dance, Indie, and U.S. Latin had to say.

If you’re looking for more where that came from, check out our editor-curated Summer Hits, Summer Dance Hits, Indie Sunshine, and Verano Forever playlists—plus stream our Songs of Summer playlist below. 

Hot Podcasts of Summer

Whether it was superhero stories, throwback TV commentary, behind-the-scenes anime, or your daily dose of the news, Spotify listeners also tuned into podcasts to stay entertained and in the know this summer. Listeners dove into  . . . 

  • Batman Unburied. The early-summer sensation from Spotify, Warner Bros., and DC is a psychologically thrilling take on the Caped Crusader that took the world by storm. The series, which was adapted into multiple languages, was a hit around the globe and rose to the top of Spotify’s podcast charts in 17 markets worldwide.
  • TV Nostalgia. This summer, the cast of Pod Meets World took fans back in time by rewatching episodes of Boy Meets World and sharing memories and behind-the-scenes moments from the iconic series. Meanwhile, on Back to the Beach with Kristin and Stephen, Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Coletti rewatch Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County for the first time in 18 years. The former sweethearts relive their high school experiences, break down the truth of what happened on and off camera, and share what really happened in Cabo. Both shows have found places at the top of the trending podcasts on Spotify’s summer charts. 
  • SPYxFAMILY. A breakout Spotify Original that came out of Japan, the podcast was released alongside SPYxFAMILY Anime, the anime adaptation of the popular Japanese manga series of the same name. The podcast series, hosted by one of the show’s voice actors, takes fans behind the scenes of SPYxFAMILY, going in-depth on the anime’s backstory and giving insights into each episode. The series has topped the podcast charts in Japan, holding the number one spot for more than a month.
  • The Journal. Every day of the summer (and throughout the year, for that matter), Kate Linebaugh, Ryan Knutson, and the team at The Wall Street Journal take you inside the most important stories, explained through the lens of business. In for a special summer treat? Make sure to check out The Journal’s special three-part series, Hack Me If You Can, published in June.

 

 

Find the complete Songs of Summer top lists below. 

 

 

Spotify’s most-streamed songs of summer globally:

  1. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
  2. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” by Kate Bush
  3. “Me Porto Bonito” by Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone
  4. “Tití Me Preguntó” by Bad Bunny
  5. “Glimpse of Us” by Joji
  6. “Ojitos Lindos” by Bad Bunny, Bomba Estéreo
  7. “Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” by Bizarrap, Quevedo
  8. “Efecto” by Bad Bunny 
  9. “Moscow Mule” by Bad Bunny
  10. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
  11. “PROVENZA” by KAROL G
  12. “About Damn Time” by Lizzo
  13. “Late Night Talking” by Harry Styles
  14. “Party” by Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro
  15. “Te Felicito” by Shakira, Rauw Alejandro
  16. “STAY (with Justin Bieber)” by The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber
  17. “Tarot” by Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez
  18. “Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran)” by Camila Cabello, Ed Sheeran
  19. “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” by Elton John, Dua Lipa, PNAU
  20. “I Ain’t Worried” by OneRepublic

Spotify’s most-streamed songs of summer in the U.S.:

  1. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” by Kate Bush
  2. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
  3. “Me Porto Bonito” by Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone
  4. “Glimpse of Us” by Joji
  5. “Tití Me Preguntó” by Bad Bunny
  6. “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy
  7. “Jimmy Cooks (feat. 21 Savage)” by Drake, 21 Savage
  8. “I Like You (A Happier Song) (with Doja Cat)” by Post Malone, Doja Cat
  9. “Late Night Talking” by Harry Styles
  10. “About Damn Time” by Lizzo
  11. “First Class” by Jack Harlow
  12. “WAIT FOR U (feat. Drake & Tems)” by Future, Drake, Tems
  13. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
  14. “Vegas (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ELVIS)” by Doja Cat
  15. “Efecto” by Bad Bunny 
  16. “Moscow Mule” by Bad Bunny
  17. “Ojitos Lindos” by Bad Bunny, Bomba Estéreo
  18. “You Proof” by Morgan Wallen
  19. “I Ain’t Worried” by OneRepublic
  20. “Party” by Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro

*All data was compiled between May 29 and August 29, 2022.

Two-Time Most-Streamed Artist Bad Bunny Just Released His Fifth Album, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti,’ and Spotify Is Here To Help You Stream It

May 6, 2022

Bad Bunny is centered in frame and stares into camera on a deep blue background. A film real of other images lines the left side.

When Bad Bunny released his debut album, x100PRE, on Christmas Eve 2018, there was little way the Puerto Rican reggaeton artist could have known what the next few years would bring. But alongside the publishing of his next two albums—the second, Oasis, a collaboration with J Balvin, and the third, 2020’s YHLQMDLG—his fame rose worldwide. His next pair of albums, Las Que No Iban a Salir and El Último Tour del Mundo, also both released in 2020, propelled him to the top spot as the most-streamed artist on Spotify with more than 8.3 billion streams.

In 2021 he did it again, grabbing the title of most-streamed artist for the second year in a row. Over the course of the year, he had accumulated 9.1 billion streams without even releasing a new album. Plus, in the two years combined, his music was streamed for over 63 billion minutes. Since 2015, Bad Bunny has been streamed over 35 billion times across more than 344 million listeners. 

Today, Bad Bunny is releasing the highly anticipated album Un Verano Sin Ti, “a summer without you,” just in time for summer. As always, fans can expect collaborations—this time with Rauw Alejandro, Chencho Corleone, Jhayco, Tony Dize, Bomba Estereo, The Marias, and Buscabulla. 

“The vibe in this album is so it can be your summer playlist,” Bad Bunny told For the Record. “I personally see it like that album you play when you go on vacation to an island and you’re on the beach all day. Then you go back to your vacation resort and put it on while you’re getting ready to go for a late dinner with your friends. And on your way to that dinner you ask the driver to play the album again.”

To celebrate the release, Bad Bunny teamed up with Spotify to create Los Elementos Del Verano, an original film that brings the summertime sights and sounds of his beloved Puerto Rico to the world. In the short original film, Bad Bunny shares his favorite things about his home and how it has influenced his music, and Un Verano Sin Ti in particular.

“The album is very versatile, very Bad Bunny,” he shared. “But the versatility is different from the others; this one has different sounds—reggaeton, dembow, reggae influence, afro beats—and all of them relate to the Caribbean beats. They all feel happy and you want to dance to them.”

To mark this new album, Bad Bunny collaborated with Spotify to give users in the free tier around the world* on-demand access to listen to the 23 tracks as many times and in the order they wish to enjoy it for one week. Fans can also catch Bad Bunny on billboards in Times Square, Downtown Los Angeles, Toronto, Mexico City, Bogotá, and Buenos Aires.

Don’t wait—get in the summer groove with Un Verano Sin Ti now. 

*181 markets worldwide, not including Japan and South Korea