Spotify has released its highly anticipated Wrapped 2024, showcasing the year’s most-streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. At the forefront of global streaming, Taylor Swift continues her dominance, securing her position as the most-streamed artist worldwide for the second consecutive year.
Taylor Swift Leads a Record-Breaking Year
Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, proved to be a global phenomenon, ranking as the most-streamed album of 2024. The album set new Spotify records, including becoming the first to surpass 300 million streams in a single day and over 1 billion streams within its first week. In total, Swift’s music amassed an impressive 26.6 billion streams on the platform this year.
This success also highlights a significant milestone for female artists, who captured eight out of the ten most-streamed albums globally, marking a remarkable year for women in music.
Global Streaming Trends: Top Artists and Songs
Following Swift, Spotify’s top-streamed artists globally were The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake, and Billie Eilish. In terms of individual tracks, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” emerged as the most-streamed song of the year, accumulating over 1.6 billion streams. Other notable entries included Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Only,” and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control.”
Podcasts and Audiobooks
Spotify continues to excel in podcast and audiobook content. The Joe Rogan Experience retained its status as the most-streamed podcast globally, with Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy in second place. For the first time, Spotify Wrapped highlighted audiobooks, naming Sarah J. Maas the most-streamed author of 2024. Her popular A Court of Thorns and Roses series claimed the top audiobook spot.
New Features in Spotify Wrapped 2024
This year, Spotify introduced several innovative features to enhance the Wrapped experience:
- Your Music Evolution: This feature offers users a personalized narrative of their evolving music preferences throughout the year, showcasing shifts in genres, artists, and listening habits.
- Longest Listening Streak: Users can see the artist they streamed the most consistently and their ranking among the artist’s top listeners.
- AI-Generated Podcast: Spotify creates a custom podcast summarizing users’ listening trends, powered by Google’s NotebookLM AI.
- AI DJ Insights: Spotify’s AI DJ offers commentary on Wrapped data in English and Spanish.
- AI-Driven Playlists: Premium users can generate personalized playlists based on their Wrapped data.
Returning features include video messages from artists such as Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Peso Pluma, Rosé, and Usher, thanking their most dedicated fans.
India’s Streaming Highlights for 2024
In India, Arijit Singh retained his position as the most-streamed artist, followed by Pritam, A.R. Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal, and Anirudh Ravichander. The most-streamed song of the year was Pehle Bhi Main by Vishal Mishra and Raj Shekhar from the film Animal, which also became the most-streamed album of the year.
In the podcast category, The Ranveer Show took the top spot in India, followed by The Joe Rogan Experience.
Spotify Wrapped 2024 once again underscores the platform’s influence in connecting global audiences through music, podcasts, and audiobooks. By providing detailed insights and introducing innovative features, Spotify celebrates the diverse listening experiences that defined the year.
