Spotify Wrapped

Spotify Wrapped let-down:

predictable release, unreliable data

Elle Vail ’23 Staff Writer

It’s Nov. 30: playlists are exhausted, radio stations ll with Christmas music and the wait for the New Year causes an environment of anticipation. With the noti cation releasing, students grab their AirPods and review their music throughout the year: Spotify has once more released its yearly “Wrapped,” and the ratings are in.

Documenting a yearly accumulation of your music taste progression, Spotify Wrapped consistently causes a buzz of curiosity as to who listened to what this year. For many students, it is a nostalgic experience to look forward to.

“I always look forward to when Spotify Wrapped comes out each year,” Matthew Gatto ’23 said. “I love seeing the breakdown of my music listening, as well as learning other people’s taste in music.”

Depending upon the mu-

sic listener you ask, their top artist and minutes listened comes with a sense of pride: “My number one was Tyler the Creator, 6000 minutes,” Ben Serfaty ’25 said. However, many others are disappointed with the data this year. Many question its validity. “ is year I feel like the data was totally o ,” Natalie Rudick Spotify Wrapped ’24 said. “Mine covered basicalconsistently causes a ly just January, buzz of curiosity as to February, March who listened to what this year. with Lil Skies.” e pages of posts this rundown creates additionally causes complaints on Instagram and other platforms. “It’s annoying,” Avery omas ’25 said. “It lls up all of the Instagram stories.” e social media crowding has been the primary complaint. Between the millions of Spotify users and hundreds found in Staples, it is typical for there to be an in ux of posts after Spotify Wrapped’s release. “No one really cares,” Isabelle Puchert ’24 said. “Although it is interesting to see what your friends listen to.”

Infographic by Lily Klau ’23