THE 2020 GLOBAL RESULTS OF SPOTIFY’S WRAPPED CAMPAIGN

2020 was a year to remember — being physically apart for so long, yet somehow finding ways to come together as a resilient community. Before the end of this year, Spotify celebrated the creators behind the music and podcasts of 2020. And Spotify’s 2020 Wrapped is here to do just that.

Spotify is unveiling the top artists, albums, songs, playlists and podcasts that defined how more than 320 million people around the world listened and discovered audio. Whether it was to stay informed, sing along or simply tune it all out, people kept listening and creators never missed a beat.

So, what artists and podcasters defined a year unlike any other? Below you will find Spotify’s full 2020 Wrapped results.

MUSIC (GLOBAL)

• With more than 8.3 billion streams this year, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is our most-streamed artist of 2020. Check out Bad Bunny’s reaction when he first learned the news HERE. Following Bad Bunny is Drake and the third most-streamed artist of the year is J Balvin, followed by the late rapper Juice WRLD and The Weeknd.

• Billie Eilish continues her reign as Spotify’s most-streamed female artist for the second year in a row, followed by Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande in the second and third spots. Coming in as the fourth and fifth moststreamed female artists are Dua Lipa and Halsey.

• The most-streamed song of 2020 is The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” with almost 1.6 billion streams this year. In the second and third spots respectively, are Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey” and Roddy Ricch’s “The Box.” The fourth most-streamed song of the year is “Roses - Imanbek Remix” by Imanbek and SAINt JHN, followed by Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now.”

• The most-streamed album globally of 2020 is Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG with over 3.3 billion streams, followed by The Weeknd’s After Hours and Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding. Rounding out the list of top albums are Harry Styles’ Fine Line and Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia.

• The year’s most popular Spotify editorial playlist is Today’s Top Hits, which has more than 27M followers.

PODCASTS (GLOBAL)

• The Joe Rogan Experience takes the number one slot for most popular podcast of the year globally. Coming in second and third are TED Talks Daily and The Daily, showing that listeners were staying in the know as usual. The fourth most popular podcast is The Michelle Obama Podcast, followed by the comedy/advice show Call Her Daddy.

• And the podcast genres people were most drawn to in 2020? Coming in at number one is Society & Culture, followed by Comedy. Spots three and four were Lifestyle & Health and Arts & Entertainment, respectively. Filling in the fifth spot on our top global genres list is Education. For even more, check out Spotify’s blog For the Record and the latest episode of our Spotify: For the Record podcast to hear Bad Bunny’s reaction to the news (check out the video here) as most streamed artist of the year, dive even deeper into the streaming trends of 2020 and learn how Wrapped evolved this year. Hi-res images to include in your story here. Breakdown of top global results are also included below.

SPOTIFY 2020 WRAPPED GLOBAL TOP LISTS:

Most Streamed Artists Globally

1. Bad Bunny 2. Drake 3. J Balvin 4. Juice WRLD 5. The Weeknd

Most Streamed Female Artists

1. Billie Eilish 2. Taylor Swift 3. Ariana Grande 4. Dua Lipa 5. Halsey

Most Streamed Albums Globally

1. YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2. After Hours, The Weeknd 3. Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone 4. Fine Line, Harry Styles 5. Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa

Most Streamed Songs Globally

1. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd 2. “Dance Monkey” by Tones And I 3. “The Box” by Roddy Ricch 4. “Roses - Imanbek Remix” by Imanbek and SAINt JHN 5. “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa

Most Popular Podcasts Globally

1. The Joe Rogan Experience 2. TED Talks Daily 3. The Daily 4. The Michelle Obama Podcast 5. Call Her Daddy

Most Popular Podcast Genres Globally

1. Society & Culture 2. Comedy 3. Lifestyle & Health 4. Arts & Entertainment 5. Education