Spotify’s 2021 Wrapped celebrates this idea-the millions of weird and wonderful ways to listen and live in a world that continues to keep us on our toes. With “normal” thrown out the window, people around the world started to embrace the unknown-and in doing so, championed all of the things that make each of us unique. The big winner, though, was Kate Bush, who saw plays of her 1985 hit “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” explode 8,700%.If 2020 was the year that flipped the world on its head, 2021 was the year that we got used to seeing things upside down. Viral sensation Corn Kid became a global superstar, with 520,000 people adding The Gregory Brothers songification of his now-famous interview to their playlist. Joe Rogan was the most popular podcaster.

Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti was the most-streamed album. Taylor Swift came in second, followed by Drake, The Weeknd and BTS.Īs for the music itself, Harry Styles’ “As It Was” was the most streamed song globally last year, followed by “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals.

While Spotify Wrapped is personalized to each user, the streaming giant also put out its annual list of the top artists, with global star Bad Bunny taking top honors worldwide for the third year in a row.

This year, the company says, more than 40,000 did. Like last year, Spotify is also once again featuring video messages from stars, including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, thanking listeners who were dedicated enough for those artists to make it onto their Wrapped list. Beyond the music and artists, though, it also identifies listener habits throughout the day, highlighting what style of music you listen to in the morning, afternoon and evening.Īnd, new this year, it also spotlights people’s “music personality,” a feature that analyzes listening habits, then wedges users into one of 16 categories ranging from “specialist” to “fanclubber”. The new Wrapped compiles the data Spotify gathers throughout the year into a social media-friendly list.

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