WRAPPING THE YEAR WITH SPOTIFY

Spotify has unveiled its annual Wrapped, wherein users get a deep dive into their most memorable listening moments of the year, revealing that in 2022 Bad Bunny was the most-streamed artist globally—18.5b—and his Un Verano Sin Ti (Rimas) was the most-streamed album worldwide.

Taylor Swift was the second-most-streamed artist overall and Viral Artist of the Year. Her latest album, Midnights (Republic), is only six weeks old, but it was #4 on the U.S. most-streamed albums list.

Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (Columbia) was the most-streamed song of 2022 with more than 1.6b.

To celebrate the arrival of Wrapped, the streamer will host a carnivalesque year-end blowout in Hollywood on Thursday (12/1). Showcasing insights from this year’s wrap-up, it will take place at Goya Studios. Attendees can expect rides, games and more, including a performance by Charli XCX.

Further details on Wrapped 2022 can be found here.

SPOTIFY MOST-STREAMED ARTIST GLOBALLY

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

SPOTIFY MOST-STREAMED SONGS GLOBALLY

1. “As It Was,” Harry Styles
2. “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals
3. “Stay," The Kid LAROI f/Justin Bieber
4. “Me Porto Bonito,” Bad Bunny f/Chencho Corleone
5. “Tití Me Preguntó,” Bad Bunny

SPOTIFY MOST-STREAMED ALBUMS GLOBALLY

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

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