Most streamed songs and artists on Spotify Wrapped 2024
Spotify's 2024 Wrapped is here! Here are the most streamed songs and artists.
Music streaming giant Spotify released its much-anticipated Wrapped 2024 on Wednesday, 4 December.
Millions of people took to social media to share their year in listening, from their top artists and songs to their most listened-to podcasts.
As part of the 2024 Wrapped, Spotify also revealed the most streamed artists, albums, and songs of 2024.
Most streamed artist (Global):
5. Billie Eilish
4. Drake
3. Bad Bunny
2. The Weeknd
1. Taylor Swift
LOOK: Icon Donatella Versace shocks with new 'face'
Most streamed album (Global):
5. Ariana Grande – 'Eternal Sunshine'
4. Karol G – 'MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO'
3. Sabrina Carpenter – 'Short n' Sweet'
2. Billie Eilish – 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
1. Taylor Swift – 'The Tortured Poets Department'
Most streamed song: (Global):
5. Teddy Swims - 'Lose Control'
4. FloyyMenor, Cris Mj - 'Gata Only'
3. Billie Eilish - 'BIRD OF A FEATHER'
2. Benson Boone - 'Beautiful Things'
1. Sabrina Carpenter - 'Espresso'
Most streamed song (South Africa):
5. Kendrick Lamar - 'Not Like Us'
4. DJ Stokie, Eemoh - 'Masithokoze'
3. Benson Boone - 'Beautiful Things'
2. TitoM, Yuppe, S.N.E, EeQue - 'Tshwala Bam'
1. Kabza De Small & Mthunzi, Young Stunna, DJ Maphorisa, Sizwe Alakine & UmthakathiKush - 'Imithandazo'
READ: The top 10 best albums of 2024
Most streamed Afrikaans song 2024:
5. Appel - 'Foute'
4. Dodo Nyoka - 'Country Girl Van Bloem'
3. Riaan Benadé - 'Boksemdais'
2. Die Piesangskille - 'Inge 2'
1. Eloff - 'Vlerke'
What else can Spotify users can expect?
Fresh ways to celebrate your year on Spotify
As you relive the artists, songs, albums, and podcasts that made this year truly special, look out for some new and returning features in this year’s personalised experience for eligible users:
- Your Music Evolution: Your tastes and moods change throughout the year—and so does the music you listen to. This new data story reveals the musical phases that uniquely defined your year. You may receive up to three musical phases, which will be displayed with descriptors, genres, and artists.
- Your Music Evolution Playlist: Your Music Evolution will also come to life in a personalised playlist that can be found in the Wrapped feed on Home. Tracks within the playlist include both familiar favourites and new songs we think you’ll love—all related to your musical phases throughout the year.
- Your Top Artist Reimagined: You will now get to see the artist you enjoyed most this year with “Longest Listening Streak,” plus the fan favourite "Top Listeners," which reveals what percentage of listeners you’re in for your favourite artist.
- Your Music Videos Playlist: In markets where music videos in beta are available, Premium users will receive a personalised playlist that brings together music videos from your most-loved artists of this year.
- Your Artist Clips: Loyal fans will get to hear directly from some of their top artists within the Wrapped experience. Clips will include artists like Peso Pluma, ROSÉ, Billie Eilish, USHER, Sabrina Carpenter, KAROL G, and thousands more.
- Your Podcaster Clips: You’ll also be able to enjoy short messages from some of your favourite podcast creators, including the ones behind shows like Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain, Crime Junkie, Distractible, Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, and more.
- More Editorial Playlists & Insights: Curated by Spotify’s music editors, users can find more curated playlists in their Wrapped hubs, which include insights that contextualise and spotlight the biggest stories in music and culture in 2024.
READ: Goo Goo Dolls tour postponed after singer's hospitalisation
Bringing AI magic to Wrapped
This year, Spotify is enhancing the Wrapped experience with AI to bring fans even closer to the music and audio they love. Here’s what’s in store:
- Your Spotify Wrapped AI Podcast: For the first time ever, Spotify is unveiling an AI podcast about your 2024 Spotify Wrapped music listening, built with Google’s NotebookLM. With this personalised Audio Overview, delivered by two dynamic hosts using generative AI, fans can dive deeper into their top songs, artists, and genres of the year. This feature will be available in English for eligible Free and Premium users for a limited time across the U.S., the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, and Sweden.
- AI DJ: Our fan favourite AI DJ feature brings even more context into the Wrapped experience for Premium users, providing commentary about your year alongside the music that soundtracked it. Also available in Spanish this year, DJ will tell you about your year in music listening, offer expertise from our editors about the top tracks and artists of 2024, and tell you about your relationship with DJ this year.
- AI Playlist: With our new AI Playlist feature, Premium users in available markets can turn their ideas into a personalised playlist. This year, AI Playlist will be part of the experience, so you can go beyond your Wrapped results by entering relevant prompts like “my top 5 genres” or “artists similar to my top 5” to create a personalised playlist just for you.
Tune in to the 'Breakfast with Martin Bester', on weekdays from 06:00 - 09:00. Stream the show live here or download our mobile app here.
Listen to Jacaranda FM:
- 94.2
- Jacaranda FM App
- http://jacarandafm.com
- DStv 858/ OpenView 602
Follow us on social media:
IMAGE: X/ Screenshot