The 2023 edition of Spotify Wrapped has been launched, revealing the most popular artists, songs, albums and podcasts in the UK and giving users special insight into their own listening habits.
Shared each year by the streaming platform, this latest edition introduces a range of new features and is available to access now via the Spotify mobile app (iOS and Android) or on desktop by heading to the website.
As well as showing the usual insights into each user’s own listening habits, a new range of features have been rolled out for the 2023 edition too. These include a new section called ‘Me in 2023’ which reveals which one of the 12 listening styles best describes the way you listen on Spotify, and a new section called ‘Sound Town’, which matches you to a city based on your listening and shared artist affinity.
Pre-existing insights such as Top Five Genres and Top Five Artists have also been given a new design, and some of the most popular musicians of 2023 have recorded messages that will be played if they feature as one of your top artists.
Spotify Wrapped 2023. CREDIT: Press
An AI DJ feature has also been added to guide listeners through their personalised Wrapped – serving up a mix based on your taste and sharing commentary about some of your favourite artists, genres, songs and more. This will be available for the first week after Wrapped launches.
In the new statistics shared in Spotify Wrapped 2023, Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and Arctic Monkeys remain some of the most popular artists in the UK, and Dave, Miley Cyrus and SZA were among those who delivered some of the most popular tracks of the year.
Check out the top artists below and find a more detailed report here.
UK Most-Streamed Artists
1. Taylor Swift
2. Drake
3. The Weeknd
4. Arctic Monkeys
5. Ed Sheeran
UK Most-Streamed Songs
1. ‘Sprinter’ – Dave and Central Cee
2. ‘Flowers’ – Miley Cyrus
3. ‘Kill Bill’ – SZA
4. ‘Boy’s a liar Pt. 2’ – PinkPantheress
4. ‘Escapism’ – RAYE feat. 070 Shake
UK Most-Streamed Albums
1. ‘Midnights’ – Taylor Swift
2. ‘SOS’ – SZA
3. ‘Harry’s House’ – Harry Styles
4. ‘AM’ – Arctic Monkeys
5. ‘Lover’ – Taylor Swift
UK Most Popular Podcasts
1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
3. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
4. Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell
5. Call Her Daddy
Most-Streamed Artists Globally
1. Taylor Swift
2. Bad Bunny
3. The Weeknd
4. Drake
5. Peso Pluma
6. Feid
7. Travis Scott
8. SZA
9. Karol G
10. Lana Del Rey
) Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Allianz Parque on November 24, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. CREDIT: Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images
Most-Streamed Songs Globally
1. ‘Flowers’ –Miley Cyrus
2. ‘Kill Bill’ – SZA
3. ‘As It Was’ – Harry Styles
4. ‘Seven (feat. Latto) (Explicit Ver.)’ – Jung Kook, Latto
5. ‘Ella Baila Sola’ – Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma
6. ‘Cruel Summer’ – Taylor Swift
7. ‘Creepin’ (with The Weeknd & 21 Savage)’ – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage
8. ‘Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)’ –Rema, Selena Gomez
9. ‘Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53’ – Bizarrap, Shakira
10. ‘Anti-Hero’ – Taylor Swift
Most-Streamed Albums Globally
1. ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ – Bad Bunny
2. ‘Midnights’ –Taylor Swift
3. ‘SOS’ – SZA
4. ‘Starboy’ – The Weeknd
5. ‘MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO’ – KAROL G
6. ‘One Thing At A Time’ – Morgan Wallen
7. ‘Lover’ – Taylor Swift
8. ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’ – Metro Boomin
9. ‘GÉNESIS’ – Peso Pluma
10. ‘Harry’s House’ by Harry Styles
Top Podcasts Globally
1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. Call Her Daddy
3. Huberman Lab
4. Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain
5. On Purpose with Jay Shetty
6. Crime Junkie
7. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
8. Serial Killers
9. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
10. TED Talks Daily
To celebrate the launch of Spotify Wrapped 2023 there will also be a unique live event held in London tomorrow night (November 30). The first of its kind, the one-off show will feature performances by Sam Smith, Chase & Status, Charli XCX, Raye and more, and will be broadcast live on TikTok from 8.30pm. Visit here to join the livestream.
In other Spotify news, earlier this month the streaming platform shared a new blog post, which noted several new policies introduced in the hopes of containing the volume of content on the platform and minimising the risks of fraud.
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