Ever since December 2016, Spotify has released a marketing campaign called “Spotify Wrapped.” Released annually, it includes a personal recap for all the Spotify users that highlights their top five most listened to artists, songs, and music genres. Ever since its release, Spotify Wrapped has attracted millions of users globally and has become its foremost promotional tool due to the viral phenomenon it has caused. Although everyone has their individual tastes in music the question remains: Who managed to achieve the coveted top five spot?

The Most-Streamed Artists Globally:

• Bad Bunny: Bad Bunny has been active in the music industry since 2016, but it wasn’t until his feature on Cardi B’s hit song “I Like It” in 2018 that he landed his first hit song. Ever since then, he has collaborated with Drake, Jennifer Lopez, and Dua Lipa. He managed to generate 18.5 billion streams on Spotify this year and has become the first artist to become Spotify’s Top Artist for the third year in a row.

• Taylor Swift: So far, Taylor Swift has released ten studio albums and two re-recorded albums, all but one of which reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Nine of her songs have hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and 40 of her songs made it in the weekly top ten. She even managed to crash Ticketmaster due to the hype over her “Eras Tour” that begins this spring. Despite taking her music off of streaming platforms for three years due to her former belief that music shouldn’t be free to listen to, she still has 36.6 billion total streams, a number that’s only going to grow exponentially.

• Drake: Drake has been a successful musician ever since starring in the hit TV show “Degrassi.” All eight of his albums have reached number one on the Billboard 200 and 11 of his songs have hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. That makes him tied with Whitney Houston as the artist with the seventh-most number-one songs. He received 6.7 billion streams this year, proving Drake to be one of the most successful rappers today.

• The Weeknd: After being discovered by Drake in late 2010, The Weeknd has been a prominent force in the music industry. Three out of his five albums have hit number one on the Billboard 200, and his song “Blinding Lights” was declared the biggest song of 2020. He even performed the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2021. Unfortunately, his most recent album, Dawn FM, didn’t perform as well as his previous music, but his fanbase still stuck by him as shown by the 93.2 million monthly listeners he has on Spotify.

• BTS: Since their rise to international stardom in 2018, BTS remains the most popular Korean Pop boy band in the world. Within a span of a year, they managed to have five of their songs reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and their song “Butter” remained number one on the charts for ten weeks. Due to South Korea’s requirement for all able-bodied men to enlist in its military by age 28, all the members have to enlist, therefore causing a hiatus. However, they plan to reunite in 2025 once their enlistment periods are over.

The Most-Streamed Albums Globally:

• “Un Verano Sin Ti” by Bad Bunny: “Un Verano Sin Ti” was released on May 6, 2022 as Bad Bunny’s fourth studio album. It reached number one on the Billboard 200 and was declared the biggest album of 2022. The album has generated seven singles with four of them peaking in the top ten of the Hot 100.

• “Harry’s House” by Harry Styles: “Harry’s House” was released on May 20, 2022 as Styles’ third studio album. It peaked at number one on 28 music charts around the world, including the Billboard 200, and was the seventh biggest album in the U.S. for 2022. The album was also met with critical acclaim on Metacritic.

• “Sour” by Olivia Rodrigo: “Sour” was released on May 21, 2021 as Olivia Rodrigo’s debut studio album. “Sour” peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and was declared the second-biggest album in the U.S. in 2021 and the eighth-biggest in 2022. Two of its singles, “Driver’s License” and “Good 4 U,” peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and she further promoted the album by embarking on the Sour Tour from April to July of 2022.

• “=” by Ed Sheeran: This album was released on Oct. 29, 2021 as Ed Sheeran’s fifth studio album. The album peaked at number one on 23 music charts around the world and was the fifteenth biggest album in the U.S. for 2022. Its first two singles, “Bad Habits” and “Shivers,” both peaked in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 as well.

• “Planet Her” by Doja Cat: “Planet Her” was released on June 25, 2021 as Doja Cat’s third studio album. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and was named the 20th biggest album in the U.S. in 2021 and the 11th biggest album in the U.S. in 2022. Additionally, all five of its singles peaked in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. She also promoted the album by performing, suspended in the air, at the 2021 VMAs.

The Most-Streamed Songs Globally:

• “As It Was” by Harry Styles: “As It Was” was released on April 1, 2022 as the lead single for Style’s album “Harry’s House.” It peaked at number one on 50 music charts worldwide and spent fifteen weeks on top of the U.S.’s Billboard Hot 100. It was also declared as the second-biggest song of 2022 in the U.S.

• “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals: “Heat Waves” was released on June 29, 2020 as the fourth single for Glass Animals’ album “Dreamland.” It peaked at number one on fifteen music charts worldwide and spent five consecutive weeks on top of the U.S.’s Billboard Hot 100. It was also the best-performing song in the U.S. for 2022.

• “Stay” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber: “Stay” was released on July 9, 2021 as the lead single off of The Kid LAROI’s deluxe version of his album “F*** Love.” “Stay” peaked at number one on 34 music charts worldwide. It also spent seven weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as being the 12th biggest song in the U.S. in 2021 and the third biggest song in 2022.

• “Me Porto Bonito” by Bad Bunny feat. Chencho Corleon: “Me Porto Bonito” was released on June 20, 2022 as the fifth single off of Bad Bunny’s album “Un Verano Sin Ti.” Although it only peaked at number six in the U.S., it still peaked at number one in nine countries and was declared the 20th biggest song in the U.S. for 2022.
• “Tití Me Preguntó” by Bad Bunny: “Tití Me Preguntó” was released on June 1, 2022 as the third single off of Bad Bunny’s album “Un Verano Sin Ti.” The song originally peaked higher than “Met Porto Bonito” in the U.S. at number five. However, it became the 22nd biggest song in the U.S. for 2022, therefore making “Me Porto Bonito” the dominant single off of the album.