Spotify Wrapped 2023: Taylor Swift named top artist

It’s been a tumultuous year for people across the U.S. and beyond, with inflated prices, debts building and widespread layoffs—and Spotify’s annual release of curated playlists promises to provide a snapshot of how its users soundtracked the chaos.

The music streaming giant dropped its latest iteration of the list on Wednesday, which is the result of a massive analysis of what 574 million people across the globe listened to in 2023.

Who came out on top?

For American Spotify users, Spotify Wrapped appeared on their apps Wednesday morning—giving them insight into which artists, songs, albums and podcasts they’ve been wiling hours away to since January.

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Following the tradition of previous Wrapped releases, Spotify also unveiled which musicians and content creators won the greatest proportion of listeners’ time this year in the U.S. and beyond.

Some of the results are arguably unsurprising: Taylor Swift—who has had a blockbuster year that saw her launch the landmark Eras tour, release two albums and receive multiple Grammy nominations—was named this year’s top artist both in America and worldwide.

Drake, Morgan Wallen, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny rounded out Spotify’s five most-streamed artists in the United States this year.

When it came to individual songs, country star and former The Voice contestant Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” came out on top, while SZA’s “Kill Bill” and “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus were the second and third most streamed tracks among American Spotify users in 2023.

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The most listened to album in the U.S. was Wallen’s One Thing At A Time, and America’s favorite podcast was the The Joe Rogan…