Spotify also has a list of the year’s most “viral” artists globally, meaning “their music is most frequently shared to social platforms from Spotify.” Topping that rank is Swift, followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, BTS, and Lana Del Rey. If you want to get even more specific and look at just the world’s top K-pop artists of 2022, they were, from first to fifth, BTS, Blackpink, Twice, Stray Kids, and Seventeen. 1, then Swift, Bad Bunny, Kanye West, and The Weeknd. When narrowed to just the US, Drake is No. Bad Bunny is the first artist to ever three-peat, so in celebration, Spotify has turned its heart button into the singer’s custom red-heart icon. For the third year in a row, Bad Bunny was the world’s most-streamed artist, followed by Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd, and BTS.

It’s usually unveiled around December 1 annually, and now, it’s here.Īside from user-specific data that you’re probably already seeing all over social media by now, Spotify also offers a round-up of the top acts among all users. According to the audio streamer, Taylor was the musician most frequently shared by listeners to other social media platforms in 2022.For weeks now, music fans have been waiting for Spotify Wrapped, the streaming platform’s annual round-up of the year’s most-played music, to drop. However, Taylor isn't exactly left out of the lavender haze, either. The pop star ranks at the second spot, making her the most-streamed female artist of the year, while Drake, The Weeknd and BTSround out the Top 5 list.Īnd as someone who literally broke a piece of the Internet, it's no surprise that Spotify considers the 'Anti-Hero' singer to be the most viral artist of the year.

The impressive feat means he's the reigning champ for the third year in a row.

30, the 'Party' rapper generated more than 18.5 billion streams in the last 11 months-double the amount he received in 2021. Per data from the Spotify Wrapped campaign released on Nov. That honor goes to Bad Bunny, who tops the music streaming service's annual list of most-streamed global artists of the year. Taylor Swiftmay have inadvertently crashed Ticketmaster with the Eras Tour, but she's actually not the biggest artist of 2022, according to Spotify. The Weeknds 2020 track 'Blinding Lights' is the most streamed track on Spotify of all time, with more than 3.

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