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Spotify Wrapped 2024 unveiled its most-streamed artists, songs, and albums, with Taylor Swift claiming the top spot as the most-streamed artist globally for the second consecutive year. Her remarkable dominance was fueled by her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, which broke several records on the platform. This double album not only became the first in Spotify's history to surpass 300 million streams in a single day but also garnered over 1 billion streams in its first week of release.
Globally, Swift's music amassed over 26.6 billion streams, securing her place as a global icon. She was followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake, and Billie Eilish in the list of top-streamed artists. In the U.S., Swift led the rankings, with Drake, Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen, and Kanye West completing the top five.
Swift's The Tortured Poets Department also earned the title of the most-streamed album worldwide. Other notable entries included Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft, Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet, Karol G's Mañana Será Bonito, and Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine. In the U.S., albums like Wallen's One Thing at a Time and Noah Kahan's Stick Season joined Swift's in dominating the charts.
Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso emerged as the most-streamed song globally, accumulating over 1.6 billion streams. It was trailed by Benson Boone's Beautiful Things and Billie Eilish's Birds of a Feather. In the U.S., Espresso maintained its lead, with other hits like Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us and Shaboozey's A Bar Song (Tipsy) making the list.
Spotify also introduced new features for Wrapped this year, including the "Your Music Evolution" data story and enhanced personalized playlists, providing users with insights into their listening habits. For Swift fans, Spotify added a "Wrapped badge" to her profile in celebration of her achievements.
