

True crime and news continue to be popular genres within the medium, with Crime Junkie, TED Talks Daily, and The Daily rounding out the list.

It is followed by the fearless Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy, which also became exclusive to Spotify in 2021. Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia ranks second, with Justin Bieber’s Justice, Ed Sheeran’s =, and Doja Cat’s Planet Her coming in third, fourth, and fifth.Ĭoming out of its first full year as a Spotify exclusive, The Joe Rogan Experience remains the number-one podcast on Spotify globally. When it comes to top albums of 2021 globally, Olivia Rodrigo once again claims the crown-her debut album SOUR clearly held a bit of sweetness. The fifth most streamed song to rise in the ranks is Dua Lipa’s “ Levitating (feat. The fourth spot sees Olivia Rodrigo once again, this time with “good 4 u,” which also earned the title of 2021 Spotify Song of the Summer. The Kid LAROI enters the ranks for the first time, with his Justin Bieber collaboration “STAY” taking third. Lil Nas X’s viral “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” dances its way to second place and heralded the artist’s first studio album.

The top song of 2021 globally is Olivia Rodrigo’s runaway “drivers license,” which garnered over 1.1 billion streams. The globally beloved k-pop group had a standout year thanks to their single “Butter.” Canadian hip-hop artists Drake -who released Certified Lover Boy in September-and Justin Bieber -whose 2021 album Justice featured collaborations with artists from across the globe-take spots four and five, respectively.Īnother year at the top for #BadBunny! Congratulations to 2021’s most-streamed artist 🥂 #SpotifyWrapped /mCl8fFxoXM He is swiftly followed by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, whose Red (Taylor’s Version) gave old and new fans alike a reason to relive the artist’s early groundbreaking work. And what’s more: He’s received over 9.1 billion streams without releasing a new album this year. The top artists, songs, and albums globallyįor the second year in a row, Puerto Rican Reggaeton star Bad Bunny takes the title of most-streamed artist in the world on Spotify. Today, we unveil the top artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and more that defined how more than 381 million people around the world listened and discovered audio during a year that turned “unprecedented” into, well, precedented.Īs usual, Wrapped helps us reflect on the large role audio played in the lives of our listeners-and how our favorite creators soundtracked the world around us. Spotify’s 2021 Wrapped celebrates this idea-the millions of weird and wonderful ways to listen and live in a world that continues to keep us on our toes. With “normal” thrown out the window, people around the world started to embrace the unknown-and in doing so, championed all of the things that make each of us unique. If 2020 was the year that flipped the world on its head, 2021 was the year that we got used to seeing things upside down.
