You can probably guess Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2024

26.6 billion streams and counting!
By Crystal Bell  on 
Spotify Wrapped graphics for Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Bad Bunny
Women artists ruled this year's Spotify Wrapped. Credit: Mashable composite/Spotify

For the second year, Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist on Spotify. The music streaming platform revealed its annual Wrapped campaign on Wednesday (Dec. 4), and with it came a Swiftstorm of data on 2024's most-streamed artists and songs.

She may be Billboard's No. 2 pop star of the 21st century, but with more than 26.6 billion streams globally, Swift is Spotify’s 2024 Global Top Artist. And that has to count for something.

Spotify Wrapped is in its Swiftie era

To celebrate Swift's dominance on the platform, Spotify is adding a gold Wrapped badge to Swift’s Spotify profile — the first-ever distinction of its kind. But that's not all: Swifties can enjoy the fun, too, with an on-platform Easter egg experience. When listening to Swift's music on Spotify, listeners will see custom mini-animations tailored to the eras of her discography, like a flurry of animated sparkles for Fearless (Taylor’s Version), seagulls for 1989 (Taylor's Version), and pink hearts for Lover.

And, of course, there are even Wrapped-branded friendship bracelets you can share exclusively on Snapchat via an AR lens.

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Spotify's Most-Streamed Artists Globally:

Following Swift, The Weeknd was the second most-streamed global artist of the year; his song "One Of The Girls (with JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp)" from the ill-fated HBO series The Idol was a huge streaming hit with over 1.4 billion streams. Among the Top 5 are Bad Bunny, Drake, and Billie Eilish, whose 2024 release HIT ME HARD AND SOFT was the second most-streamed album globally — right behind...Taylor Swift.

  1. Taylor Swift

  2. The Weeknd

  3. Bad Bunny

  4. Drake

  5. Billie Eilish

  6. Travis Scott

  7. Peso Pluma

  8. Kanye West

  9. Ariana Grande 

  10. Feid

Spotify's Most-Streamed Songs Globally:

As for 2024's most-streamed songs globally, it should be no surprise that Sabrina Carpenter's summer smash "Espresso" scored the top spot. It's been streamed over 1.6 billion times on Spotify, and it had the entire internet singing, "That's that me espresso"

  1. Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter

  2. Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone

  3. BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish

  4. Gata Only” by FloyyMenor, Cris Mj 

  5. Lose Control” by Teddy Swims 

  6. End of Beginning” by Djo

  7. Too Sweet” by Hozier

  8. One Of The Girls (with JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp)” by The Weeknd 

  9. Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift

  10. Die With A Smile” by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga

Spotify's Most-Streamed Albums Globally:

Swift and Carpenter weren't the only women who dominated Spotify Wrapped this year. Looking at the list of most-streamed albums globally, 2024 was a standout year for women. In fact, the Top 8 albums of the year were all released by women.

  1. THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY by Taylor Swift 

  2. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish 

  3. Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter 

  4. MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO by KAROL G

  5. eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande 

  6. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift

  7. SOS by SZA

  8. Lover by Taylor Swift 

  9. Fireworks & Rollerblades by Benson Boone

  10. Starboy by The Weeknd 

And if you're wondering where 2024's breakout pop star Chappell Roan is, she appears on both the most-streamed songs in the U.S. and most-streamed albums in the U.S. lists, which you can check out in full below.

Spotify's Most-Streamed Songs in the U.S.:

  1. Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter

  2. Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar

  3. A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey 

  4. I Had Some Help (Feat. Morgan Wallen)” by Post Malone 

  5. MILLION DOLLAR BABY” by Tommy Richman

  6. Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan

  7. Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone

  8. BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish

  9. I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)” by Zach Bryan 

  10. Stick Season” by Noah Kahan

Spotify's Most-Streamed Albums in the U.S.:

  1. THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY by Taylor Swift 

  2. One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen

  3. Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter 

  4. Stick Season by Noah Kahan

  5. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan 

  6. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish 

  7. SOS by SZA

  8. Dangerous: The Double Album by Morgan Wallen

  9. Zach Bryan by Zach Bryan 

  10. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift

And that's a wrap on this year's Spotify Wrapped. Now for the important question: What do your top songs say about you?

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Crystal Bell
Digital Culture Editor

Crystal Bell is the culture editor at Mashable, overseeing the site's coverage of content creators, digital trends, and internet culture with a focus on how young people engage with others and themselves online. She was formerly the entertainment director at MTV News, where she helped the brand expand its coverage of extremely online fan culture and K-pop across its platforms. You can find her work in Teen Vogue, PAPER, NYLON, Elle, Glamour, NME, and elsewhere around the internet.

She's exceptionally fluent in fandom and will gladly make you a K-pop playlist.


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