Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, the most listened-to artists in Spotify history

International Writing.- Taylor Swift is the most listened-to artist in the history of Spotify, with Bad Bunny in second place, while ‘Blinding Lights’, by The Weeknd, and ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ by Bad Bunny, lead the song and album charts, respectively, according to a statement made public this Thursday by the company.

It’s the first time Spotify brings together lists of the most listened to artists, songs, albums, podcasts, and audiobooks in its entire history.

The artist topping the ranking is Taylor Swift, followed by Bad Bunny, Drake, The Weekend, and Ariana Grande. Completing the top ten are Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Eminem and Kanye West, with J Balvin in 15th place. In the songs section, the most listened to song is ‘Blinding Lights’, followed by hits like ‘Shape of You’, by Ed Sheeran; ‘Sweater Weather’, by The Neighbourhood; ‘Starboy’, by The Weeknd and Daft Punk and ‘As It Was’, by Harry Styles. A list in which there is no topic in Spanish and which closes at number 20 ‘Die With A Smile’, by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Regarding albums, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ by Bad Bunny leads the ranking, accompanied by titles such as ‘Starboy’ by The Weeknd, or ‘÷ (Deluxe)’, by Sheeran, evidencing a combination of styles in the last decade in which pop, reggaeton and hip-hop set the pace. ‘Sour’ by Olivia Rodrigo, and ‘After Hours’ by The Weeknd, complete the top 5 of a list of 20 that includes ‘Lover’ by Swift at 8; ‘Future Nostalgia’ by Dua Lipa (11); ‘MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (BICHOTA SEASON)’ by Karol G, or ‘YHLQMDLG’ by Bad Bunny (15).

Podcasts and Audiobooks

The report also highlights the consolidation of the podcast format within the platform. The most listened-to program is ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’, followed by ‘Gemischtes Hack’ and ‘Crime Junkie’. Two Mexican podcasts sneak into the most listened to in history: in tenth place is ‘Relatos de la noche’ of horror stories and in 15th place the humor program ‘La Cotorrisa’. The Brazilian ‘Não Inviabilize’ occupies the number 12 position. For their part, audiobooks are experiencing a significant boom, with best-selling titles such as ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’, by Sarah J. Maas or ‘The Lord of the Rings’ (‘The Fellowship of the Ring’, by J. R. R. Tolkien). You may be interested in: Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Rosalía and Sabina, awarded at the Odeón Awards in Spain While in the ninth position is ‘Tha Housemadi’ (‘The Housemaid’?, by Freida McFadden; in eleventh place Britney Spears with her autobiography ‘The woman in me’ (‘The woman I am’); in the 12th ‘A Game of Thrones’, by George R.R. Martin, and in the 18th, ‘Sapiens’, by Yuval Noah Harari. According to the company, these lists have been compiled from data accumulated over years of listening to hundreds of millions of users worldwide and bring together content that “not only succeeded at the time, but has endured over time to become part of the daily lives of millions of people.”