It’s an iconic part of the run up to Christmas, and the beginning of a new year and slew of playlists. Yes, Spotify Wrapped 2024 has finally arrived.
For the uninitiated, Spotify Wrapped summarises the biggest moments of your Spotify usage: your top artist, your top genre, your top song. Basically, any musical obsessions you’ve had this year – embarrassing or not – expect them to be called out by your Spotify Wrapped.
This year’s round-up revealed a lot about how Spotify listeners around the world have been using the platform to listen to music, with one artist in particular coming out on top. Any guesses? Yep, it was Taylor Swift, who was revealed as Spotify’s 2024 Global and UK Top Artist for the second year in a row with more than 26.6 billion streams globally.
Swiftie or not, with Spotify Wrapped now out it’s time to get to grips with the cringe and the cool of your listening habits. Here’s everything to know about how to see your own Spotify Wrapped 2024 as well as the top artists in the UK this year. You’re welcome.
Spotify Wrapped 2024 at a glance
Most-streamed artist: In news to literally no one, Taylor Swift was the most streamed artist in the UK and across the world through 2024 for a second year running. Globally, Swift was followed by The Weeknd at number 2, Bad Bunny came in 3rd, Drake took 4th and Billie Eilish got the 5th spot.
Most-streamed songs: In the UK, Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season’ came out on top, followed by Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ and Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’. Across the world, however, Carpenter was top overall with ‘Espresso’ with over 1.6 billion streams globally, while Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ came in 2nd and Billie Eilish’s ‘BIRDS OF A FEATHER’ was 3rd.
Most-streamed albums: Yep, you already know it was Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department was the most-streamed album in the UK***,*** followed by Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet and Noah Kahan’s Stick Season. Globally, however, TTPD was followed by Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT while Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet came in third.
When it came to podcasts, The Joe Rogan Experience came out on top both in the UK and globally.
When was Spotify Wrapped 2024 released?
Spotify Wrapped 2024 officially dropped in the UK at 1pm on Wednesday 4 December. Previous years saw similar patterns:
2023: 30 November
2022: 30 November
2021: 1 December
2020: 1 December
2019: 5 December
2018: 6 December
What was the tracking deadline?
Spotify tracked into November this year for Spotify Wrapped, with the platform posting with the statement “Spotify Wrapped doesn’t stop counting on October 31st” before later confirming that the deadline had been extended from 15 November to 20 November.
In a post to its artists, Spotify wrote: “We extended our Clips deadline for 2024 Wrapped to November 20. Don’t wait to share this special moment with your top fans!”
So basically, your Spotify Wrapped 2024 fate has already been sealed, the deadline has passed.
Is Spotify Wrapped only for premium members?
Absolutely not! According to Spotify, any user who has an account and has racked up a few hours of listening to songs and podcasts will get their own personalised Spotify Wrapped.
Where can I see my Spotify Wrapped 2024?
Spotify Wrapped will come to you!
The feature should automatically appear on your Spotify when you open it up. But you can also access it (as well as old ones from previous years on iOS and Android) by opening the Spotify app, going to Your Library, choosing the Playlist option and scrolling to “Your Top Songs 2024” or whatever previous year you choose.
