Taylor Swift has had one of the biggest years of her career in 2023 as she tops Spotify’s streaming list with huge 26 billion streams.
On Wednesday, the streaming service released its end-of-year Spotify Wrapped data, which placed Taylor Swift at the top of the list of the most-streamed artists both globally and in the United States. It marks the first time Swift has topped the year-end artist global chart in her career.
Worldwide, the singer tallied more than 26.1 billion streams, dethroning last year’s chart leader Bad Bunny, who landed in second place this year after finishing atop the chart the previous three years. Also making an appearance on the ranking is Lana Del Rey, who collaborated with Swift on Midnights‘ “Snow on the Beach” and released her album Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd in March.
Also read: Beyoncé’s mother slams racist skin lightening comments about singer
The 33-year-old singer took to social media to express her gratitude to her fans and audiences who made it possible. Additionally, she also made an announcement about a new From The Vault track. She wrote a lengthy message on her X, formerly Twitter account. Besides that, she also shared a “Thank You” video message on her Instagram.
Um ok this is unreal?? I just wanted to say to anyone who listened to my music this year, anywhere in the world, thank you. Getting named Spotify’s Global Top Artist in 2023 is truly the best birthday/holiday gift you could’ve given me. We’ve seriously had THE MOST fun this year… pic.twitter.com/HZVkjvxp2D
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 29, 2023
Also read: How did singer Sabrina Carpenter’s music video lead to NYC priest’s punishment?
Since Jan. 1, Spotify has had over 574 million people listen globally. On a worldwide scale, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” was the most-streamed song of the year with 1.6 billion listens, while Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” makes its second-consecutive annual entry atop the most-streamed album worldwide. In the podcast world, “The Joe Rogan Experience” was the most popular (as it has been for the past few years), with “Call Her Daddy,” “Huberman Lab,” “Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain” and “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” behind it.
