Taylor Swift is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2023, ending Bad Bunny's 3-year reign

Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" in Nashville, Tenn., in May. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1. Credit: AP / George Walker IV
Taylor Swift is Spotify’s most-played artist of the year.
According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion streams since Jan. 1. That means the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who held the coveted title for three years in a row beginning in 2020.
He's in the No. 2 slot in 2023, followed by The Weeknd in third, Drake in fourth, and regional Mexican musician Peso Pluma in fifth.
It's not such bad news for Bad Bunny, however: his 2022 album “Un Verano Sin Ti” was Spotify's most-streamed album for the second year in a row, raking in 4.5 billion global streams. In that category, Swift's “Midnights” trails in second, with SZA's “SOS” in third. All three albums were released last year.
The top five is rounded out with The Weeknd's 2016 album “Starboy” and Karol G's “Mañana Será Bonito,” the only 2023 release to reach the peak.
Miley Cyrus' empowerment anthem “Flowers” is Spotify’s most-streamed song of the year with 1.6 million streams globally.
“Kill Bill” by SZA is the second most-streamed song of the year, while Harry Styles' “As It Was,” BTS member Jungkook featuring Latto's “Seven,” and Eslabón Armado and Peso Pluma's “Ella Baila Sola” came in third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
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