



“But the real shocker was over 1 million social shares.” “In 2015, I think we were thrilled to have 5 million site visitors - that felt huge,” recalls Bodman. This “humble” first iteration began as “Year in Review” and has grown into visual appealing share cards flooding social media platforms that show an individual’s top songs, artists, genres, minutes spent listening, and more. “It was a humble first effort, but it was very clear that people found this compelling.” It was a snapshot of their data which no one had been able to supply before, and Spotify users ate it up. “The genesis of this actually goes back to 2013, when a few smart folks at Spotify thought, ‘Hey we have this data, would anyone be interested?,’” says Alex Bodman, vice president and global executive creative director at Spotify. What started as a simple data share to reward existing Spotify listeners by showing what they played in the previous year - and how much - is now a full-blown holiday tradition. It doesn’t matter if it’s fresh-faced teens, aging hipsters, hip-hop heads, or even Gen-Xers and Boomers that “don’t care about your Spotify Wrapped,” as December begins the Spotify brand is at the tip of countless music fans’ tongues - or more precisely, all over their social media accounts. Who spent the most time listening to music this year anyway? Do you feel superior for having your top artists be composed of indie cohorts that nobody has heard of? Were you pole-dancing down to hell with Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” as your soundtrack? Or did you commiserate with other parents whose children have taken over their Spotify accounts? Hell, maybe it’s both. 1 song? Maybe you’re a Swiftie that’s proud to be in the top 1% of her listeners. Are you embarrassed that you’re a full-blown adult with Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” as your No.

Eternal Atake (Deluxe) – LUV vs.Tis the season to face the music, literally.Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke.“ ROCKSTAR (feat Roddy Ricch) ” by DaBaby, Roddy Ricch.“ Roses – Imanbek Remix ” by Imanbek, SAINt JHN.RELATED: DaBaby Tops Spotify’s Summer Songs With ‘Rockstar’ The Weeknd And Harry Styles Make Top 5 On the podcast side of things, “The Joe Rogan Experience” topped the list in Canada and the world at large. Other popular songs in Canada and around the world included Roddy Ricch’s “The Box”, Tones and I’s “Dance Monkey”, and more. The Weeknd took the top spot in Canada for most-streamed song, with his hit “Blinding Lights”. Globally, Bad Bunny came out on top, with Drake just behind, and Billie Eilish topping the most-streamed female artists around the world. Spotify also revealed the most-streamed female artists in Canada, with Taylor Swift topping the list, followed by Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Halsey, and Dua Lipa. When it comes to the most-streamed artists, Canada’s own Drake topped the nation’s list, followed by Juice WRLD, Eminem, the Weeknd, and Post Malone. RELATED: Drake Eats Pasta Out Of Spotify Plaque Commemorating 1 Billion Streams Of ‘In My Feelings’ On Tuesday, the streaming music service unveiled its “2020 Wrapped” lists, featuring the top songs, podcasts, artists, and albums of the year in Canada and around the world. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank GunnĢ020 is close to an end, and Spotify is looking back at everything we’ve been listening to.
