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The Top Artists, Songs, Albums, Podcasts, and Audiobooks of 2025

December 3, 2025

With more than 700 million listeners around the world turning to Spotify to soundtrack their lives, it’s time to look back at the audio that defined the year. Our annual Wrapped campaign is here to celebrate the artists, creators, authors, and global trends that emerged, and to show you how your own listening fits into the picture.

The year in music was marked by the return of a global superstar to the top spot, powerful collaborations that became instant classics, and a film soundtrack that took the world by storm. Meanwhile, in the world of podcasts and audiobooks, long-running fan favorites continued their dominance while the fantasy genre proved its undeniable power.

So how did the world listen in 2025? Read on for the full breakdown.

Bad Bunny is once again Spotify’s Global Top Artist

For the fourth time, after claiming the title in 2020, 2021, and 2022, our users have crowned Bad Bunny Spotify’s top artist globally, with 19.8 billion streams this year. He also clinched the global top album of 2025 with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. To celebrate this achievement, Spotify is launching a global campaign honoring the superstar and his fans, including a short film, Leap Year, unique fan activations around the globe, and on-platform surprises.

Rounding out the top five artists are Taylor Swift in second place (but first in the U.S.), followed by The Weeknd (third), Drake (fourth), and Billie Eilish (fifth).

The trends that shaped our year

Music

This year’s most-streamed music tells a story of both superstar collaborations and enduring fan favorites. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ smash hit “Die With A Smile” took the title of top song globally with over 1.7 billion streams, while ROSÉ and Bruno Mars captured the number-three spot with “APT.” Billie Eilish’s “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” climbed from number three in 2024 to the number-two spot this year, showing its lasting appeal.

On the global albums list, Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS came out on top this year. But the influence of the screen was also undeniable, as KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) captured the number-two spot. And showing the staying power of a blockbuster release, Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet both returned to the top five for the second year in a row.

Podcasts

For the sixth consecutive year, The Joe Rogan Experience was Spotify’s top podcast globally, followed by The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett and The Mel Robbins Podcast in second and third place, respectively.

Beyond these mainstays, podcasts also became the go-to space for making sense of 2025’s biggest cultural moments in real time. From decoding the TikTok blackout to reacting to unscripted awards show drama and celebrity engagements, listeners turned to a wide range of shows for instant analysis and community.

Audiobooks

In the world of audiobooks, the romantasy boom on Spotify was undeniable in 2025, with authors like Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas dominating our global top list. This points to another major trend: the power of backlist titles. Listeners are creating a new canon of “modern classics” they return to again and again.

Without further ado, here are Spotify’s full global and U.S. top lists for 2025 across music, podcasts, and audiobooks.

2025 Wrapped global top lists

Top artists globally

Top songs globally

1. “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
2. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
3. “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
4. “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
5. “DtMF” by Bad Bunny
6. “back to friends” by sombr
7. “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
8. “luther (with sza)” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
9. “That’s So True” by Gracie Abrams
10. “Wildflower” by Billie Eilish

Top albums globally

1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
2. KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) by KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys
3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
4. SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA
5. Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
6. MAYHEM by Lady Gaga
7. You’ll Be Alright, Kid by Alex Warren
8. I’m The Problem by Morgan Wallen
9. GNX by Kendrick Lamar
10. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Top podcasts globally

Top audiobooks in Premium globally

1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
2. Lights Out by Navessa Allen
3. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
5. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
6. The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
7. The Wedding People by Alison Espach
8. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
9. Quicksilver by Callie Hart
10. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

2025 Wrapped U.S. top lists

Top artists in the U.S.

Top songs in the U.S.

1. “luther (with sza)” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
2. “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
3. “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
4. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
5. “tv off (feat. lefty gunplay)” by Kendrick Lamar and Lefty Gunplay
6. “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
7. “back to friends” by sombr
8. “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
9. “Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti)” by The Weeknd and Playboi Carti
10. “No One Noticed” by The Marías

Top albums in the U.S.

Top podcasts in the U.S.

Top audiobooks in Premium in the U.S.

1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
3. Lights Out by Navessa Allen
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
5. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
6. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
7. The Wedding People by Alison Espach
8. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
9. The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
10. Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Explore your personalized 2025 Wrapped and learn more about this year’s campaign and experience on our 2025 Wrapped hub.

Revealed: The Top Artists, Songs, Albums, Podcasts, and Audiobooks of 2024

December 4, 2024

Spotify Wrapped is all about celebrating the fans, artists, authors, podcasters, and creators who made 2024 the record-breaking, culture-making, fandom-shaking year it was. And this year, we’re celebrating this cultural moment that’s driven by the passion of hundreds of millions of fans around the world.

Wrapped has continued to command a global spotlight as artists, genres, and trends break into new spaces like never before. This includes:

Pop stars like Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, and Sabrina Carpenter rocketing to the top of our charts.
Genres like country crossing over like never before in the capable hands of artists such as Beyoncé, Shaboozey, Lana Del Rey, and Post Malone.
Indie acts like Clairo, Mk.gee, and The Marías garnering both critical acclaim and streaming success.
Collaborations between artists (e.g., Billie Eilish and Charli xcx, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, and Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus), creating some of the most-talked-about culture-shifting moments of the year.
The notable success and growth of female artists, specifically on our top albums list, where women hold eight of the spots in the top half of the list.
“Die With A Smile” by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga taking the top spot as the song most frequently shared from Spotify to social platforms; “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish coming in at number two, and “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone, “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims, and “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan rounding out the top five. (See below for the full Top 10 list.)

In the world of podcasts, we have seen the growth of incredible fandoms across sports, comedy, and true crime in 2024. In fact, more than half a billion people have listened to a podcast on Spotify since we entered the space in 2019. And with more than 300,000 video podcasts soaring on Spotify in markets where they’re available, we saw fans enjoy the diversified way they consume content more than ever this year.

It’s also been a year since we launched Audiobooks in Premium (now available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg), and we’ve seen both new releases and back-catalog titles from notable authors garner new audiences across every genre on Spotify. To mark this big milestone, we’re thrilled to release our Global Top Audiobooks of the Year list for the first time ever, led by 2024’s buzziest author, Sarah J. Maas, and her A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

But there’s so much more that happened over the course of the year. Keep reading to discover the artists, songs, albums, and podcasts that topped our lists in 2024, and find out how they compare to your personalized Wrapped experience.

The top global artist of 2024

With more than 26.6 billion streams globally, Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2024 Global Top Artist.

To celebrate Taylor’s monumental achievement, fans will see a first-ever special badge on her Spotify artist profile. Swifties from around the globe can be on the lookout for a special surprise to celebrate their fandom soon!