Spotify launches Wrapped 2023 and reveals the artists, albums, songs, playlists and podcasts that characterized this 2023.
Here are the full Spotify Wrapped 2023 results globally and in Italy.
MUSIC (GLOBAL)
The artists
Taylor Swift is the most listened to artist of 2023 on Spotify, with over 25 billion plays, a result that confirms the enormous success of the singer-songwriter and “queen of pop”. Along with West Reading native Bad Bunny in second place, The Weeknd in third, Drake and Peso Pluma round out the top 5.
Among the artists, however, together with Taylor Swift, there are SZA and KAROL G in the charts, followed by Lana Del Rey and Rihanna.
The songs and albums
Leading the world ranking of songs with the highest number of plays is “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus (over 1 billion). In second and third place: âKill Billâ by SZA and âAs It Wasâ by Harry Styles. âSeven (feat. Latto) (Explicit Ver.)â by Jung Kook and âElla Baila Solaâ by Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma complete the top five.
âUn Verano Sin Tiâ by Bad Bunny is, however, the most listened to album of 2023 on Spotify, followed by âMidnightsâ by Taylor Swift and âSOSâ by SZA. Fourth and fifth place go respectively to âStar boyâ by The Weeknd and âMAĂANA SERĂ BONITOâ by KAROL G.
MUSIC (ITALY)
The artists
In Italy, for the third consecutive year, Sfera Ebbasta is the most listened to artist, followed by Geolier and Lazza, in second and third position. In fourth and fifth, however, we find Shiva and GuĂš. A ranking that confirms the strong passion of Italians for the local music scene, with a Top10 of the most listened to artists in Italy in 2023 made up 100% of Italian artists.
The most listened to female artist in Italy is ANNA, who is also one of the faces of EQUAL, Spotify’s global program that promotes gender equality and celebrates the contribution of women in the world of audio.
As regards the most listened to Italian artists abroad, this year too MĂ„neskin are confirmed as the most listened to Italian artists abroad, followed by MEDUZA and Ludovico Einaudi. Also in the top 10 is Laura Pausini (sixth), who thus confirms herself as the most listened to Italian female artist on Spotify in the world.
The songs and albums
The disruptive impact of Sanremo is confirmed for the second year in a row, with three songs in the Top 10, including “CENERE” by Lazza which is the most listened to song on Spotify in Italy. In second and third position we find âGelosa (feat. Shiva, Sfera Ebbasta, GuĂš)â by Finesse and âVETRI NERIâ by AVA, ANNA and Capo Plaza. Closing the top 5 are âCOME VUOIâ by Geolier and âQuevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52â by Bizarrap and Quevedo.
The top 10 of the most listened to songs in Italy in 2023 is almost monopolized by Italian productions, with a clear predominance by urban and Geolier who, with 3 songs in the Top 10, becomes the most representative exponent of the musical success that the city of Naples lived this year. In fact, listeners of Spotify’s editorial playlist “Napoli Centro” grew by 64% compared to 2022.
Geolier also has the album with the highest number of plays, âIL CORAGGIO DEI CHILDRENâ, followed by âSIRIOâ by Lazza and âLa Divina Commediaâ by Tedua. However, in fourth and fifth place respectively are âMilano Demonsâ by Shiva and âFake Newsâ by Pinguini Tattici Nucleari.
PODCAST (GLOBAL)
âThe Joe Rogan Experienceâ is once again the most listened to podcast on Spotify globally this year.
This is followed by âCall Her Daddyâ by Alex Cooper and âHuberman Labâ by Dr. Andrew Huberman. In fourth and fifth, however, we find âanything goes with emma chamberlainâ and âOn Purpose with Jay Shettyâ.
PODCAST (ITALY)
In Italy, public curiosity towards crime news cases leads the ranking, with âElisa True Crimeâ by Elisa De Marco, which is the most listened to podcast, followed by âThe Essentialâ by Mia Ceran and âMuschio Selvaggioâ by Fedez . âInvestigationsâ by Stefano Nazzi and âAlessandro Barbero’s podcast: History Lessons and Conferencesâ close the top 5 ranking.
THE RANKINGS
SPOTIFY WRAPPED 2023 GLOBAL TOP LIST:
The most listened to artists
- Taylor Swift
- Bad Bunny
- The Weeknd
- Drake
- Plum weight
- Feid
- Travis Scott
- SZA
- KAROL G
- Lana Del Rey
Most listened to albums
- âA Verano Sin Ti” Of Bad Bunny
- âMidnights” Of Taylor Swift
- âSOS” Of SZA
- âStarboy” Of The Weeknd
- âMAĂANA WILL BE GOOD” Of KAROL G
- âOne Thing At A Time” Of Morgan Wallen
- âLover” Of Taylor Swift
- âHEROES & VILLAINS” Of Metro Boomin
- GENESIS” Of Plum weight
- âHarry’s House” Of Harry Styles
The most listened to songs
- âFlowers” Of Miley Cyrus
- âKill Bill” Of SZA
- âAs It Was” Of Harry Styles
- âSeven (feat. Latto) (Explicit Ver.)” Of Jung Kook
- âElla Baila Alone” Of Eslabon Armado
- âCruel Summer” Of Taylor Swift
- âCreepin’ (with The Weeknd & 21 Savage)” Of Metro Boomin
- âCalmDown (with Selena Gomez)” Of Row
- âShakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” Of Bizarrap
- âAnti-Hero” Of Taylor Swift
The most popular podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Call Her Daddy
- Huberman Lab
- anything goes with emma chamberlain
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty
- Crime Junkie
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- Serial Killers
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
- TED Talks Daily
SPOTIFY WRAPPED 2023 TOP LIST IN ITALY
Most listened to artists in Italy
- Sfera Ebbasta
- Geolier
- Lazza
- Shiva
- Gué
- Tedua
- Marracash
- Nuclear Tactical Penguins
- Cape Plaza
- thasup
Most listened to female artists in Italy
- ANNA
- Taylor Swift
- Madame
- Annalisa
- Elodie
- Rose Villain
- Shakira
- ROSALĂA
- Lana Del Rey
- Rihanna
Most listened to Italian artists abroad
- MĂ„neskin
- MEDUZA
- Ludovico Einaudi
- Gabry Ponte
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Laura Pausini
- Eros Ramazzotti
- Gigi D’Agostino
- Andrea Bocelli
- Baby Gang
The most listened to songs
- âASH” Of Lazza
- âJealous (feat. Shiva, Sfera Ebbasta, GuĂ©)” Of Finesse
- âBLACK GLASS” Of AVA, ANNA And Cape Plaza
- âAS YOU LIKE” Of Geolier
- âQuevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” Of Bizarrap And Quevedo
- âHoe (feat. Sfera Ebbasta)” Of Tedua And Sfera Ebbasta
- âX CASE (feat. Sfera Ebbasta)” Of Geolier And Sfera Ebbasta
- âTHE HURT YOU DO TO ME (feat. Marracash)” Of Geolier And Marracash
- âSUPER HEROES” Of Mr. Rain
- âTANGO” Of Tananai
Most listened to albums
- âTHE COURAGE OF CHILDREN” Of Geolier
- âSIRIO” Of Lazza
- âThe divine Comedy” Of Tedua
- âMilan Demons” Of Shiva
- âFake News” of the Nuclear Tactical Penguins
- âc@ra++ere s?ec!@le” Of Thasup
- âMATTER (PRISM)” Of Marco Mengoni
- âMother of pearl” Of GuĂ©
- âRAVE, ECLIPSE” Of Tananai
- â10” Of Drillionaire
Most listened to podcasts
- Elisa True Crime
- The Essential
- Wild Moss
- Investigations
- Alessandro Barbero’s podcast: History Lessons and Conferences
- Where no one looks – The Elisa Claps case
- Urban Demons
- The mosquito
- ONE MORE TIME by Luca Casadei
- Stories