Spotify has revealed its 2023 Retrospective, highlighting the most popular artists, songs, albums and podcasts among more than 574 million users globally.
In Brazil, singer Ana Castela was the most listened to artist of the year, followed by Henrique & Juliano, MC Ryan SP, Marília Mendonça and Jorge & Mateus.
The most listened to song in the country was “Nosso Quadro”, by Ana Castela. The most listened to album was “Escolhas, Vol. 2”, by Zé Neto & Cristiano. The most popular podcast in Brazil was “Podpah”, for the second time in a row.
Globally, Taylor Swift was the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2023, followed by Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake and Peso Pluma.
The most streamed song of the year was “Flowers,” by Miley Cyrus, with more than 1.6 billion streams. The most listened to album in the world was “Un Verano Sin Ti”, by Bad Bunny. The most popular podcast globally was “The Joe Rogan Experience”.
In addition to artist and song highlights, the platform’s 2023 Retrospective offers a personalized experience for users, revealing their top playlists, music genres and streaming habits.
You can also listen to video messages from several famous artists, such as Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and SZA.
In Brazil
Check out the five most listened to names in each category below:
- Ana Castela;
- Henrique and Juliano;
- MC Ryan SP;
- Marília Mendonça;
- Jorge and Mateus.
- “Our image”, by Ana Castela;
- “Leão”, by Marília Mendonça;
- “Erro Gostoso”, by Simone Mendes;
- “Bombonzinho”, by Israel & Rodolfo and Ana Castela;
- “Seu Brilho Gone”, by Israel & Rodolffo and Mari Fernandez.
- “Escolhas, Vol. 2”, by Zé Neto & Cristiano;
- “Let’s Bora, Vol. 2”, by Israel & Rodolffo;
- “Of Deluxe Buildings,” by Veigh;
- “Musical Manifesto”, by Henrique & Juliano,
- “Of buildings”, by Veigh.
- Countryside;
- Arrocha;
- Pop;
- Funk;
- Brazilian trap.
- First Brazil;
- Heated country;
- funk hits;
- Power of the country;
- The wall explodes.
- Podpah;
- Original Spotify Mano a Mano;
- Original Spotify Breakfast;
- Spotify’s unique psychology in practice;
- Don’t make it impossible.
In the world
Discover the most listened to songs in the world in the platform’s 2023 Retrospective:
- Taylor Swift;
- BadBunny;
- The weekend;
- Drake;
- Feather-weight.
- “Flowers,” by Miley Cyrus;
- “Kill Bill,” by SZA;
- “The Way It Was,” by Harry Styles;
- “Seven” (feat. Latto), by Jung Kook;
- “Ella Baila Sola”, by Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma.
- “Un Verano Sin Ti,” by Bad Bunny;
- “Midnight,” by Taylor Swift;
- “SOS,” by SZA;
- “Starboy,” by The Weeknd;
- “MAÑANA WILL BE BEAUTIFUL”, by KAROL G.
- The Joe Rogan Experience;
- Call her dad;
- Hubermann Laboratory;
- Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain;
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty.
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