For the second year in a row, Taylor is the most listened to artist on the platform; his album ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’ was the most listened to of the year; see top 5 of both categories
Taylor Swift was the most listened to artist and had the most listened to album of 2024, according to the annual retrospective of Spotifythe Wrapped 2024.
For the second year in a row, the artist topped the top 5 most listened to names on the list published by the platform. Second place went to The Weekndthe third with Bad Bunnythe room with Drake and the fifth with Billie Eilish.

His album, the The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthologytook the top spot on the list that also includes Hit Me Hard and Softby Billie Eilish, Short n’ Sweetfrom Sabrina Carpenter , Morning Will Be Beautifulfrom Karol Gand eternal sunshinefrom Ariana Grande.
See below the lists of the most played artists and albums in 2024 on Spotify.
What are the most listened to artists on Spotify in the world in 2024?
1. Taylor Swift
2. The Weeknd
3. Bad Bunny
4. Drake
5. Billie Eilish
What are the most listened to albums on Spotify in the world in 2024?
1. THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYby Taylor Swift
2. HIT ME HARD AND SOFTby Billie Eilish
3. Short n’ Sweetby Sabrina Carpenter
4. MAÑANA WILL BE BEAUTIFULby Karol G
5. eternal sunshineby Ariana Grande
Source: Rollingstone

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