Every year, as December approaches, Spotify reveals all the artists, genres, songs and podcasts you listened to the most in the last 12 months. The 2023 installment of the streaming service’s Wrapped year in review debuts today in the Spotify app with a completely new design along with the familiar story-style format. For the first time in a long time, you can also view your streaming statistics on your computer over the web. As always, the company is bringing you a look at what you heard most of the year with a few new additions to freshen up the annual tradition.
Spotify has been giving you a list of your top artists, genres, songs, and podcasts for a while now, but this year the company will assign one of 12 “listening personas” that best fits your streaming habit. The feature is called Me in 2023, and those “characters” range from Shapeshifter, someone who quickly moves from one artist to another, to Alchemist, someone who’s more likely to create their own playlists. Another new tool called Sound Town matches you with a city based on your listening and top artists. For example, if you stream Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma a lot, the app will match you to Mexico City.
As for the usual playlists, Spotify has updated them to make things a little more interesting. Your top five artists will now also show you when you reached your peak listening for each one, and next week Spotify’s ai DJ will give you feedback on the top artists, genres, and songs in your charts. Spotify has also integrated its Blend tool with Wrapped so you can easily see how you match with your friends by mixing all the music you listened to the most. Artist messages also return, with more than 40,000 of them giving users a shout-out if they’re one of your most popular listens.
Of course, Spotify also uses Wrapped to reveal the platform’s most-streamed artists, songs, albums, and podcasts, both globally and in the US. 2023 was truly the era of Taylor Swift, as she took first place in the charts of world and American artists. Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” was the most popular song worldwide, while Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” was number one in the United States. A Summer Without You by Bad Bunny was the most played album in the world, but Wallen’s One thing at a time was the biggest in the US. And in the least surprising development ever, Joe Rogan’s podcast was once again the most popular on the US and global charts. It is the fourth consecutive year The Joe Rogan Experience It has been the most important program of the year on the world list. That’s a statistic the polarizing host is sure to mention as his current contract with the service. is almost up.
Spotify Wrapped is now available within the company’s iOS and Android apps, as well as on mobile and desktop web. As is often the case, much of the content is shareable, so prepare for your social channels to be flooded with wrapped lists and charts for the rest of the week. If you are an Apple Music listener, that service’s Rewind tool is now available reliving 2023 on that platform.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/spotify-wrapped-returns-to-reveal-your-2023-streaming-stats-130006797.html?src=rss
