If music magazines prepare their rankings, the most concrete verdict for artists comes from another ranking, that of Spotify Wrapped, the campaign that celebrates a year of music, podcasts and passions shared by over 640 million users across the world. world.
Taylor Swift confirms herself as the most listened to artist in the world for the second consecutive year, totaling over 26 billion plays and thus consolidating her role as a global icon and new queen of pop. Also on the podium were The Weeknd, in second place, and Bad Bunny, in third, followed by Drake and Billie Eilish in fourth and fifth place respectively. Among the most listened to songs globally in 2024, “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter dominates with over 1.6 billion plays, consecrating the Quakertown singer-songwriter as the revelation artist of the year. In second place is “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone, followed by “Birds Of A Feather” by Billie Eilish.
With over 6 billion total plays, Taylor Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology” is the most listened to album in the world in 2024, opening an all-female podium in which Billie's “Hit Me Hard And Soft” also triumphs Eilish in second place and Sabrina Carpenter's “Short n' Sweet” in third.
Here are the artists who got the most streams in the world in 2024.
01. Taylor Swift
02. The Weeknd
03. Bad Bunny
04. Drake
05. Billie Eilish
06. Travis Scott
07. Pluma weight
08. Kanye West
09. Ariana Grande
10. Feid
These are the songs that received the most streams.
01. “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
02. “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone
03. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
04. “Gata Only” by FloyyMenor, Cris Mj
05. “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims
06. “End of Beginning” by Djo
07. “Too Sweet” by Hozier
08. “One of the Girls” (with JENNIE, Lily Rose Depp) by The Weeknd
09. “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift
10. “Die With a Smile” by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga
Here are the listening albums of the year.
01. Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
02. Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft
03. Sabrina Carpenter – Short 'n Sweet
04. Karol G – Mañana Será Bonito
05. Ariana Grande – eternal sunshine
06. Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor's Version)
07. SZA – SOS
08. Taylor Swift – Lover
09. Benson Boone – Fireworks & Rollerblades
10. The Weeknd – Starboy
In Italy, on Spotify, 2024 is the year of Geolier, who conquers the title of most listened to artist with over 1.2 billion reproductions, also fresh from his successful participation in Sanremo and is very popular both in the ranking of the most listened to songs and in that of albums. Also solid on the Italian podium is Sfera Ebbasta who, after three consecutive years at the top of the Wrapped rankings, is positioned this year in second place. In third and fourth position are Lazza and Tedua. Anna closes in fifth place and, among the artists, is the most listened to woman in Italy for the second consecutive year, confirming the dominance of rap in the Italian musical panorama regardless of her genre.
The most listened to songs in Italy once again confirm the importance of Sanremo in influencing music listening in our country. In fact, in first place we find the Sanremo hit “I p' me, tu p' te” by Geolier, with over 100 million plays, followed by “Come un Tuono” (feat. Guè) by Rose Villain. In third place is “Tuta Gold” by Mahmood, also released during the last festival, while fourth place goes to “100 Messaging” by Lazza. The top 5 closes with the summer hit “Sesso e Samba (feat. Gaia)” by Tony Effe, who consolidates his success by boasting 3 songs in the top 10.
Despite the dominance of national music, “Gata Only” by the Chileans FloyyMenor and Cris Mj won over Italian users, ranking in seventh place.
Among the albums, Geolier leads the ranking with “Dio lo sa”, in second place “Icon” by Tony Effe, followed by “Vera Baddie” by Anna in third, which establishes itself as the most listened to album by an Italian artist . Fourth and fifth position instead for “La Divina Commedia” by Tedua and “I Nomi del Diavolo” by Kid Yugi which confirm the dominance of the rap genre. The success of the Italian artists crosses national borders, reconfirming Måneskin as the most listened to Italian artists abroad for the third consecutive year. Meduza follow in second place and Gabry Ponte in third. Also in the top 10 are Laura Pausini, in sixth place, and Raffaella Carrà, in ninth. But also a surprising Antonio Vivaldi in seventh.
We offer you all these Italian listening charts below, with the podcast charts also included.
Most listened to artists in Italy
Geolier
Sfera Ebbasta
Lazza
Tedua
ANNA
Gué
Kid Yugi
Cape Plaza
Shiva
Tony Effe
Most listened to artists in Italy
ANNA
Rose Villain
Annalisa
Taylor Swift
Angelina Mango
Elodie
Emma
Billie Eilish
Dua Lipa
Madame
Most listened to Italian artists abroad
Måneskin
MEDUZA
Gabry Ponte
Ludovico Einaudi
Gigi D'Agostino
Laura Pausini
Antonio Vivaldi
Andrea Bocelli
Raffaella Carrà
Eros Ramazzotti
The most listened to songs in Italy
“I P' ME, TU P' TE” by Geolier
“COME UN TUONO (feat. Guè)” by Rose Villain
“TUTA GOLD” by Mahmood
“100 MESSAGES” by Lazza
“SEX AND SAMBA (feat. Gaia)” by Tony Effe
“30°C” by ANNA
“Gata Only” by FloyyMenor and Cris Mj
“DOPO LE 4 (feat. Bresh & Tedua)” by Tony Effe
“Sincerely” by Annalisa
“MIU MIU” by Tony Effe
The most listened to albums in Italy
“GOD KNOWS” by Geolier
“ICON” by Tony Effe
“VERA BADDIE” by ANNA
“The Divine Comedy” by Tedua
“The Names of the Devil” by Kid Yugi
“LOCURA” by Lazza
“X2VR” by Sfera Ebbasta
“WOUNDS” of Capo Plaza
“THE COURAGE OF CHILDREN” by Geolier
“TUNNEL” by Simba La Rue
The most listened to podcasts in Italy
Elisa True Crime
Investigations
The Mosquito
ONE MORE TIME by Luca Casadei
Alessandro Barbero's podcast: History Lessons and Conferences
Pass by BSMT
Wild Moss
Alessandro Barbero Podcast – The Story
The Essential
Don't Open That Podcast
Antonio Santini for SANREMO.FM
