With more than 700 million listeners around the world turning to Spotify to soundtrack their lives, it’s time to look back at the audio that defined the year. Our annual Wrapped campaign is here to celebrate the artists, creators, authors, and global trends that emerged, and to show you how your own listening fits into the picture.
The year in music was marked by the return of a global superstar to the top spot, powerful collaborations that became instant classics, and a film soundtrack that took the world by storm. Meanwhile, in the world of podcasts and audiobooks, long-running fan favorites continued their dominance while the fantasy genre proved its undeniable power.
So how did the world listen in 2025? Read on for the full breakdown.
Bad Bunny is once again Spotify’s Global Top Artist
For the fourth time, after claiming the title in 2020, 2021, and 2022, our users have crowned Bad Bunny Spotify’s top artist globally, with 19.8 billion streams this year. He also clinched the global top album of 2025 with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. To celebrate this achievement, Spotify is launching a global campaign honoring the superstar and his fans, including a short film, Leap Year, unique fan activations around the globe, and on-platform surprises.
Rounding out the top five artists are Taylor Swift in second place (but first in the U.S.), followed by The Weeknd (third), Drake (fourth), and Billie Eilish (fifth).
The trends that shaped our year
Music
This year’s most-streamed music tells a story of both superstar collaborations and enduring fan favorites. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ smash hit “Die With A Smile” took the title of top song globally with over 1.7 billion streams, while ROSÉ and Bruno Mars captured the number-three spot with “APT.” Billie Eilish’s “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” climbed from number three in 2024 to the number-two spot this year, showing its lasting appeal.
On the global albums list, Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS came out on top this year. But the influence of the screen was also undeniable, as KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) captured the number-two spot. And showing the staying power of a blockbuster release, Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet both returned to the top five for the second year in a row.
Podcasts
For the sixth consecutive year, The Joe Rogan Experience was Spotify’s top podcast globally, followed by The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett and The Mel Robbins Podcast in second and third place, respectively.
Beyond these mainstays, podcasts also became the go-to space for making sense of 2025’s biggest cultural moments in real time. From decoding the TikTok blackout to reacting to unscripted awards show drama and celebrity engagements, listeners turned to a wide range of shows for instant analysis and community.
Audiobooks
In the world of audiobooks, the romantasy boom on Spotify was undeniable in 2025, with authors like Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas dominating our global top list. This points to another major trend: the power of backlist titles. Listeners are creating a new canon of “modern classics” they return to again and again.
Without further ado, here are Spotify’s full global and U.S. top lists for 2025 across music, podcasts, and audiobooks.
2025 Wrapped global top lists
Top artists globally
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- Bad Bunny
- Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
- Drake
- Billie Eilish
- Kendrick Lamar
- Bruno Mars
- Ariana Grande
- Arijit Singh
- Fuerza Regida
Top songs globally
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- “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
- “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
- “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
- “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
- “DtMF” by Bad Bunny
- “back to friends” by sombr
- “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
- “luther (with sza)” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
- “That’s So True” by Gracie Abrams
- “Wildflower” by Billie Eilish
Top albums globally
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- DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
- KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) by KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys
- HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
- SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA
- Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
- MAYHEM by Lady Gaga
- You’ll Be Alright, Kid by Alex Warren
- I’m The Problem by Morgan Wallen
- GNX by Kendrick Lamar
- Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
Top podcasts globally
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- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Call Her Daddy
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- Huberman Lab
- Crime Junkie
- Modern Wisdom
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty
- The Tucker Carlson Show
Top audiobooks in Premium globally
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- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Lights Out by Navessa Allen
- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
- The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
- Quicksilver by Callie Hart
- Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
2025 Wrapped U.S. top lists
Top artists in the U.S.
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- Taylor Swift
- Drake
- Morgan Wallen
- Kendrick Lamar
- Bad Bunny
- The Weeknd
- SZA
- Zach Bryan
- Tyler, The Creator
- Kanye West
Top songs in the U.S.
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- “luther (with sza)” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
- “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
- “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
- “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
- “tv off (feat. lefty gunplay)” by Kendrick Lamar and Lefty Gunplay
- “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
- “back to friends” by sombr
- “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
- “Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti)” by The Weeknd and Playboi Carti
- “No One Noticed” by The Marías
Top albums in the U.S.
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- I’m The Problem by Morgan Wallen
- SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA
- DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
- KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) by KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys
- GNX by Kendrick Lamar
- Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
- So Close To What by Tate McRae
- The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift
- One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen
- HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
Top podcasts in the U.S.
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- The Joe Rogan Experience
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Call Her Daddy
- Crime Junkie
- The Shawn Ryan Show
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- The Daily
- Huberman Lab
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Top audiobooks in Premium in the U.S.
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- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
- Lights Out by Navessa Allen
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
- The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
- Quicksilver by Callie Hart
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