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Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Was the Top Album of the Year on Spotify. Again

Taylor Swift dethroned Bad Bunny as the most-streamed artist, Miley Cyrus has the No. 1 song, and other global data

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Spotify Wrapped is here — and with the platform’s analysis of users’ personal listening habits also comes a breakdown of the top-played music of the year globally.

Taylor Swift earned the crown of the most-streamed artist this year, dethroning Bad Bunny, who had the most streams for three consecutive years. Benito’s success, however, continued on the albums chart, where his LP Un Verano Sin Ti earned the No. 1 slot for top albums globally for the second year in a row.

On the list of most-streamed artists, Swift, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, and corridos star Peso Pluma landed in the Top 5, in that order. The Top 10 also sees Feid, Travis Scott, SZA, Karol G, and Lana Del Rey.

Globally, Verano Sin Ti earned more than 4.5 billion streams this year, according to Spotify data. Taylor Swift’s Midnights landed at No. 2, SZA’s SOS ranked third, The Weeknd’s 2016 LP Starboy earned the fourth slot, while Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito rounded out the list at No. 5.

Interestingly, Starboy ranked No. 4 most-streamed in 2017, the year after it dropped. Meanwhile, Midnights ranked No. 4 on the top albums list last year.

As for the top songs, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” ranked first globally, garnering 1.6 billion streams. “Kill Bill” by SZA earned the No. 2 slot, followed by “As It Was” by Harry Styles, “Seven” by Jung Kook feat. Latto, and “Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabón Armado and Peso Pluma, respectively. “As It Was” was the only song to return to the Top 5, after it ranked as the No. 1 song last year.

See all of Spotify’s global music data and rankings below:

Most-Streamed Artists Globally 

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. Bad Bunny
  3. The Weeknd
  4. Drake
  5. Peso Pluma
  6. Feid
  7. Travis Scott
  8. SZA
  9. Karol G
  10. Lana Del Rey

Most-Streamed Albums Globally 

  1. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
  2. Midnights by Taylor Swift
  3. SOS by SZA
  4. Starboy by The Weeknd
  5. MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO by KAROL G
  6. One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen
  7. Lover by Taylor Swift
  8. HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin
  9. GÉNESIS by Peso Pluma
  10. Harry’s House by Harry Styles

Most-Streamed Songs Globally

  1. “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus
  2. “Kill Bill” by SZA
  3. “As It Was” by Harry Styles
  4. “Seven (feat. Latto)” by Jung Kook
  5. “Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma
  6. “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift
  7. “Creepin’ (with The Weeknd & 21 Savage)” by Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage
  8. “Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)” by Rema, Selena Gomez
  9. “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” by Bizarrap, Shakira
  10. “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift

From Rolling Stone US.

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