That’s a wrap

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With the end of the year comes a time for reflection and looking back on 2021. Spotify Wrapped came out today, in order to help users reflect on the songs, artists, and podcasts listeners have been obsessed with over the past year.

Caroline Hubbard, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2021

It is that time of year again where everyone is looking back, and reflecting on the past year. Some are looking back through all the memories and new friends that were made, while others are reflecting on all they did (or did not do) to accomplish the year’s resolution. 

Today, Spotify gave us another way to look back on 2021 with the Spotify Wrapped feature. Spotify Wrapped gives users a collection of their top songs, artists, and podcasts from the year.  

In addition to showing each individual user’s top songs and artists, the feature also shares highlights from around the world.

Most Streamed Artists Globally

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. BTS
  4. Drake
  5. Justin Bieber
Music choices from our writers
Album cover for “List of People (To Try and Forget About) by Tame Impala. The track appears on the deluxe version of the popular album “Currents” that was released in late 2017.
Quick Hit with Peter Beardsley
“Mac DeMarco 2” was released when DeMarco was only 21 years old. The album has been listened to over 216,000,000 times on Spotify.
Quick Hit with Kyla Kaiser
After facing public shame on social media, Taylor Swift released her sixth album, “Reputation,” to share her experience with the hate. Swift describes this hit album as telling her story “through a ‘Game of Thrones’ filter.”
Quick Hit with Bella Gorman
Album cover for “The Off-Season.” The song “p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l” by J. Cole featuring Lil Baby exhibits how pride holds people back.
Quick Hit with Dylan Bayer

Most Streamed Artists in the U.S. 

  1. Drake
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Juice WRLD
  4. Kanye West
  5. Bad Bunny

Most Streamed Albums Globally

  1. “SOUR” by Olivia Rodrigo
  2. “Future Nostalgia” by Dua Lipa
  3. “Justice” by Justin Bieber
  4. “=” by Ed Sheeran
  5. “Planet Her” by Doja Cat

Most Streamed Songs Globally

  1. “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo
  2. “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X
  3. “STAY (with Justin Bieber)” by The Kid LAROI
  4. “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo
  5. “Levitating (feat. DaBaby)” by Dua Lipa

Most Streamed Songs in the U.S.

  1. “drivers license” by Olivia Rodrigo
  2. “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo
  3. “Kiss Me More” (feat SZA) by Doja Cat
  4. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
  5. “Levitating (feat. DaBaby)” by Dua Lipa

Most Popular Podcasts Globally

  1. “The Joe Rogan Experience”
  2. “Call Her Daddy”
  3. “Crime Junkie”
  4. “TED Talks Daily”
  5. “The Daily”

Most Popular Podcasts in the U.S.

  1. “The Joe Rogan Experience”
  2. “Crime Junkie”
  3. “Call Her Daddy”
  4. “The Daily”
  5. “NPR News Now”

You can find yours by clicking on the Wrapped button and clicking through the Instagram-story-like layout. Once you have viewed yours, you then have the option to share your top artist, songs, and genre on social media.