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 DeB TiRAR M S 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 ROS 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 DeB TiRAR M S 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
Bad Bunny
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Drake
Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ariana Grande
Arijit Singh
Fuerza Regida
Top songs globally
Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
BIRDS OF A FEATHER by Billie Eilish
APT. by ROS 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
DeB TiRAR M S 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
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
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.
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.
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 Mar as
Top albums in the U.S.
I'm The Problem by Morgan Wallen
SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA
DeB TiRAR M S FOToS by Bad Bunny
KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) by KPop Demon Hunter
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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.
