Spotify Wrapped 2023: A Musical Reflection of Your Year

Prepare to have your musical listening habits laid bare as Spotify exposes your most played artists, songs, genres, and the total minutes you spent jamming out.

In simple terms, Wrapped is a feature of Spotify that shows you a slideshow or “story” of the songs, artists, and podcasts you’ve listened to the most over the past year, what new music you’ve found, and an exact count of how many minutes you spent listening to music.

Moreover, you can get a playlist with your 100 most listened-to songs and some other cool things depending on the year. 

Also, Spotify-wrapped updates are so easy to share on social media or with your friends. Here’s everything you need to know about the Spotify Wrapped 2023 launch: 

How Spotify Wrapped became so popular

In 2013, Spotify realized it had a trove of streaming data at its disposal so launched its first year-end review. The review graphics were on-brand but not as glittering as they are today, yet the audience showed a lot of interest

By 2016, Spotify named the data stories Wrapped. And in every repetition, Spotify Wrapped launched new features based on the data it collected from users. 

This year, with Spotify Wrapped 2023, the features named “Me in 2023” gives a personal touch and assigns a “listening character” that best describes your streaming habits, and “Sound Town” which connects users to a city based on their listening and shared artist liking.

The popularity of Spotify Wrapped has skyrocketed over the years: 

• In 2017, around 30 million Spotify users were accessing Spotify Wrapped, and by 2021, there were more than 120 million users.
• At the same time, nearly 60 million Spotify-wrapped stories and graphics were also shared by users across social media platforms. 
• In 2022, there was no difference, over 156 million users engaged with Wrapped. 

These days, Spotify Wrapped is so hot that even important people like U.S. senators and Australian federal police are jumping on the bandwagon, creating their year-end memes.

When was Spotify Wrapped 2023 released?

Spotify Wrapped 2023 was released on November 29, 2023, at 8 AM ET / 5 AM PT.

And if we talk about the last year, Wrapped for 2022 was released on November 30, and both 2021 and 2020 Wrapped versions were released on December 1, which means Spotify launched it even earlier than in recent years.

How to find my Spotify Wrapped 2023 story and playlists

You don’t need to worry about how to find your Spotify Wrapped 2023 as Spotify drops a notification whenever a new Spotify Wrapped update drops, but in case you don’t see it here’s how to find your Wrapped:

1. Open the Spotify app and tap on the Wrapped bubble.
2. After clicking on the Wrapped bubble, your Wrapped story will open. 

Wrapped 2023 is quite long and includes your top genres, a map that demonstrates where other people have similar listening habits, a total of how many minutes you spent listening, your top songs, and more. To share this story, tap on the Share this story option and send the slide you’re on to friends or social media. 

3. When you find the slide of Your Top Songs 2023 playlist, tap Add to Your Library. This will save the playlist of your top 100 songs of the year, so you can open and listen to them at any time without any distractions.

4. In the “Me in 2023” feature, you’ll also get to meet your listening personality. Based on your streaming preferences, Spotify will assign you one of 12 listening characters. 

5. If this was a year of podcasts for you, Spotify has also added the top pods you listened to and how many minutes you spent tuned in.

6. At last in Spotify Wrapped, Spotify will give you a handy card with all of your most important musical information. To save it as a picture, simply share it, text it, and post it on social media, more. 

How to find your old Spotify Wrapped playlists

If you’re in the mood to listen to your old Spotify Wrapped playlists, you’re out of luck. Unfortunately, they’re only accessible to view for a limited time. But don’t worry, you can see your old Wrapped playlists via the Spotify website. 

Every Wrapped playlist gets automatically saved to a specific URL, and when you open that URL while you’re logged into your Spotify account will show you your Wrapped playlists. 

Remember if you follow these steps and still can’t find your Wrapped playlist for a specific year, then it probably means you didn’t do it that year. 

Go to the Spotify website and log into your account. Then open one of these Wrapped playlist links: 

• Wrapped 2021
• Wrapped 2020
• Wrapped 2019
• Wrapped 2018
• Wrapped 2017

I don’t know the reason, but you can’t get your Wrapped 2016 playlist at its link, instead, you’ll have to find it at the Wrapped 2019 link. Sadly, Wrapped 2015 doesn't seem to be around anymore.

Who are the most-streamed artists on Spotify in 2023?

You may have already guessed it right, Yes it’s none other than Taylor Swift. She has become the most streamed artist of the year on Spotify as exposed as part of Spotify Wrapped 2023. 

And Bad Bunny is the second most played and The Weekend is the third most listened artist on Spotify. 

With every melophile finding out who their most listened-to artists for 2023 are on Spotify, the streaming service has also revealed who are the most popular musicians in the world.

Below are the 10 most-streamed music artists on Spotify in 2023:

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

What are the most-streamed albums on Spotify in 2023?

I’m sure you’re curious too, that’s why here is the list of the 10 most-streamed albums on Spotify in 2023:

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

Frequently Asked Questions 

Q. Does Spotify pay its artists fairly?

Spotify’s paying model has been the subject of much debate and controversy for many. As per the sources, Spotify pays artists between $0.003 - $0.005 per stream on average. Many have criticized the company for paying artists a fraction of a cent per stream, which some argue is not enough to support artists. CEO and founder Daniel Ek has defended its model, arguing that it has helped to grow the music industry and that it offers artists a valuable platform to reach their fans.

Q. Which artist was against Spotify?

Neil Young was against Spotify. He removed almost all his music from the platform and other streaming services, citing low sound quality as the main reason. He said that he didn't think his fans deserved the low-quality songs they were receiving, and it was bad for his music. On the other hand, artists David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Joni Mitchell, stood against Spotify saying that the platform is not paying artists fairly. 

Q. Which artists are not on Spotify?

Entertainment figures Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ava DuVernay, India Arie, Garth Brooks, and Joanna Newsom are among those who aren’t on Spotify.

Q. Why did Taylor Swift leave Spotify?

In 2014, Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify because of the dispute over compensation for artists. She believed that the streaming service didn’t appropriately value the work of musicians, especially in terms of the revenue they received per stream. 

Q. Which one is the world's Most streamed artist and song?

According to the Wikipedia article, Canadian rapper Drake is the world's most-streamed artist with over 68 billion streams as of December 2023. When it comes to the most streamed song, “Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd is the most-streamed song with over 3.9 billion streams as of December 2023. 

Q when does Spotify start collecting data for wrapped? 

On every 1st January Spotify starts collecting data for Wrapped and stops on 31st October. The listening habits from 1st November to 31st December are untracked and not recorded in Spotify Wrapped. 

Q. Who is the number 1 artist on Spotify 2023?

Taylor Swift is the number 1 artist on Spotify in 2023 with a total of 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1.

Q. When does Spotify Wrapped come out?

This year, Spotify Wrapped 2023 came out at 8 a.m. ET on Nov. 29. That's a day earlier than the Nov. 30 release last year, which was earlier than the Dec. 1 reveal in 2021.