Bad Bunny was Spotify’s top artist worldwide in 2020, with over 8.3 billion streams, while Billie Eilish was the most streamed female artist.

The most streamed song of the year was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd, with nearly 1.6 billion streams worldwide, while Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG topped albums at more than 3.3 billion streams.

The most popular Spotify editorial playlist of 2020 was Today’s Top Hits, with over 27 million followers.

Spotify’s most streamed artists of 2020 globally were:

1. Bad Bunny
2. Drake
3. J Balvin
4. Juice WRLD
5. The Weeknd

The year’s top female artists worldwide were:

1. Billie Eilish
2. Taylor Swift
3. Ariana Grande
4. Dua Lipa
5. Halsey

The most streamed songs of 2020 were:

1. “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd
2. “Dance Monkey,” Tones and I
3. “The Box,” Roddy Ricch
4. “Roses-Imanbek Remix,” Imanbek and SAINt JHN
5. “Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa

And 2020’s most streamed albums globally were:

1. YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny
2. After Hours, The Weeknd
3. Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
4. Fine Line, Harry Styles
5. Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa

Most popular podcasts globally:

1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. TED Talks Daily
3. The Daily
4. The Michelle Obama Podcast
5. Call Her Daddy

The most popular podcast genres in the U.S. this year were:

1. Comedy
2. Society and culture
3. Lifestyle and health
4. News
5. Education
6. Arts and entertainment
7. News and politics

The year’s most popular podcasts in the U.S. were:

1. NPR News Now
2. The Daily
3. The Joe Rogan Experience
4. Call Her Daddy
5. The Michelle Obama Podcast
6. Crime Junkie

Spotify rolled out Group Sessions this year, enabling users worldwide to listen simultaneously.

The top streamed podcasts in Group Sessions were:

1. Call Her Daddy
2. Gemischtes Hack
3. The Daily
4. Crime Junkie