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Spotify Wrapped release date: when could it come out in 2024?

Find out which global megastar topped the Spotify Wrapped charts in 2023

SPOTIFY Wrapped is one of the most exciting moments in a music lover's calendar, as the streaming service unveils the artists they have listened to the most.

Some users have and expectations are high as the Spotify Wrapped season draws near.

Spotify includes different features every year to keep the experience fresh
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Spotify includes different features every year to keep the experience fresh
Spotify tracks how much music you have been listening to
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Spotify tracks how much music you have been listening toCredit: Getty - Contributor

What is Spotify Wrapped?

Spotify Wrapped is a once-a-year feature which gives listeners an insight into which artists they have been listening to the most.

The app gives them a list of their top five most listened to artists and songs, alongside a slew of different features that are unique to each year.

For example, in 2023, there was where users were told which global city had a similar listening habits to them.

When is Spotify Wrapped?

The streaming service have kept the event's release day under wraps for now, but Spotify Wrapped has been dropping earlier every year.

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In 2019, it released on December 5 but a year later it dropped on December 1.

But, then, in 2022 and 2023, the beloved event landed on November 30.

When does Spotify Wrapped stop tracking?

Spotify keep much of the maths behind their beloved feature a secret and rarely give users a peek behind the curtain.

As Spotify Wrapped isn't released at the very end of the year, there is some ambiguity as to when it actually stops tracking what you have been listening to.

However, the streaming service did debunk rumours that they stop tracking a user's listening patterns in October.

How can you prepare for Spotify Wrapped?

If you're an artist, then the deadline to record your thank you videos, which Spotify will later send to fans, is November 15.

If you're a listener, remember that Spotify will stop tracking your listening habits soon (although we don't know when exactly tracking stops).

So if you want to change the artists in your top 5 list, you'll need to act fast.

Also, ensure that your Spotify app is up-to-date so you can access Wrapped when it lands on the platform.

Taylor Swift is one of the most listened to artists every year on Spotify
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Taylor Swift is one of the most listened to artists every year on Spotify
Lana Del Rey was also one of Spotify's most popular artists
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Lana Del Rey was also one of Spotify's most popular artists

Which artists topped the Spotify Wrapped 2023 chart?

Taylor Swift was the most streamed artist in 2023, with her hit songs recieving a whopping total of 26.1 billion streams.

She was followed by Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake and Peso Pluma.

Swift ended Bad Bunny's two year streak as the most listened to artist in the world, when she became the first ever female singer to top the list.

Female artists occupied the last three spots on the top ten list though, with SZA coming in eighth, Karol G coming in ninth and pop icon Lana Del Rey coming in tenth.

Previous release dates for Spotify Wrapped

Here is a list of the previous release dates for Spotify Wrapped:

  • Spotify Wrapped 2023: Wednesday, November 29
  • Spotify Wrapped 2022: Wednesday, November 30
  • Spotify Wrapped 2021:  Wednesday, December 1
  • Spotify Wrapped 2020: Wednesday, December 2
  • Spotify Wrapped 2019: Thursday, December 5
  • Spotify Wrapped 2018: Thursday, December 6
  • Spotify Wrapped 2017: Wednesday, December 6
  • Spotify Wrapped 2016: Monday, December 12
  • Year In Music 2015: Spotify's first annual wrap-up had a different name and was released on Tuesday, December 8
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