By Emily Davis, ’27

Staff Writer

As 2023 ended, many different apps and websites did yearend recaps of what their users interacted with the most. One of those apps is Spotify, the nation’s leading service for streaming music and podcasts. Spotify recorded the top 10 artists that users listened to through the year and presented it as “Wrapped,” which users frequently shared on social media. Based on the different genres of music and podcasts that Spotify has to offer, users’ top artists greatly varied. While HHS students I talked to had different Wrapped results, there were a few artists who most frequently topped their lists.

Taylor Swift – Ranked number 1 worldwide with 29.10 billion streams, Taylor topped the playlist for many HHS students as well. Her “Eras Tour” captivated the entirety of 2023, and even went as far to crash Ticketmaster. She officially became a billionaire while selling out arenas around the country.

The Weeknd – Coming in at number 3 worldwide with 14.14 billion streams, the Weeknd was the second most popular artist on the “wrapped” lists of students I interviewed. The Weeknd continued his “After Hours till Dawn” tour around the world after his North America tour ended in November of 2022.

 Drake – Ranked a close fourth behind The Weeknd with 14.03 billion streams, Drake was another popular top artist among students. His tour “It’s All a Blur” began in early July, and is scheduled to conclude in late March. 

SZA – After releasing her album “SOS” in late 2022, SZA landed at number 8 worldwide in 2023 with 7.10 billion streams. Behind Drake, she was the next most popular artist among students I interviewed. 

Other artists who rounded out the Spotify top 10 streamers, according to Euronews.culture, were Bad Bunny (2), Peso Pluma (5), Feid (6), Travis Scott (7), Karol G (9) and Lana Del Ray (10). With many of these artists touring in 2023, it makes sense that they fell into the top ten of the most streamed artists worldwide. Whether top on Spotify or among HHS students, the results show that these artists know how to make popular music.

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