Spotify's most popular songs and artists of 2020 - and there are some surprises

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It’s the go-to music app for millions of people around the world, and now Spotify has revealed its top artists, albums, tracks, playlists and podcasts of 2020. This year, 320 million people listened to music on Spotify, with an extra 116 million listening to a podcast for the very first time!

Spotify said: “2020 is almost over. It’s been a year to remember — being physically apart for so long, yet somehow finding ways to come together as a resilient community.

“Before we officially close the books, there’s still time to celebrate the creators behind the music and podcasts of 2020 that kept us going all 700 months of this year. And Spotify 2020 Wrapped is here to do just that.”

The stats show that Bad Bunny is the most-streamed artists of 2020, with a whopping 8.3 billion streams this year. Meanwhile, the most-streamed song of the year, both globally and in the UK, was The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’, which had 1.6 billion streams.

Meanwhile, The Joe Rogan experience claimed the top spot for podcasts, followed by TED Talks Daily and The Daily. Here’s the full list of top artists, albums, tracks, playlists and podcasts for 2020.

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Most Streamed Artists in the UK

1. Drake

2. Juice WRLD

3. Eminem

4. Ed Sheeran

5. The Weeknd

Most Streamed Artists in the UK, from the UK

1. Ed Sheeran

2. Stormzy

3. Dua Lipa

4. Lewis Capaldi

5. Harry Styles

Most Streamed Tracks in UK 

1. "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd

2. "Roses - Imanbek Remix" by Imanbek, SAINt JHN

3. "ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch)" by DaBaby, Roddy Ricch

4. "The Box" by Roddy Ricch

5. "Dance Monkey" by Tones And I

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Most Streamed Albums in UK

1. Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi

2. Fine Line, Harry Styles

3. Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke

4. After Hours, The Weeknd

5. Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa

Most Popular Podcasts in the UK

1. The Joe Rogan Experience

2. Sh**ged Married Annoyed

3. Times News Briefing

4. That Peter Crouch Podcast

5. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Most Popular Podcast Genres in the UK

1. Comedy

2. Society & Culture

3. Lifestyle & Health

4. Arts & Entertainment

5. Education