As has been customary since 2016, the streaming platform Spotify launches its annual “Spotify packed” which lists the top songs, albums, artists and podcasts that have been most listened to on the platform over the past year. In this 2023, Taylor Swift dethrones first place Bad bunny, who has held this position for the past three years. The Puerto Rican drops to second place.

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The data, published this Wednesday, points to the American artist as the first worldwide with a total of 26 billion listens. Swift has also been voted ‘Artist of the Year’ in 2023 by another important audio platform such as Apple Music.

“Agree, this is unreal? I wanted to say to everyone who heard my music this year, anywhere in the world: Thank you. be mentioned Spotify’s Top Global Artist in 2023 is really the best gift of birthdays/holidays you could have given me,” the singer wrote on her X account.

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That’s not all: the platform has also published the songs most played by its users worldwide. The first place is not occupied by Swift, but Miley Cyrus with his song “Flowers”, with 1.6 billion views since its release in January this year. In the previous edition this space belonged to ‘As it was’ from Harry Styleswhich dropped to third place.

The most listened to songs on Spotify

1. “Flowers” ​​– Miley Cyrus

2. “Kill Bill” – SZA

3. “The Way It Was” – Harry Styles

4. “Seven (feat. Latto)” – Jung Kook

5. “She Dances Alone” – Armed Link, Featherweight

6. “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift

7. “Creepin’ – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage

8. “Calm down – Rema, Selena Gomez

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10. “Antihero” – Taylor Swift.