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Spotify Wrapped 2025 Reveals Global Top Artist Bad Bunny and Top Song “Die With A Smile”

Dec 3, 2025

The 2025 Spotify Wrapped is here, highlighting a year where fandom rose to unprecedented heights across music, podcasts, and audiobooks. Globally, Bad Bunny dethroned Taylor Swift, becoming the Global Top Artist for an incredible fourth time with more than 19.8 billion streams. His album, ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’, also claimed the Global Top Album spot. The biggest song in the world was the collaboration smash hit “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, which racked up over 1.7 billion streams in 2025 alone.

In Canada, Drake once again secured the top spot as the most streamed artist in the country, followed by Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen. Drake and The Weeknd also dominated the worldwide stage, taking the third and fourth spots, respectively, on the Global Top Artists list. The top song in Canada was “Ordinary” by Alex Warren, while Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m The Problem’ was the most streamed album. Quebec saw a significant 20% increase in Francophone music consumption, with Charlotte Cardin’s “Feel Good” and Les Cowboys Fringants’ “L’Amérique pleure” leading the local charts.

Beyond music, The Joe Rogan Experience claimed the title of the Global Top Podcast for the sixth year in a row. In the Audiobooks Premium category, Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Fourth Wing’ was the most listened-to title both in Canada and globally, showcasing the enduring power of fantasy. This year’s personalized experience has expanded dramatically, introducing Fan Leaderboards, Clubs based on listening style, and new features like Top Albums and Top Audiobook Genre, ensuring every user can dig deeper into the stories that defined their year.

TOP LISTS

This year they saw fandom rise like never before across music, podcasts and audiobooks. This was truly a year for fans. Here’s how Canadians listened:

MUSIC (CANADA)

Top Artists in Canada
- This year, Drake topped the list as the most streamed artist in Canada, followed by Taylor Swift (#2), Morgan Wallen (#3), The Weeknd (#4) and Kendrick Lamar (#5). See the bottom of this email for the full Top 10 List.
- Top Canadian Artists Globally: Toronto’s very own The Weeknd and Drake also took the #3 and #4 spots as the most streamed artists globally. See the bottom of this email for the full Top 10 List.

Top Songs in Canada
- “Ordinary” byAlex Warren was the top song in Canada.
- “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga andBruno Mars took home the second spot.

“APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars became the third top song in Canada.

“Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone landed the number 4 spot in Canada
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey couldn’t get out of our heads and took the number 5 spot. See the bottom of this email for the full Top 10 List.

Top Albums in Canada
- I guess we’re the problem because we’re the reason“I’m The Problem”byMorgan Wallen landed as Canada’s top album.
- No more hiding, we loved“KPop Demon Hunters”byKPop Demon Hunters Cast,which takes the number 2 spot in Canada.
- Life must be better on Saturn, because “SOS Deluxe: LANA”bySZA made it as the third most streamed album in the country.
- I think you know what this is – “So Close To What” byTate McRae was on repeat at number 4.
- Carrying us home is “You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1)”byAlex Warren, taking the number 5 spot in Canada. See the bottom of this email for the full Top 10 List.

A BIG YEAR FOR QUEBEC

2025 has been a major year for Francophone music on Spotify. In fact, we saw a 20% increase of French-Canadian music consumption in Quebec from the previous year, taking the year as a whole, and an 11% increase across Canada. This is represented across some of the amazing Franco-Quebecois music being played in its home province, including:
- Looking for a good time? Quebec was! “Feel Good” by Charlotte Cardin was the top Franco-Quebecois track in the province.
- America may be crying, but Quebec was singing along. “L’Amérique pleure” byLes Cowboys Fringants came in strong at #2.
- Still hanging on every word, “Je te laisserai des mots” by Patrick Watson came in third thanks to a global surge after the season finale of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” featured the track earlier this year.
- Quebec didn’t just wish once… “Les étoiles filantes” by Les Cowboys Fringants secured their second track at fourth place.
- And apparently, Quebec wasn’t ready to move on. “Le stade” by Fredz rounds out the top 5. See the bottom of this email for the full Top 10 List.

MUSIC (GLOBAL)

Top Music (Global)

Global Top Artist: With more than 19.8 billion streams globally in 2025,Bad Bunny is Spotify’s 2025 Global Top Artist for the fourth time after holding the title in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Spotify is celebrating Bunny’s milestone by giving fans multiple ways to engage, including a Global Film Launch, Fan Experiences, On-Platform Easter Egg and more. See all details here.

Global Top Song: The global top song of 2025 isLady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ smash hit “Die With A Smile,” with more than 1.7 billion streams globally in 2025 alone.
Global Top Album: The global top album of 2025 is DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny.

AUDIOBOOKS IN PREMIUM

In Canada, “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros took the #1 spot as the most listened to audiobook, followed by “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas (#2), “The Fellowship of the Ring” by J.R.R. Tolkien (#3), “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros (#4), “Lights Out” by Navessa Allen (#5). See the bottom of this email for the full Top 10 List.
In 2025, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros took the number one spot as Spotify’s Global Top Audiobook in Premium of the year.
- For the first time ever, we’re also bringing Audiobooks to the personalized user experience, introducing Top Audiobook Genre and Your Author Clips.

PODCASTS

In Canada, The Joe Rogan Experience alsotook the number one spot as the most listened to podcast in Canada, followed The Mel Robbins Podcast (#2), The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (#3), Call Her Daddy (#4) andThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (#5). See the bottom of this email for the full Top 10 List.
In 2025, The Joe Rogan Experience took the number one spot as Spotify’s Global Top Podcast of the year – marking the sixth year in a row it’s claimed the title.

For even more on the most-streamed music, podcasts and audiobooks of 2025, head to Spotify’s For the Record blog.

PERSONALIZED USER EXPERIENCE

Eligible users can now access their personalized 2025 Wrapped Experience exclusively in the Spotify mobile app (iOS and Android). Please make sure your Spotify app is updated to the latest version to access. Users can easily access their personalized user experience in the Wrapped feed on Home.

With 2025 Wrapped, we’ve refreshed some of the classics you love while adding nearly a dozen new and updated ways to connect and dig deeper into the stories and moments that defined your year. This year, you can experience your Wrapped, your way – with the ability to control the speed of your experience and revisit specific moments without starting from the beginning.

Refreshed Classics:
- Top Genres: This fan favorite is back to show you the genres that shaped your sound this year.
- Top Song Quiz: Guess which track soundtracked your year in this interactive quiz.
- Top Artist Sprint: Watch the sprint for your No. 1 spot. This story visualizes how your top five artists shifted in your personal rankings month by month.
- Top Songs and accompanying playlist: See your top five songs of the year and get your personalized Your Top Songs 2025 playlist, which now shows how many times you streamed each of your top 100 tracks this year.
What’s New:
- Listening Age: This story compares your musical tastes to others’ in your age group, looking at the release years of the tracks you listen to most.
- Top Albums: For the first time, we’re spotlighting the albums you returned to again and again.
- Top Audiobook Genre: This story highlights your top audiobook genre and the book you listened to most from that genre.
- Your Author Clip: This year, we’re also including messages from authors, so you may hear from the writer behind your favorite audiobook. Clips include authors like Dan Brown, James Patterson, Abby Jimenez, and more.
- Your Podcaster Clip: You may also hear from one of your favorite podcast creators, now appearing directly in your Wrapped experience. Clips include hosts from shows like The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, The Mel Robbins Podcast, and Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
- Fan Leaderboard: Think you’re one of your top artist’s biggest fans? This year, you might see where you rank among their listeners worldwide, based on your total minutes listened.
- Clubs: This story celebrates the streaming habits that defined your year. You’ll be sorted into one of six Clubs – each representing a unique listening style – and see the role you play within that community.
- Listening Archive: Finally, get personalized snapshots of your most memorable streaming days. Powered by AI, this feature delivers up to five unique reports based on your daily listening. Available in English in select markets.
- Wrapped Party: For the first time ever, we’re introducing Wrapped Party – a new interactive feature that turns your listening data into a live competition you can play with friends. It’s the latest way to level up Wrapped, making it more exciting and fun than ever. To join Wrapped Party, visit the Wrapped Hub on the platform, search for ‘Wrapped Party’ in Spotify, or access it at the end of your personalized experience.