Spotify's 'Wrapped Party' Makes it a Competition to See Who's the Biggest Fan
For music lovers around the world, Spotify's annual Wrapped list is always a highlight of the holiday season. The platform takes users' listening data from the past year and creates personalized lists of their most-listened-to genres, artists, songs, albums, and podcasts. However, this year Spotify has added an interactive twist to the classic tradition: Wrapped Party.
The new feature turns your listening data into a live competition, where friends can settle the age-old debate "who listens to music more." Wrapped Party hands out awards for achievements such as obsessively listening to smaller artists or an unrelenting love affair with a particular artist. But it's not just about individual bragging rights - the platform also aims to create a sense of community among users.
So, who reigned supreme in the world of Spotify last year? Bad Bunny took home the coveted title for most streamed artist in 2025, followed closely by his Super Bowl performance that has been met with controversy. The reggaeton superstar is no stranger to dominance, having won this title four times in the past five years.
But what about the rest of the world's musical preferences? Spotify also released its top song and podcast of the year, which surprisingly didn't feature Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift. Instead, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' collaboration "Die With a Smile" topped the charts as the global top song, while The Joe Rogan Experience remained the most popular podcast on the platform.
While Spotify's Wrapped Party is a fun addition to the annual tradition, other major streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Amazon Music also offer similar features. YouTube even jumped into the fray this year with its own recap video for viewers.
As users gear up to share their listening data with friends and family, it's clear that competition will be fierce in the world of Spotify Wrapped 2025.
For music lovers around the world, Spotify's annual Wrapped list is always a highlight of the holiday season. The platform takes users' listening data from the past year and creates personalized lists of their most-listened-to genres, artists, songs, albums, and podcasts. However, this year Spotify has added an interactive twist to the classic tradition: Wrapped Party.
The new feature turns your listening data into a live competition, where friends can settle the age-old debate "who listens to music more." Wrapped Party hands out awards for achievements such as obsessively listening to smaller artists or an unrelenting love affair with a particular artist. But it's not just about individual bragging rights - the platform also aims to create a sense of community among users.
So, who reigned supreme in the world of Spotify last year? Bad Bunny took home the coveted title for most streamed artist in 2025, followed closely by his Super Bowl performance that has been met with controversy. The reggaeton superstar is no stranger to dominance, having won this title four times in the past five years.
But what about the rest of the world's musical preferences? Spotify also released its top song and podcast of the year, which surprisingly didn't feature Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift. Instead, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' collaboration "Die With a Smile" topped the charts as the global top song, while The Joe Rogan Experience remained the most popular podcast on the platform.
While Spotify's Wrapped Party is a fun addition to the annual tradition, other major streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Amazon Music also offer similar features. YouTube even jumped into the fray this year with its own recap video for viewers.
As users gear up to share their listening data with friends and family, it's clear that competition will be fierce in the world of Spotify Wrapped 2025.
Spotify is at it again... trying to make us think we're all competing against each other instead of just enjoying our own music 
. Like, who cares if Bad Bunny won "most streamed artist" for the fifth year in a row? It's not like it's going to change the fact that his music isn't really your thing... and honestly, I'm kinda tired of all these "Wrapped Party" awards 
- it just feels like a bunch of shallow attempts to get us to share our listening data on social media 
. And don't even get me started on how they're trying to make this into some kind of competition between friends... like, can't we just have one nice thing in our lives without being compared to others? 
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and i'm loving how they're giving out awards for smaller artists tho, it's all about supporting those underrated gems. also, who knew Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars were gonna kill the game with that collab? "Die With a Smile" is fire 
but at the same time, i'm surprised they didn't include Taylor Swift in the top song list 
but honestly who really cares about the most streamed artist? like bad bunny might have had a huge year but does he represent our community? spotify needs to focus on making it more inclusive and diverse or it's just gonna be the same ol' reggaeton fans winning 
. plus, apple music and amazon music are already doing similar things so why can't spotify innovate 
, like who doesn't love a good competition amongst friends? but at the same time, can we get some more diversity on those award categories? like what about artist of the year for underground genres or something? 
, their collab was fire 
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. Apple Music and Amazon Music have been doing their own Wrapped features for years, and YouTube's just jumped into the fray with its recap video 
. I think it's awesome that music streaming services are giving users so many ways to celebrate our love of music at the end of each year 
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! I just saw this thread about Spotify's Wrapped Party and I gotta say, I love how they're mixing up the classic tradition with some fun competitions 
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And another thing, why does Bad Bunny always get so much love? I mean, don't get me wrong, he's got talent, but can't the algorithm give some love to other artists for once?