It’s officially the best time of year for music lovers. Spotify has released its 2022 Wrapped experience, and audio enthusiasts are already flocking to the streaming app to find out what their most-streamed songs say about their personality. But it’s also time to see what the world’s most streamed songs of the year say about humanity as a whole – or at least Spotify’s 456 million listeners in 184 countries.
In addition to personalized playlists for all of its users, Spotify also released its lists of the most streamed songs, albums and artists of 2022 on November 30 as part of Spotify Wrapped. While 2021 held a few surprises, like music newcomer Olivia Rodrigo snagging the year’s most-streamed song “Drivers License,” 2022’s lists were a bit more predictable, with long-established top artists occupying the top spots .
Harry Styles reigned in 2022; The lead single from his Harry’s House album, As It Was, was the world’s most-streamed song of the year. “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, “Me Porto Bonito” by Bad Bunny feat. Chencho Corleone and Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me Preguntó” followed in that order.
Considering how often Bad Bunny appears on the most-streamed songs list, it should come as no surprise that he was the most-streamed artist overall for 2022, with his album Un Verano Sin Ti also making the most-streamed list streamed albums.
Artists like Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd, Drake, BTS, and Doja Cat have also had amazing years, popping up on several most-streamed lists. Read on to find the most streamed songs, artists, albums, podcasts and audiobooks of 2022 according to Spotify streams.
Most streamed songs worldwide
- “As It Was” by Harry Styles
- “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
- “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
- Bad Bunny feat. Chencho Corleone
- “Titi Me Pregunto” by Bad Bunny
Most Streamed Artists Worldwide
- bad bunny
- Taylor Swift
- drake
- the weekend
- bts
Most streamed albums worldwide
- “Un Verano Sin Ti”, Bad Bunny
- “Harry’s House”, Harry Styles
- “Sour”, Olivia Rodrigo
- “=”, Ed Sheeran
- “Planet them”, Doja Cat
Most viral artists worldwide
- Taylor Swift
- the weekend
- bad bunny
- bts
- Lana del Rey
The most popular podcasts worldwide
- “The Joe Rogan Experience”
- “Call Her Daddy”
- “Anything goes with Emma Chamberlain”
- “Caso 63” (all languages)
- “crime junkie”
Most shared lyrics worldwide
- “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
- “Heather” by Conan Gray
- “I Love You So” by The Walters
- “Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey
- Somewhere Only We Know by Keane
Most Streamed Artists in the US
- drake
- Taylor Swift
- bad bunny
- KanyeWest
- the weekend
Most streamed songs in the US
- “As It Was” by Harry Styles
- “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals
- “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy
- Bad Bunny feat. Chencho Corleone
- “First Class” by Jack Harlow
Most streamed albums in the US
- “Un Verano Sin Ti”, Bad Bunny
- “Harry’s House”, Harry Styles
- “Dangerous: The Double Album”, Morgan Wallen
- “Midnight,” Taylor Swift
- “Sour”, Olivia Rodrigo
The most popular podcasts in the US
- “The Joe Rogan Experience”
- “Call Her Daddy”
- “crime junkie”
- “The Daily”
- “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard”
The most popular audiobooks in the USA
- “I’m glad my mother passed away,” Jennette McCurdy
- “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, JK Rowling
- “It ends with us,” Colleen Hoover
- “Atomic Habits”, James Clear
- “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,” Mark Manson