Relive your favorite tracks of 2023 and check out your Spotify Wrapped now. Didn’t get a Sound Town? We know why.
Whoever invented Spotify Wrapped deserves a raise. The day that the music-streaming site releases its annual Spotify Wrapped lists is practically a musical holiday, setting off sharing and discussion among users, and certainly creating the desired buzz the company wants. This year, Spotify added a new feature and tweaked another — but not all users were given those new features.
Here’s a look at what’s offered, how to watch and rewatch, what’s new this year and why the new features might not have showed up in your personal Spotify Wrapped. Spotify Wrapped basics
You probably already have a sneaking suspicion, or super-strong feeling, about which artist or bands you listened to the most this year. But the fun of Spotify Wrapped is getting to confirm that, and maybe cringe if an uncool artist wrangled their way into your top five — or feel superior if your artists are all eclectic indie stars about to break out big. Hey, you knew them first.
Spotify Wrapped tells you how many songs you listened to in 2023, and goes into detail about the one you listened to most, including number of times you played that song and even the date you first listened to it. It also assembles a playlist of your top songs.
You can see how many minutes you listened to music and podcasts on Spotify this year and which day you tuned in for the longest amount of time. What exactly was I doing on May 8, anyway, that I had so much time to rock out?
The roundup lists how many different artists you listened to this year, and of course, highlights the musician who came out on top. Some artists, including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay, have also recorded short thank-you videos that pop up in your Wrapped roundup. You’re shown a list of your five top artists, plus, for some reason, the month that you listened to them the most. And for your top artist, it ranks you in their fandom, telling you if you’re in the top 20% of Taylor Swift listeners, for example.
Spotify also makes a list of your top five songs and tells you your preferred genre. Mine was simply « pop, » because I’m a Gen X mom. My Gen Z daughter’s was something called « pov: indie, » because she’s way hipper than I am.
Spotify Wrapped sums up the music its listeners have been enjoying in 2023. New for Spotify Wrapped 2023: Sound Towns
Where do you live? No, not your address but musically. This year, Spotify Wrapped is assigning some listeners a Sound Town, which is a city somewhere in the world that supposedly matches your listening style. Sound Town should appear as the third entry for eligible users in their personalized Wrapped experience, beginning with « This year, your listening took you places… »
College towns, such as Eugene, Oregon, and Burlington, Vermont, were popular, but the US was far from the only country represented.
