In the same week that news broke that Spotify had removed millions of fraudulent copies, deducting huge amounts of listening from many artists (we don’t know how this will sit with advertisers), the platform went viral Your annual list … Most listened to: Spotify Classics are now wrapped.
Again, now there are four, Puerto Ricans Bad Bunny has been crowned the most streamed artist in the world Thanks to the successful launch of his album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”, which was also the most streamed album worldwide on the platform.
Bad Bunny, which ranked first in 2020, 2021 and 2022, has reached more than 19.8 billion views this year. In second place is Taylor Swiftwhich was the most listened to on the platform globally in the past two years. Additionally, the North American artist has broken several records with her latest album “The Life Of A Showgirl” and her single “The Fate Of Ophelia.”
Rounding out the stage is The Weeknd, a Canadian artist who continues to cement his position as one of the most influential figures on the global music scene. The fourth place is occupied by the rapper and singer Drake (One of the main figures in the inflated views scandal) and appears in fifth place Billie Eilish.
Regarding the ranking of the most listened to songs of 2025 globally, The most played song is “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno MarsIt is a song that has exceeded 1.7 billion views around the world.
Most listened to in Spain
In our country the Puerto Rican artist and composer Bad Bunny also rises in rank as the most streamed of 2025within a classification dominated by Spanish-speaking artists. It is not the first time that the Puerto Rican has occupied first place, as it was also the most reproduced in 2022 and 2023 in our country.
Quevedo is the most listened to Spanish language in Spain, and Rels B is the most listened to Spanish language outside of Spain.
up to the second scale position QuevedoWho was the fifth most listened to artist in 2024 in Spain. It ranks third in the “Top” most listened to artists in Spain this year Mike Towers.
The “Top Ten” list of the most listened to artists in our country is completed, in order, by JC Reyes, Belle, Anuel A. A., Rao Alejandro, Mora, D.V., and Carol G. Within the list, what is striking among the emerging artists of 2025 is Tawheed JC Reyes As the second most listened to Spanish artist in the country, and the presence of Billy, the Colombian who dominated the summer carrying the “Afrobeat” genre as his banner and who now reaches a position in this annual “top”.
Regarding the ranking of the most listened to female artists in Spain, he holds first place Carol J For the third year in a row. The Colombian singer continues to dominate the charts thanks to the success of her album “Tropicoqueta”, which includes songs that have been played non-stop this summer, such as “Verano Rosa” or the song “Si Hasta Te Hubiera Conocido”, which she already released as a single last year and which has become the most streamed song in our country in 2024.
In second place is Aitanawith the long-awaited release this year of their album “Cuarto Azul”. In third place is “De La Rose” followed by “Bad Gyal”, highlighting the influence of local artists in our country. The list of the ten most streamed artists continues with Taylor Swift, in fifth place, followed by Rosalía, whose album “Lux” entered the top 20 albums in Spain after becoming the most streamed in a single day by a Spanish-speaking artist. Shakira, Lola Indigo, Emilia and Lady Gaga complete this ranking.
The song of the summer ended up being the song of the year
Regarding the “Top 10” of the most listened to songs in our country, in first place comes the song “La Plena – W Sound 05”, composed by W Sound, Beéle and Ovy On The Drums, a collaboration that has succeeded in attracting listeners, becoming the most listened to during the summer in Spain.
The “Top” most streamed songs nationwide continue with “capaz (merengueton”) by Alleh and Yorghaki, in second place; in third and fourth place are “VeLDÁ”, by Bad Bunny, Omar Courtz and Dei V, and “BAILE INoLVIDABLE”, also by Puerto Rican Bad Bunny, followed by “mi fe”, by Beéle and Ovy On The Drums, in fifth place. In addition, Bad Bunny is back on the list at number six and seven with “NUEVAYoL” and “DtMF”; at number eight is “Still Luvin”, by Delaossa, Quevedo and Bigla The Kid; at number nine is “No Tiene Sens”, by Beéle, and closing the top ten is “QLOO*” by Young Cister and Kreamly.
Most listened to by Spaniards outside Spain
If we take a look at the most streamed national artists outside Spain in 2025, another year in first place stands out Relays b. Second place goes to Quevedo, and Enrique Iglesias completes the podium.
This ranking of the most listened to Spaniards outside our borders continues with Alejandro Sanz and Rosalía, the latter was for another year the most listened to Spanish artist outside our borders. Murat, Pablo Alborán, La Orega de Van Gogh, Aitana and Hombres Gee are the rest of the artists who make up this list.
Likewise, in terms of the most listened to songs by Spanish artists outside of Spain this year, “When No Era Cantante” stands out, a collaboration between Granada-born Young Beef and Mexican El Pujito.
In second place stands out another successful collaboration, in this case “Yo y Tú”, where Quevedo appears with Ovy On The Drums and Beéle; And in third place, “TU VAS SIN (fav), by Rels B. Fourth place is completed by “Tiroteo – Remix”, by Marc Segui, Rau Alejandro and Paul Granche, and fifth, “Bailando – Spanish Version”, a classic by Enrique Iglesias, Decimer Bueno and Gente de Zona.