Here's how many listeners your favorite artists had on Spotify in 2020
Snow on the ground and colder weather may signify the end of the year for many, but for music fans, nothing highlights the closing of each year better than the Spotify Wrapped feature. And while we all love seeing how much we listened to our favorite artists, those artists might just love it even more.
Spotify‘s most streamed musician this year was Bad Bunny, with 8.3 billion streams globally. Drake and J Balvin came in second and third, respectively, with Juice WRLD in fourth and the Weeknd in fifth. Billie Eilish is Spotify’s top-streamed female artist globally once again. But what about some of our other faves over at Alternative Press?
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This morning, Spotify for Artists unveiled its 2020 Artist Wrapped feature. While listeners are now able to enjoy Spotify’s 2020 Wrapped personalized experience, including new in-app quizzes and even a fresh “Missed Hits” playlist, artists can now check out how their fans have been enjoying their year of music. And so far today, alt artists have proudly shared their streams throughout 2020. Do any of these surprise you?
Boston Manor
Thank you for listening world 🌎 ❤️ so grateful for every single one of you. pic.twitter.com/2AoGplFMht
— Boston Manor (@BSTNMNR) December 2, 2020
Boston Manor dropped their third album, GLUE, back in May. And it doesn’t seem like fans were limited to just their home base of England, either.
You Me At Six
What a year it's been… Thank you to all 8.2 MILLION of you for listening to our songs on @Spotify this year. You're all legends. #SpotifyWrapped pic.twitter.com/z5YuNrJDu1
— You Me At Six (@youmeatsix) December 2, 2020
You Me At Six reached 92 countries this year after, likely in part due to the release of November’s “SUCKAPUNCH,” the title track to their forthcoming album.
Breathe Carolina
Hell ya! Thank you everyone that listened this year! Hopefully we added a little light to this trash year ! pic.twitter.com/QthGx1dGQu
— BREATHE CAROLINA (@BreatheCarolina) December 2, 2020
Breathe Carolina hope they added some light to a “trash year,” and for 16.5 million listeners, that seems to be the case. They shared DEADTHEREMIXES back in April and “Promises” in November.
Hot Mulligan
This is so insane. Thank you all for listening. I can’t believe how much we’ve grown together this year. pic.twitter.com/cjsIhOaKa8
— Hot Mulligan (@HotMulligan) December 2, 2020
Hot Mulligan had quite the year, with 19 million total streams globally. They have their March release, you’ll be fine, to thank for that.
Lil Peep
💜💜💜 pic.twitter.com/IvetqyFpVK
— GOTH ANGEL SINNER (@Lilpeep) December 2, 2020
Genre-blending titan Lil Peep‘s popularity was undeniable this year. The re-release of his 2016 Hellboy mixtape helped Peep earn 1.8 billion total streams globally.
Silverstein
🎧 Thank YOU for listening! This year we dropped “A Beautiful Place to Drown”, “REDUX II”, and a couple Alternate Versions. We are proud of those releases and appreciate you checking them out! 🤘 @spotify #2020ArtistWrapped pic.twitter.com/KMG03m2GUN
— Silverstein (@silverstein) December 2, 2020
It’s also been quite the year for Silverstein. With the help of both Redux II and A Beautiful Place To Down, the group earned a whopping 82.4 million streams in 2020.
The Dangerous Summer
Gigantic year! Thank you to all of you! We see your top artist lists, and puts a giant smile on our face to see us at the top 🙏❤️ Thank you @Spotify @spotifyartists pic.twitter.com/1ibtF9b4Cd
— The Dangerous Summer (@dangeroussummer) December 2, 2020
The Dangerous Summer had a “gigantic year,” indeed. Their 16-track Live In Baltimore 2019 project and several singles including “Fuck Them All” were likely a huge part of that.
blink-182
694 million thanks for listening 694 million times.🤘 pic.twitter.com/uJeO1jODAP
— blink-182 (@blink182) December 2, 2020
To nobody’s surprise, blink-182 had an exceptional year. They earned nearly 10 million more streams than last year, bringing them to 694.2 million. Their August release “Quarantine” likely helped.
5 Seconds Of Summer
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Thanks to the success of CALM, the 5SOS guys saw 1.3 billion streams this year. Pretty impressive stuff.
Ashton Irwin
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Ashton Irwin‘s solo record, Superbloom, secured him 4 million of his own streams in 2020.
Cane Hill
y’all are fuckin sick pic.twitter.com/6Ki3qKtWVE
— ᴄᴀɴ≡ ʜɪʟʟ (@Cane_Hill) December 2, 2020
Metal favorites Cane Hill are leaving the year with 3.7 million streams behind them. In October, they dropped their single “Power Of The High.”
Enter Shikari
Thanks for all the love, everyone 🥰
(We ❤ you too) pic.twitter.com/VKjxygtqGE
— Rob Rolfe (@enterrob) December 2, 2020
Enter Shikari are closing out 2020 with 57.3 million streams on their resume. They dropped Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible back in April.
Lil Lotus
Love u guys so much 🖤🖤🖤 pic.twitter.com/yNJpExrQy1
— 𝕷𝖔𝖙𝖚𝖘 (@LILXLOTUS) December 2, 2020
Lil Lotus had a successful year with 1.3 million listeners, thanks to his August release, All My Little Scars, Vol. 3.
Movements
What a year. Thank you so much. pic.twitter.com/sIcO2jt9V4
— Movements (@movementsCA) December 2, 2020
Movements made some major moves in 2020, with 27.2 million streams to their names. They dropped their new album, No Good Left To Give, back in September.
Meet Me @ The Altar
We only released two songs this year. You guys are insane. We are forever grateful for all the support you show us. 2021 doesn’t know what’s coming. Get ready!! (The WAY we grew from last year 😳😳😳) pic.twitter.com/t8or7a97mN
— Meet Me @ The Altar 💒 (@MMATAband) December 2, 2020
With only two songs out this year, AP digital cover stars Meet Me @ The Altar‘s breakout success earned them a solid million streams.
grandson
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With a string of successful 2020 singles, grandson had a massive year and earned over 280 million streams.
Asking Alexandria
Thank you for all of the love this year! And thank you for listening to #LikeAHouseOnFire throughout this crazy time 🖤 #2020ArtistsWrapped https://t.co/e55w2Lnd97 pic.twitter.com/CTEgOOZLkd
— Asking Alexandria (@AAofficial) December 2, 2020
With the success of May’s Like A House On Fire, Asking Alexandria capped off 2020 with 187.3 million Spotify streams.
The Acacia Strain
Thank you for streaming Slow Decay and all our past albums this year on @Spotify. pic.twitter.com/FcMHvMJot0
— The Acacia Strain (@theacaciastrain) December 2, 2020
The Acacia Strain released Slow Decay back in July, which helped bring their music to 91 countries this year.
Four Year Strong
Thanks for streaming Brain Pain and all our albums on @Spotify this year! pic.twitter.com/gmFqQNdD3A
— Four Year Strong (@fouryearstrong) December 2, 2020
Four Year Strong end this year strongly, with February’s Brain Pain helping them earn 30.2 million streams.
Senses Fail
Thanks for the love! We know it’s been a hard year that’s why we have huge plans for 2021, new album, vinyl re-releases, b-sides, covers and tons of touring 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 can’t wait to see your beautiful faces and yes UK/Euro is on the books. pic.twitter.com/sGQGu8eVJd
— Senses Fail (@SensesFail) December 2, 2020
Senses Fail had a pretty big year and announced that they have some big news coming for 2021.
Afterlife
Thank you all so much for listening!
We PROMISE you’ll have much more
to listen to in 2021 😉 // we love y’all! pic.twitter.com/GHCL1YLBtK— Afterlife (@Afterlifefl) December 2, 2020
Afterlife are also promising big things in 2021 after a year of 1.8 million streams, thanks to their September single “Wasting Time.”
blackbear
tysm . no words just tears. pic.twitter.com/Lf0S7nOaah
— blackbear (@iamblackbear) December 2, 2020
2020 was a big year for blackbear fans, with the release of his fifth studio album, everything means nothing. So the 1.5 billion streams totally make sense here, also thanks to some major collabs.
The Word Alive
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The Word Alive‘s February release MONOMANIA helped them finish 2020 strong, with a massive 39 million streams.
Beartooth
This year was a wild one for everybody. We’re beyond grateful you kept jamming the tunes. Thank you so, so much. pic.twitter.com/qPUib328N6
— Beartooth (@BEARTOOTHband) December 2, 2020
Even without a new record on Spotify this year, Beartooth ended 2020 with an impressive 83 million streams.
Demi Lovato
Thank you 💗💓💘💖 pic.twitter.com/WngHaqH3RX
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) December 2, 2020
With her October Marshmello collab, “OK Not To Be OK,” Demi Lovato ended 2020 with 1.2 billion streams to her name.
Knuckle Puck
thank you ✨💖 pic.twitter.com/XO5vkasc4u
— Knuckle Puck (@KnucklePuckIL) December 2, 2020
Knuckle Puck had a major year, earning 22.6 million streams, thanks to September’s 20/20.
Are you surprised by your favorite artists’ Spotify Wrapped results? Tell us in the comments below!