By: Erin Moore
2023’s Spotify Wrapped released on November 29th for its users, continuing the Wednesday release its followed for the past few years. 2023 Wrapped can be viewed on the website, through pop-ups, after opening the app, or in the top menu of the home page next to audiobooks.
Spotify Wrapped looks at a wide range of data from a user’s year of listening, including top artists, songs, and genres listened to and hours spent listening in comparison with other users.
It also summarizes the general results across the world. Taylor Swift was named Spotify’s Global Top Artist–as well as Apple Music’s Artist of the Year. Playlists are available to listen to of the United States’ top songs of 2023, for those interested in exploring the most popular opinions.
After its introductory slide, your top five music genres listened to for the year are displayed as a sandwich. Each sandwich section represents the percentage of time spent listening to the genre. Genre options include, pop, rap, rock, pov:indie, broadway, indie rock, dance pop, and more. Next, you’re given a “sound town.” This is a city in which people have similar taste in music to yours. Your sound towns might be Burlington, Cambridge, Berkeley, or San Luis Obispo.
After this, Spotify reveals your top song of the year, along with the amount of times you played it and the first date of the year you did. This is followed by your top five songs of the year and a playlist containing your top one hundred songs. Afterward, your listening minutes are shown, as well as the amount of days it equates to, how you rank among other users, and top listening day.
Similar to the song pattern, your top artists, and minutes listened to them, are visible almost right before your top five artists and the month of the year. Most artists also have pre-recorded videos for their top fans on Spotify as well, appearing after the third page.
Spotify Wrapped has stayed mostly consistent with its categories each year, and 2023 is no exception. The user is provided with one of twelve listening personalities. Options include: The Replayer, The Specialist, The Adventurer, The Flancubber, The Devotee or Time Traveler.
Most slides within Spotify Wrapped are available for sharing to other apps and saving, and the end has a summary image of the important data, which is what most people use to share it.
Spotify’s Wrapped section includes your wrapped, your top songs 2023, dj: wrapped, your artists messages, 2023 in music, merch, live events, and the ability to create a blend with your friends. Spotify Wrapped is highly anticipated for Spotify users across the world, regardless of whom they listen to, what language they speak, or which type of subscription they have.
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