Spotify Wrapped reveals top songs and podcasts in Australia in 2024

For the second consecutive year, Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist on the planet.

Taylor Swift is the No. 1 streamed artist for the second consecutive year.

Geordie GrayEntertainment Reporter

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8:15AMDecember 05, 2024.

Updated 5:25PMDecember 05, 2024

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It’s that time of the year again — Spotify Wrapped Day.

For the uninitiated — or the Apple Music users — every year, Spotify pulls back the curtain on listening habits, offering a data-heavy look at your streaming life and giving everyone a chance to humblebrag about their music taste.

For the second consecutive year, Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist on the planet. With 26.6 billion streams (up from 26.1 billion last year), Swift’s domination was turbocharged by the cultural juggernaut that was her Eras tour and the release of her 31-song behemoth The Tortured Poets Department, which also claimed the title of the most-streamed album globally. After Swift, the rest of the world’s top streamed artists are a predictable crew: The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake, and Billie Eilish.

But here’s where it gets interesting. Swift may be ruling the artist charts, but the most-streamed song of the year goes to Sabrina Carpenter, whose sugary anthem ‘Espresso’ emerged as the earworm of 2024.

Meanwhile, back in Australia, The Wiggles are once again the most-streamed local artists, proving that the enduring charm of the children’s music legends is something that can never be underestimated. They’re followed by The Kid LAROI, AC/DC, Vance Joy, and RÜFÜS DU SOL.

Bizarrely, the top local song in Australia is ‘Riptide’ by Vance Joy — yes, a track released 11 years ago. It’s followed by ‘Stumblin’ In’ by Cyril, ‘Saving Up’ by Dom Dolla, ‘NIGHTS LIKE THIS’ by The Kid LAROI, and, ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ by AC/DC.

In addition, Spotify Wrapped for the first time features the top audiobooks of the year, with Sarah J. Maas coming in as the No. 1 most-streamed author and her hit romantasy series A Court of Thorn and Roses claiming the top spot. In Australia, the most listened to book was Prince Harry’s memoir Spare.

While Joe Rogan no longer has Spotify’s exclusive ear, his podcast is still the one to beat. For the fifth year in a row, The Joe Rogan Experience takes the top spot as the most-listened-to show on the platform. Followed by Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy, which recently featured Kamala Harris.

2024 Spotify Wrapped

Most-Streamed Artists Globally

1. Taylor Swift
2. The Weeknd
3. Bad Bunny
4. Drake
5. Billie Eilish
6. Travis Scott
7. Peso Pluma
8. Kanye West
9. Ariana Grande
10. Feid

Most-Streamed Songs Globally

1. ‘Espresso’ by Sabrina Carpenter
2. ‘Beautiful Things’ by Benson Boone
3. ‘Birds of a Feather’ by Billie Eilish
4. ‘Gata Only’ by FloyyMenor, Cris MJ
5. ‘Lose Control’ by Teddy Swims
6. ‘End of Beginning’ by Djo
7. ‘Too Sweet’ by Hozier
8. ‘One of the Girls’ by The Weeknd with Jennie, Lily Rose Depp
9. ‘Cruel Summer’ by Taylor Swift
10. ‘Die With a Smile’ by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga

Most-Streamed Albums Globally

1. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology by Taylor Swift
2. Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
3. Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
4. Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G
5. Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande
6. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
7. SOS by SZA
8. Lover by Taylor Swift
9. Fireworks & Rollerblades by Benson Boone
10. Starboy by The Weeknd

Top Podcasts Globally

1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. Call Her Daddy
3. Huberman Lab
4. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
5. The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett
6. Serial Killers”
7. Relatos de la Noche
8. Crime Junkie”
9. Cafe Com Deus Pai
10. El Podcast de Marian Rojas Estapé

Top Audiobooks Globally

1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
2. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
4. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
5. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
6. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
7. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
8. A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One by George R.R. Martin
9. Icebreaker: A Novel by Hannah Grace
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Australia’s Most Streamed Artists

1. Taylor Swift
2. Drake
3. Zach Bryan
4. Billie Eilish
5. The Weeknd

Australia Top Local Artists

1. The Wiggles
2. The Kid LAROI
3. AC/DC
4. Vance Joy
5. RÜFÜS DU SOL

Australia Most-Streamed Songs

1. Beautiful Things by Benson Boone
2. Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter
3. Stick Season by Noah Kahan
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shabooze
5. Lose Control by Teddy Swims

Australia Top Local Songs

1. ‘Riptide’ by Vance Joy
2. ‘Stumblin’’ In by CYRIL
3. ‘Saving Up’ by Dom Dolla
4. ‘NIGHTS LIKE THIS’ by The Kid LAROI
5. ‘You Shook Me All Night’ Long by AC/DC