Audio streaming service Spotify has released a ranking looking back at the music scene in 2020! The ranking period was from January 1 to November 27, 2020. First, let's check out the domestic rankings!

Official Hige Dandism Takes the Number One Spot in Japan

Official Hige Dandism took the top spot in the "Most Streamed Artist in Japan," "Most Streamed Song in Japan," and "Most Streamed Album in Japan," winning three awards.

"We are extremely honored to be the first to achieve this feat on Spotify in Japan. We are truly happy that so many people are listening to our music. With this gratitude in our hearts, we will continue to work hard on creating more music." (Official Hige Dandism)


In addition, in third place in the "Most Streamed Artists in Japan" category was King Gnu. Gnu came in at number four, Aimyon came in fourth, Vaundy came in second in the "Most shared songs on Instagram Stories from Spotify in Japan," and Fujii Kaze's song came in third, highlighting the success of artists who have previously been selected for Spotify's "Early Noise" program, which supports up-and-coming artists through playlists and live events.






Rankings have also been created for podcasts, which have seen a rapid increase in listeners both domestically and internationally in recent years, with "Hapa English Conversation Podcast" coming in at number one for "Most-played podcast programs in Japan."


Spotify's original podcast programs, such as "Kemio's Ear Cleaning Club" and "Robert Presents Listening Comedy Show ~Akiyama Daiichi Building~," which launched this year, have become especially popular among younger generations, helping to popularize podcast listening as a daily habit.


Next, check out the worldwide rankings!

The Most Streamed Female Artist in the World
Billie Eilish for the Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Billie Eilish took the top spot for the Most Streamed Female Artist in the World. Her album "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO" also ranked in the top 10 of the "Most Streamed Albums Worldwide" for the second year in a row!

In the ranking of female artists, Taylor Swift, who released her album "folklore" in July, came in second, followed by Ariana Grande and Dua Lipa, and Halsey, who released her third studio album "Manic" in January, came in fifth.



Topping the list of "Most Streamed Songs in the World" is The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights," which has racked up approximately 1.6 billion streams. Following on from there are Tones and I's "Dance Monkey," Roddy Ricch's "The Box," Imanbek and SAINt JHN's "Roses (Imanbek Remix)," and Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now."






In addition, the global podcast rankings are as follows:


Spotify also checks the number of plays, and it seems that the day with the most plays worldwide was February 14th, while the day with the most plays in Japan was September 21st, the middle day of the four-day Silver Week holiday.

In 2020, many people discovered a variety of songs and artists through Spotify, and also enjoyed a wide range of content such as podcasts and online live performances. Let's liven up the music and culture scenes both in Japan and overseas with Spotify this December and next year!


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