Taylor Swift crowned most Spotify-streamed artist in Ireland, but not globally
Ellen O'Donoghue
Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist in Ireland on Spotify for the third year in a row in 2025, the audio platform announced on Wednesday, as it unveiled their 2025 Wrapped.
Swift was also the top artist in the United States, but was dethroned globally by rapper and singer Bad Bunny.
The Puerto Rican artist was also the most-streamed global artist on Spotify from 2020 to 2022, before Swift took the crown in 2023 and 2024, as she embarked on her record-breaking Eras tour.
Bad Bunny makes no appearance in this year's Irish top five, however, which was rounded out by Zach Bryan, Kingfishr, Sabrina Carpenter and Drake.
The most-streamed song on Spotify in Ireland was Kingfishr's hit Killeagh, which came out ahead of Alex Warren's Ordinary, and Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan.
Irish folk band Amble, the sixth biggest artist on Spotify in Ireland this year, had the most-streamed album with Reverie, their debut, which was released in May.
Showing the power of enduring favourites, Noah Kahan’s 2022 album Stick Season was in second place, ahead of Sabrina Carpenter’s 2024 album Short n’ Sweet in third.
Globally, the top song was Die with a Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, while the top album was Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS.
The top podcast globally on Spotify was The Joe Rogan Experience. In Ireland, the American was beaten by both The 2 Johnnies Podcast and The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett.
The top Irish audiobook was Deadly Silence by Jacqueline Connolly, while the top global audiobook was Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.
This year, Spotify told users their “listening age”, tried to pinpoint their favourite genres and identified their most “repeat-heavy day”.
“Age is just a number. So don’t take this personally,” it cautioned this year before telling users.
If, for example, “you listen to mostly new music” and “your taste is trending”, you might be told your listening age is 17, despite yo actually being 46.
Spotify remains the market leader in music streaming, with 696 million monthly active users, including 276 million premium subscribers who pay to access the service, and says music fans view Wrapped as a “cultural report card” of their year.
