Spotify recently unveiled the top artists, albums, songs — and for the first time in the Philippines, podcasts that defined how 320 million people around the world listened and discovered audio in 2020. 

It’s been a year to remember—being physically apart for so long, yet somehow finding ways to come together as a resilient community. As the year comes to a close, Spotify 2020 Wrapped celebrates the creators behind the music and podcasts that kept us going throughout all 700 months of this year. Whether it was to stay informed, sing along, or simply tune it all out, people kept listening and creators never missed a beat. 

MUSIC

Spotify Announces 2020 Wrapped: Pinoy artists and creators top the ‘most-streamed’ lists in the Philippines
Top Artists Matthaios, Magnus Haven and Emman

This year, Pinoy artists are reigning on Spotify’s most-streamed lists with 9-piece indie folk band Ben&Ben emerging as the Philippines’ most-streamed artist of the year. Their album, LIMASAWA STREET is the Philippines’ third most-streamed album of 2020.

Ben&Ben is followed by BTS, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and BLACKPINK, who round off the top five most-streamed artists in the Philippines.

Philippines’ most-streamed song of 2020 is local alt-rock band Magnus Haven’s anthemic track “Imahe”, followed by Justin Bieber’s “Intentions” and Ben&Ben’s “Make It With You” in the second and third spots respectively.

2020 has also seen the once-niche Pinoy hip-hop genre emerge to become a mainstream staple for many in the Philippines. Matthaios, the artist behind the viral hit “Catriona”, is the third most-streamed local artist in the Philippines this year. The late artist Emman’s soulful hip-hop single “Teka Lang” also came in fourth on the most-streamed local songs list. 

PODCASTS

Spotify Announces 2020 Wrapped: Pinoy artists and creators top the ‘most-streamed’ lists in the Philippines

On the podcast front, homegrown podcasters and Spotify Exclusives Sleeping Pill with Inka, Adulting with Joyce Pring, and Boiling Waters PH take the top three spots on the Philippines’ most popular podcasts list. As for the most popular podcast genres in the Philippines in 2020, coming in at number one is Lifestyle & Health, followed by Arts & Entertainment. Spots three and four were Society & Culture, and Stories respectively. Filling in the fifth spot on the top podcast genres list is Education. 

Check out Spotify’s blog For the Record and the latest episode of our podcast Spotify: For the Record to dive even deeper into the streaming trends of 2020 and learn how Wrapped evolved this year. Finally, coming soon, Spotify users will be able to access their personalized Wrapped experience, showcasing the way they listened throughout the year.

A snapshot of Spotify Wrapped 2020 Top Philippines and Global results can be found below. 

Spotify 2020 Wrapped Philippines Top Lists

Philippines’ Most Streamed Artists 

  1. Ben&Ben
  2. BTS
  3. Taylor Swift
  4. Justin Bieber
  5. BLACKPINK

Philippines’ Most Streamed Female Artists 

  1. Taylor Swift
  2. Ariana Grande
  3. Moira Dela Torre
  4. Dua Lipa
  5. Billie Eilish

Philippines’ Most Streamed Male Artists 

  1. Justin Bieber
  2. Lauv
  3. Ed Sheeran
  4. Matthaios
  5. Post Malone

Philippines’ Most Streamed Groups

  1. Ben&Ben
  2. BTS
  3. BLACKPINK
  4. LANY
  5. Maroon 5

Philippines’ Most Streamed Albums 

  1. ~how i’m feeling~, Lauv
  2. THE ALBUM, BLACKPINK
  3. LIMASAWA STREET, Ben&Ben
  4. MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS
  5. Changes, Justin Bieber

Philippines’ Most Streamed Songs

  1. “Imahe” by Magnus Haven
  2. “Intentions” by Justin Bieber feat. Quavo
  3. “Make It With You” by Ben&Ben
  4. “Beautiful Scars” by Maximillian
  5. “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi 

Philippines’ Most Streamed Local Artists

  1. Ben&Ben
  2. Moira Dela Torre
  3. Matthaios
  4. December Avenue
  5. Parokya Ni Edgar

Philippines’ Most Streamed Local Songs

  1. “Imahe” by Magnus Haven
  2. “Make It With You” by Ben&Ben
  3. “Pagtingin” by Ben&Ben
  4. “Teka Lang” by Emman
  5. “Hindi Tayo Pwede” by The Juans

Philippines’ Most Streamed Pinoy Hip-Hop Artists 

  1. Matthaios
  2. Skusta Clee
  3. ALLMO$T
  4. Flow G
  5. Emman 

Philippines’ Most Streamed Pinoy Hip-Hop Songs

  1. “Teka Lang” by Emman
  2. “Marikit” by Juan Caoile, Kyle
  3. “Vibe With Me” by Matthaios, Lonezo 
  4. “Malayo Ka Man” by Jr Crown, Kath, Cyclone, Young Weezy 
  5. “Catriona” by Matthaios

Philippines’ Most Popular Podcasts 

  1. Sleeping Pill with Inka
  2. Adulting with Joyce Pring
  3. Boiling Waters PH
  4. Stories After Dark
  5. TED Talks Daily

Philippines’ Most Popular Podcast Genres

  1. Lifestyle & Health
  2. Arts & Entertainment
  3. Society & Culture
  4. Stories
  5. Education

Spotify 2020 Wrapped Global Top Lists

Most Streamed Artists Globally

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Drake
  3. J Balvin
  4. Juice WRLD
  5. The Weeknd

Most Streamed Female Artists Globally

  1. Billie Eilish
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Ariana Grande
  4. Dua Lipa
  5. Halsey

Most Streamed Albums Globally

  1. YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 
  2. After Hours, The Weeknd
  3. Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone 
  4. Fine Line, Harry Styles 
  5. Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 

Most Streamed Songs Globally 

  1. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd
  2. “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I 
  3. “The Box” by Roddy Ricch 
  4. “Roses – Imanbek Remix” by Imanbek and SAINt JHN
  5. “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa 

Most Popular Podcasts Globally

  1. The Joe Rogan Experience
  2. TED Talks Daily
  3. The Daily
  4. The Michelle Obama Podcast
  5. Call Her Daddy

Most Popular Podcast Genres Globally 

  1. Society & Culture
  2. Comedy
  3. Lifestyle & Health
  4. Arts & Entertainment
  5. Education

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