Spotify’s Year In Review reveals the biggest songs and artists of 2013, based on the listening habits of Spotify’s 24 million users all over the world.
The company said that for the first time, music fans can create their very own Year In Review with all the artists they have been listening to throughout the year.
In Malaysia, Jay Chou was the most streamed artist in 2013. P!nk’s Just Give Me A Reason took the prize for the most streamed song of this year, with almost 320,000 streams since its debut on Spotify.
Justin Timberlake’s Mirrors came in a close second with a little over 310,000 streams. Imagine Dragons featured at number 3 in the top chart with Radioactive, while Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, which received the most streams in a single day (20th April), came in fourth.
Taylor Swift proved her singing and composing prowess by emerging the most streamed female artist in Malaysia, putting P!nk and Lana Del Rey in second and third place respectively.
Globally, sixteen-year-old singer-songwriter Lorde was the most viral new artist on the Spotify Chart this year, which showcases the most shared tracks on the service each week, and Daft Punk’s Get Lucky was revealed to be the most viral track on Spotify this year.
Most streamed artist of 2013
1. Jay Chou
2. Taylor Swift
3. Justin Timberlake
4. Imagine Dragons
5. P!nk
6. Avicii
7. Daft Punk
8. Maroon 5
9. Calvin Harris
10. One Republic
Most streamed albums of 2013 (Malaysia)
1. Night Visions – Imagine Dragons
2. The Truth About Love – P!nk
3. 18 Months – Calvin Harris
4. Overexposed – Maroon 5
5. Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
6. Nothing But the Beat Ultimate – David Guetta
7. Native – OneRepublic
8. Red – Taylor Swift
9. The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake
10. #3 Deluxe Version – The Script
Most streamed females of 2013
1. Taylor Swift
2. P!nk
3. Lana Del Rey
4. Katy Perry
5. Demi Lovato
6. Miley Cyrus
7. Rihanna
8. Avril Lavigne
9. Mariah Carey
10. Lady Gaga
Most streamed males of 2013
1. Jay Chou
2. Justin Timberlake
3. Imagine Dragons
4. Avicii
5. Daft Punk
6. Maroon 5
7. Calvin Harris
8. OneRepublic
9. David Guetta
10. One Direction
Most viral track of 2013 (Global)
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Most viral new artist (Global)
Lorde
Steve Savoca, Head of Content at Spotify, commented: “Congratulations to all the artists who achieved incredible success in 2013. It’s also amazing to see young artists like Lorde, becoming sensations almost overnight. She’s a truly thrilling discovery for Spotify users and will help to re-shape the pop music landscape.”
[Link]– Spotify Year In Review 2013
