ST. LOUIS — 'Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped, and we're breaking down St. Louis' 2024 listening habits.
On Wednesday, the streaming giant unveiled its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world. Users can now access their top artists, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artists had the biggest year on the platform.
In St. Louis, these were the top five songs of the year, according to Spotify:
- "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey.
- "I Had Some Help (Feat. Morgan Wallen)" by Post Malone.
- "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone.
- "I Remember Everything (Feat. Kacey Musgraves)" by Zach Bryan.
- "Stick Season" by Noah Kahan.
In comparison, these were the top tracks nationwide:
- "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter.
- "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar.
- "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey.
- "I Had Some Help (Feat. Morgan Wallen)" by Post Malone.
- "MILLION DOLLAR BABY" by Tommy Richman.
- "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan.
- "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone.
- "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" by Billie Eilish.
- "I Remember Everything (Feat. Kacey Musgraves)" by Zach Bryan.
- "Stick Season" by Noah Kahan.
Also of note for the Show Me State, Missouri native and Grammy-nominated artist Chappell Roan made the streaming platform's most-streamed songs of 2024 in the U.S. and globally with her single "Good Luck, Babe!" Her debut album, "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess," also charted as the fifth-most-streamed album in the U.S.
This year, there are a few new features on Spotify Wrapped. Those include a new data story called “Your Music Evolution,” documenting three distinct musical phases for each user, and a personalized playlist. The individualized “Your Top Artist” feature has changed slightly, too, and now includes “Longest Listening Streak” as well as the familiar “Top Listeners.”
Streaming now accounts for most of the money generated by the music industry — a whopping 84% in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and 67.3% worldwide, according to a 2024 report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which tracks global sales.
Spotify is the largest platform of all — making up roughly 31% of the total market share — with a reported 626 million users and 246 million subscribers in over 180 markets.
AP contributed to this report.