Taylor Swift may be Queen of the Stream but one UK star’s Spotify Wrapped chart has his own music at number 1

IT IS becoming one of the biggest days in the pop calendar – the one when you are brought back down to Earth and told with scientific certainty you’re nowhere near as cool as you think you are.

Music streaming giant Spotify has once again mailed users its annual listening round-up, reminding fans of what tunes they truly rate.

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Among the top names in the mix are, as expected, A-listers — with Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles dominating many of the lists[/caption]

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Olivia Rodrigo features with Sour in the Top Albums In The UK chart[/caption]

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Queen rock up in the Top UK Artists Globally list[/caption]

So while you may be down the pub bragging about being into “this really underground indie band”, or declaring Dave’s album “seriously deep and inspiring, man”, you’ve actually dedicated hundreds of hours to Nineties Britpop, melancholy ballads and the Very Best Of George Michael . . . or perhaps that’s just me?

Either way, there’s no more pretending — with the platform yesterday unveiling the truth behind our listening habits, both at home and abroad. It crowned the biggest artists, songs and podcasts of the year after totting up the billions of listening hours by its 456million users.

Among the top names in the mix are, as expected, A-listers — with Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles dominating many of the lists.

But there are some surprises too, with Seventies and Eighties siren Kate Bush racking up millions of streams after hit Netflix drama Stranger Things revived her classic Running Up That Hill. And Disney’s Encanto shows the enduring power of a family favourite with its soundtrack making the top albums list.

For many in the UK, the world’s most streamed artist will raise eyebrows — with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny taking the No1 spot for a third consecutive year.

The singer, real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, pulled in more than 18billion streams this year.

 Harry and Ed cemented themselves as our most successful exports, ahead of fellow superstars including Adele, Coldplay and Dua Lipa, and the enduring power of legends Elton John and Queen.

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Elton John and Dua Lipa appear together with Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) in Top Tracks Globally[/caption]

And Lewis Capaldi’s bumper comeback was rounded off when he scored an astonishing new record, with his anthem Someone You Loved becoming the most streamed song of all time on the platform.

 Yesterday he dubbed himself “a truly humbled King” in a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement of the feat.

Somewhat embarrassing

Away from music, all eyes were on Prince Harry and Meghan’s controversial Archetypes podcast.

It was notably absent from the top ten in both the UK and around the world, despite a rumoured £20mill­ion deal and a hefty advertising push which included billboards in New York’s Times Square plus global press coverage.

While the first episode was among one of the most listened to releases of the year, podcast fans quickly switched off after finding it was less about A-list guests and more focuss­ed on moaning Meghan. It was left languishing as only the 31st most popular series on the platform.

 Not one of its 12 episodes is currently inside the top 100. There’s a lesson there, somewhere . . . 

Whatever your habits, it’s time to step up and own it, just like Olly Murs, who somewhat embarrassingly revealed his most-played artist is . . . Olly Murs. 

So if you’ve played the Grease Megamix 10,000 times, embrace it. If you’re mad for Mmmbop that’s fine too. And if Chesney Hawkes is on your list, you’re probably not The One And Only.

And there’s always 2023 to try to be cool . . . 

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Disney’s Encanto shows the enduring power of a family favourite with its soundtrack making the top albums list[/caption]

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TOP SONGS IN THE UK

 1. As It Was – Harry Styles

 2. Heat Waves – Glass Animals

 3. Starlight – Dave

 4. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush

 5. Seventeen Going Under – Sam Fender

 6. Where Are You Now – Lost Frequencies

 7. Afraid To Feel – LF System

 8. Shivers – Ed Sheeran

 9. Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran

10. Baby (feat Ashanti) – Aitch

TOP ARTISTS GLOBALLY

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The Weeknd take number 4 in Top Artists Globally[/caption]

 1. Bad Bunny

 2. Taylor Swift

 3. Drake

 4. The Weeknd

 5. BTS

 6. Ed Sheeran

 7. Harry Styles

 8. Justin Bieber

 9. Kanye West

10. Eminem

TOP UK ARTISTS GLOBALLY

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Adele is confirmed as one of our most successful exports[/caption]

 1. Ed Sheeran

 2. Harry Styles

 3. Dua Lipa

 4. Coldplay

 5. Adele

 6. Arctic Monkeys

 7. Queen

 8. One Direction

 9. Calvin Harris

10. Elton John

MOST POPULAR PODCASTS

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Chris and Rosie Ramsey[/caption]

 1. The Joe Rogan Experience

 2. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

 3. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

 4. Call Her Daddy

 5. The Fellas

 6. Times News Briefing

 7. Rob Beckett And Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell

 8. Sh**ged Married Annoyed (by Chris & Rosie Ramsey, below)

 9. JaackMaate’s Happy Hour

10. Saving Grace

TOM KEEPS IT IN FAMILY

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DON’T Break The Heart singer Tom Grennan pulled in 347.6million streams over the past 12 months.

Tom said: “It’s a family thing. Wait until next year. I hope you’re ready. ”