The Most-Listened-To Songs While Driving on Spotify in 2023

Who does not like music while driving towards their destination? Exactly, everybody does and Spotify has come up with the top songs of 2023 which are played in car-streaming.

There is something about the roads and music that offers a blissful essence of a never-ending journey. Christmas has perhaps passed, but still, there are exciting music charts and lists that can captivate users on Spotify. Its end-of-the-year Wrapped collection has focused on various avenues with a special holiday twinkle to it. The annual summary is an accumulation of everything that you listened to in the past year. It shows some interesting facts such as which is the most listened-to track, how many total minutes they listened to music along with other listening trends and behaviors.

In this year’s wrapped collection, the platform has categorized users' streaming habits into 12 possible characters. Such as, if a user becomes a vampire, then the playlist shows bias over "emotional and atmospheric music." similarly, there is Cyclops, the users who have mainly devoted their listening time to a single genre. It shows that fans have listened to their favorite artists more than a third of their total listening time on the platform. Utilizing the app’s in-car streaming mode, it was possible to make a list of the most-listened tracks this year while driving and during road trips. According to the platform, the popularity of podcasts has increased significantly in the past three years and the growth is over 40% every year, which is promoting the platform’s popularity even further. 

The platform's library has more than 100 million songs, 5 million podcasts, and more than 200,000 audiobooks. Spotify has now become a native media app inside the car models of companies like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Buick, Cadillac, Tesla, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, GMC, Mini, Polestar, Volvo, and many others. And it was already an application in smartphones. So, travelers also enjoy playing on the phone. Here are the top songs and artists for 2023. 

Most Popular Songs in 2023

1. ‘Flowers’ by Miley Cyrus

2023’s top global chart reveals that Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’ is the most popular choice by listeners behind the wheel. The song was released back on January 13th of 2023 and was streamed a total of 1.6 billion times globally, throughout the whole year.

2. ‘Cruel Summer’ by Taylor Swift

Is there any top chart where Taylor Swift is not featured? Lately, this singer-songwriter is breaking records on a streak and her ‘Cruel Summer’ has become the second most popular jam during driving. The song was released back in 2019 through her album ‘Lover’. 

3. ‘Last Night’ by Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen’s country romance stays third on the list which is also Spotify's most streamed song in the United States. The song created a huge buzz in in cities of Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Denver, Charlotte, St. Louis, Atlanta, and Seattle.

4. ‘Calm Down’ by Rema and Selena Gomez

Afrobeats have been gaining exposure for a long time now and when it comes to Afro-American musical culture, Rema and Selena’s ‘Calm Down’ will always stay on the top that garnered over a billion streams on Spotify. Afro tracks have increased its popularity by 550% since 2017. 

5. ‘Kill Bill’ by SZA

Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill’ is one of the most iconic films in Hollywood and SZA's modern take on the film through this single has tantalized the fans. Other than car-streaming, the song is the second-most streamed song globally which gained more than 1.5 billion streams. 

Most Played Artists in 2023

1. Taylor Swift

Perhaps one-third of the total music lovers are Swifties only. Not just car commuters, but the artist has been a favorite of the listeners for almost all time throughout the year which gathered over 21.6 billion streams around the globe in 2023 alone. Guess what song by Swift was played the most during Valentine’s Day? Well, it's nothing but the "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". 

2. Drake

Drake is about to make some ‘Rich Flex’ as the rapper has become the fourth most often streamed artist globally. However, it seems like people enjoy his songs more in their car-streaming as it is the second most frequently streamed from cars. Despite having no songs on Spotify's most streamed lists, Drake still managed to get the spot. 

3. Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen paved a new creative wave of country music with his latest musical creations however, he had to take a break due to his injured vocal cords. While fans missed him listening live, they made sure to listen to him on Spotify, whether inside the car or not. The country fans supported him duly. However, Spotify could not tell how many streams came from the fishing boats.

4. Bad Bunny

The Puerto Rican rapper and singer who added an extra layer of creativity to Latin Pop music is none but Bad Bunny. He is one of the most streamed artists on Spotify from 2020 to 2022. He has the most streamed album for the second year in a row and this time, it is Un Verano Sin Ti (A Summer Without You) which gathered over 4.5 billion streams.

5. The Weeknd

The Weeknd has also created a huge buzz this year with his collaboration project with The Weeknd and 21 Savage for ‘Creepin’. The song was streamed more than 1.1 billion times. However, ‘Blinding Lights’ still remains the most streamed song ever that gained around four million streams since its launch in 2020.

Most-Listened-To Podcasts in 2023

1. The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is the most streamed podcast this year which was hosted by UFC commentator Joe Rogan. His journey as a podcaster was quite unique as he interviewed many celebrities and unique talented personas such as actor The Rock, illusionist David Blaine, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and many others. The podcast has published more than 2000 episodes since its debut on YouTube in 2009.

2. The Daily

Who does not like a daily newspaper journal on the go? The Daily offers an engaging collection of daily stories along with interviews with the journalists who wrote them. The podcast is posted by the New York Times. 

3. NPR News Now

It is a perfect podcast for a short commute that offers a five-minute snippet of the daily news. And guess what? It is updated every hour. NPR News Now has become the third most streamed podcast while driving. The podcast has ranked 17th among Spotify's top podcasts in the U.S. for 2023.

Stay tuned to learn more about the Spotify Wrapped Playlists.