Bad Bunny and Olivia Rodrigo topped Spotify streams in 2021

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(CNN)In what whitethorn travel arsenic nary surprise, 2 names dominated this twelvemonth successful euphony streaming: Bad Bunny and Olivia Rodrigo.

For the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, Puerto Rican rapper and vocalist Bad Bunny was the astir streamed artist, according to Spotify's 2021 Wrapped, the yearly breakdown of Spotify's streaming data. (Users tin besides cheque retired much personal breakdowns of what they listened to successful 2021.)

With much than 9.1 cardinal streams this year, Bad Bunny bushed retired Taylor Swift, who came successful astatine No. 2, followed by BTS, Drake and Justin Bieber, respectively.

    But the astir streamed opus successful the world, astir predictably, is Olivia Rodrigo's smash deed "drivers license," which became truthful ubiquitous that it inspired its ain sketch connected "Saturday Night Live" and scored Rodrigo an invite to the White House. The opus was streamed implicit 1.1 cardinal times, with Lil Nas X's "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" coming successful second.

      That's not the lone occurrence Rodrigo saw -- her deed "good 4 u" was the 4th astir streamed opus of the year, and her medium "SOUR" was the astir streamed medium successful the satellite -- beating Doja Cat's Grammy-nominated "Planet Her," which came successful astatine No. 5. New albums by Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran rounded retired the apical streamed albums of the year.

      Here's much of what the satellite listened to, according to Spotify's "2021 Wrapped."

      Most Streamed Artists Globally

      Bad Bunny

      Taylor Swift

      BTS

      Drake

      Justin Bieber

      Most Streamed Songs Globally

      "drivers license" by Olivia Rodrigo

      "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X

      "STAY" (with Justin Bieber) by The Kid LAROI

      "good 4 u" by Olivia Rodrigo

      "Levitating" (feat. DaBaby) by Dua Lipa

      Most Streamed Albums Globally

      SOUR, Olivia Rodrigo

      "Future Nostalgia," Dua Lipa

      "Justice," Justin Bieber

        "=," Ed Sheeran

        "Planet Her," Doja Cat

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