Ben&Ben has been named the Philippines’ Artist of the Year on Spotify, leading the Filipino acts on the platform’s Wrapped 2020: Most Streamed List.
The Spotify list named Pinoy artists and creators who topped the ‘most-streamed’ lists in the Philippines, including Ben&Ben, Matthaios, Sleeping Pill with Inka, Boiling Waters PH, and more.
Spotify unveiled on December 1, 2020, the top artists, albums, songs — and for the first time in the Philippines, podcasts that defined how 320 million people around the world listened and discovered audio in 2020.
“It’s been a year to remember—being physically apart for so long, yet somehow finding ways to come together as a resilient community. As the year comes to a close, Spotify 2020 Wrapped celebrates the creators behind the music and podcasts that kept us going throughout all 700 months of this year. Whether it was to stay informed, sing along, or simply tune it all out, people kept listening and creators never missed a beat,” according to Spotify.
Here is the Spotify Wrapped 2020 round-up for the Philippines:
MUSIC
This year, Pinoy artists are reigning on Spotify’s most-streamed lists with 9-piece indie-folk band Ben&Ben emerging as the Philippines’ most-streamed artist of the year. Their album, LIMASAWA STREET is the Philippines’ third most-streamed album of 2020.
Ben&Ben is followed by BTS, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and BLACKPINK, who round off the top five most-streamed artists in the Philippines.
Philippines’ most-streamed song of 2020 is local alt-rock band Magnus Haven’s anthemic track “Imahe”, followed by Justin Bieber’s “Intentions” and Ben&Ben’s “Make It With You” in the second and third spots respectively.
2020 has also seen the once-niche Pinoy hip-hop genre emerge to become a mainstream staple for many in the Philippines. Matthaios, the artist behind the viral hit “Catriona”, is the third most-streamed local artist in the Philippines this year. The late artist Emman’s soulful hip-hop single “Teka Lang” also came in fourth on the most-streamed local songs list.
PODCASTS
On the podcast front, homegrown podcasters and Spotify Exclusives Sleeping Pill with Inka, Adulting with Joyce Pring, and Boiling Waters PH take the top three spots on the Philippines’ most popular podcasts list. As for the most popular podcast genres in the Philippines in 2020, coming in at number one is Lifestyle & Health, followed by Arts & Entertainment. Spots three and four were Society & Culture, and Stories respectively. Filling in the fifth spot on the top podcast genres list is Education.
Check out Spotify’s blog For the Record and the latest episode of our podcast Spotify: For the Record to dive even deeper into the streaming trends of 2020 and learn how Wrapped evolved this year. Finally, coming soon, Spotify users will be able to access their personalized Wrapped experience, showcasing the way they listened throughout the year.
Spotify 2020 Wrapped Philippines Top Lists:
Philippines’ Most Streamed Artists
Ben&Ben
BTS
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
BLACKPINK
Philippines’ Most Streamed Female Artists
Taylor Swift
Ariana Grande
Moira Dela Torre
Dua Lipa
Billie Eilish
Philippines’ Most Streamed Male Artists
Justin Bieber
Lauv
Ed Sheeran
Matthaios
Post Malone
Philippines’ Most Streamed Groups
Ben&Ben
BTS
BLACKPINK
LANY
Maroon 5
Philippines’ Most Streamed Albums
~how i’m feeling~, Lauv
THE ALBUM, BLACKPINK
LIMASAWA STREET, Ben&Ben
MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS
Changes, Justin Bieber
Philippines’ Most Streamed Songs
“Imahe” by Magnus Haven
“Intentions” by Justin Bieber feat. Quavo
“Make It With You” by Ben&Ben
“Beautiful Scars” by Maximillian
“Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi
Philippines’ Most Streamed Local Artists
Ben&Ben
Moira Dela Torre
Matthaios
December Avenue
Parokya Ni Edgar
Philippines’ Most Streamed Local Songs
“Imahe” by Magnus Haven
“Make It With You” by Ben&Ben
“Pagtingin” by Ben&Ben
“Teka Lang” by Emman
“Hindi Tayo Pwede” by The Juans
Philippines’ Most Streamed Pinoy Hip-Hop Artists
Matthaios
Skusta Clee
ALLMO$T
Flow G
Emman
Philippines’ Most Streamed Pinoy Hip-Hop Songs
“Teka Lang” by Emman
“Marikit” by Juan Caoile, Kyle
“Vibe With Me” by Matthaios, Lonezo
“Malayo Ka Man” by Jr Crown, Kath, Cyclone, Young Weezy
“Catriona” by Matthaios
Philippines’ Most Popular Podcasts
Sleeping Pill with Inka
Adulting with Joyce Pring
Boiling Waters PH
Stories After Dark
TED Talks Daily
Philippines’ Most Popular Podcast Genres
Lifestyle & Health
Arts & Entertainment
Society & Culture
Stories
Education
Spotify podcast interviewed Original Pilipino Music icon Jose Mari Chan as a Christmas music trendsetter.
Jose Mari Chan and Ben&Ben released Spotify’s first Asia-made holiday single in November.
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