It’s probably the most asked question by any person who loves to share their Spotify Wrapped. When does Spotify start and stop tracking your music to gather information for your Wrapped? It’s not as complicated as you would think!
Spotify Wrapped 2024 came out on December 4 to overwhelming anticipation. People on social media were scrambling to find the exact date and trying to pack in as many streams as they could for their favorite artists and songs to make it to the top of their list. Spotify Wrapped is so serious for these music lovers that they create a game plan for when to track their favorite tunes. Here’s how you can create your own game plan so that you can expect what to appear on your Wrapped next year.
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So, when does Spotify start tracking?
Spotify Wrapped starts counting your streams in January. Ring in the new year with your favorite songs and podcasts and maybe you’ll see them in your Wrapped!
As for when the Spotify team will work on next year’s Wrapped, the Spotify team said during their Wrapped press briefing: “It’s already started for next year.” Senior Director of Matt Luhks said, “It’s a real cross-cultural effort. We have a diverse team from marketing, products, music, podcasts, audiobooks, coming together to figure out how we can take Wrapped to the next level each year.”
But, when does Spotify stop tracking your music?
Contrary to popular belief, Spotify doesn’t stop tracking music for Spotify Wrapped on Halloween aka October 31. The official Spotify account tweeted in response to a now-deleted PopBase post, “Hmm, that doesn’t sound right to us. Don’t worry, Wrapped is still counting past Oct. 31.” Your Christmas listening won’t be counted, but your post-spooky vibes playlist will.
What does Spotify Wrapped show you?
As well as your top artist, songs, and how many minutes you listened to music. Here’s what else 2024’s Spotify Wrapped will show you.
- Your Music Evolution: The music you listen to changes throughout the year. This new data story reveals the musical phases that uniquely defined your year. Users will receive up to three musical phases, which will be displayed with descriptors, genres and artists.
- Your Music Evolution Playlist: As well as these phrases, you’ll also get a playlist that corresponds to your music evolution. Tracks within the playlist include both familiar favorites along with new songs related to your musical phases throughout the year.
- Your Top Artist Reimagined: You’ll also see the artist you enjoyed most this year with “Longest Listening Streak,” plus the fan-favorite “Top Listeners” that reveals what percentage of listeners you’re in for your favorite artist.
- Uncover More Listening Insights: You can share more of your faves when Spotify will reveal if the content you’re streaming stacks up in your top 100 songs, top 20 artists or top 5 podcasts.
- Your Artist Clips: Loyal fans will get to hear directly from some of your top artists within the Wrapped experience. If you’ve listened to these artists thousands of times, you’ll get to see clips from artists like Peso Pluma, ROSÉ, Billie Eilish, USHER, Sabrina Carpenter, KAROL G, and thousands more.
- Your Podcaster Clips: You’ll also be able to enjoy short messages from some of your favorite podcast creators, including creators behind shows like Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain, Crime Junkie, Distractible, and more.
