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Spotify Shares The Moods of 2020 Through Music

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Spotify Shares The Moods of 2020 Through Music

From happy and motivated to sad and anxious, there’s no denying the past year has been a rollercoaster of emotions. And with a new year brings new moods – but how does music play a role in how we’re feeling?

Here’s some recent streaming data from Spotify to help break it down: 

  • Mood boosting and serotonin inducing tunes were in high demand. Streaming of playlists with “serotonin” in the title increased by nearly 180% from 2019-2020, and streams of Spotify’s “Mood Booster” editorial playlist increased nearly 120% between 2019-2020. Fans also started 2021 with an eye on serotonin, with more than 7,500 serotonin-themed playlists created in the first 11 days of the new year. 
  • At the same time, music for the blues gained popularity. Streams of Spotify’s emo feelings playlist, “tear drop” increased by nearly 150% from 2019-2020, and playlists with the word “sad” in the title were streamed more than 616 billion times in 2020 – an increase of roughly 40% compared to 2019. 
    • Some of the songs most frequently added to “sad” themed playlists created by Spotify listeners include: “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi, “lovely” by Billie Eilish and Khalid, “Get You The Moon” by Kina feat. Snøw, “i hate u, i love u” by gnash feat. Olivia O’Brien and “Say Something” by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera. 
  • Listeners turned to the ladies for some confidence. Streaming of “confidence” themed playlists increased by more than 120% from 2019-2020, and the songs most added to these playlists was dominated by female artists, including:  

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Download the Spotify app via the Android or iOS app store or by heading to www.spotify.com – to embed Spotify into a website – right click on any playlist, go to ‘share’ and copy embed code.

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Spotify in numbers:  Over 320 million monthly active users / Over 144 million subscription users / Over 60m songs in the catalogue / Over 4 billion playlists available / Available across 92 markets including South Africa.
Distributed on Behalf of Spotify by:  Atmosphere Communications: press-za@spotify.com

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